The year was 1990, and Stu Webb, a Minneapolis family law litigator, had had enough. He was burned out after 26 years of practice. He wanted to quit the law in an outrageous manner (his words) and came up with something that was contrary and antithetical to everything he had ever been taught as an attorney.
He decided to work with the opposing lawyer to resolve a particularly difficult divorce case.
He approached the case by sharing information and decided if he and opposing counsel could not settle the matter, he would not continue on to litigation.
