As briefly described in a previous post, I have been studying a mediation model called narrative mediation and implementing some of its techniques in my
In virtually every mediation that bogs down, I am asked about the use of brackets. Brackets have their place but to state the obvious: the
One of the benefits of a being both a mediator and an advocate is the opportunity to view other mediators at work and try to
For the past 18 months or so, I have been studying and trying to implement in my mediation practice, techniques from a “discipline” called Narrative
In my mediation practice I have found that cases are much more likely to settle when the parties approach the process collaboratively. For many advocates,
Any article on winning must start by defining the term. Unlike most of what we do as litigators, mediation never results in an absolute “win.”
In my experience, apologies in business or civil litigation mediation are the exception not the rule. There may be good reasons for this but you
Benjamin Franklin is credited with saying that “Necessity never made a good bargain!” In his wonderful book, Practical Negotiating, Tom Gosselin contends that “In negotiating,
This post is part of our Guided Choice Mediation series, where we explore what it is, why it improves on traditional mediation, and how it works. Guided
Resolving commercial and construction disputes is expensive. According to one source, 98% of commercial disputes are resolved prior to trial or arbitration. However, most are
