Click here to read this interesting article to help you decide if Neutral Evaluation should part of your ADR strategy.
Click here to read this interesting article to help you decide if Neutral Evaluation should part of your ADR strategy.
The title of this interesting article, Annoy the Mediator at Your Own Risk: Negotiation Tactics and Missteps to Avoid, is a little misleading. A good mediator should never get annoyed with you or anyone, for that matter. The more important thought is you should never annoy the other side or your own client. I…
Choosing the correct Mediator can mean the difference between success and failure. But Mediators have different styles and philosophies, and each Mediator’s personality is unique. So which Mediator is the right one for you and your client? How do you decide? Here are five tips for you to help you make that important decision:
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Here is an interesting article about Online Mediations in Employment cases. I think the article applies to all Mediations. The author calls Online Dispute Resolution the “New Frontier”; I call it the “New Normal”.
https://www.jamsadr.com/blog/2020/making-new-connections-virtual-mediation-is-the-new-frontier
As an attorney, you know the drill: the better prepared you are, the more likely you’ll achieve a good outcome for your client. So here are seven keys to effectively prepare for a Mediation:
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As the world continues to adapt to the realities of the COVID crisis, our attorneys have already completed a substantial number of Online Mediations and have many more scheduled. Lawyers and their clients have begun to recognize that it makes sense to agree to Online Mediation because, quite simply, it works. We have heard from…
As a follow up to my article regarding the “New Normal” for our Courts, read in today’s ABA Law Journal whether virtual jury trials could become the new norm in criminal cases. The discussion is interesting and raises some legitimate concerns.
Read the full article here.
What will be the “new normal” for the court system after the State reopens? Social distancing will be part of the ”new normal” for a long time. People will be wearing masks for a long time. People will be wearing gloves for a long time. People will be sanitizing court facilities for a long time.…
After acting as a Mediator in four Virtual Mediations this week, I found this article to be both interesting and timely. I believe that Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) is the wave of the future. ODR is cost effective and actually cost savings for all of the parties involved in the mediation. I find the article…
When I sit down to pen an article for the ADR Blog to help Attorneys, I find that I’m naturally drawn to alliteration. The words that sprang to mind were easy for this one: Persistence, Patience, Positive, Palliate, Possible, Prevention and Principle. Let me talk about how each word can impact your mediation:
1. Persistence- You…