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Secrets of Mediation: Part 3
Welcome to the third installment of the three secrets of mediation. Here's the last secret: Always know, coming into mediation, what you think will happen if it were to go to trial. What are your biggest hurdles to trial? Here are some statistics that will help your...
Secrets of Mediation: Part 2
The Second Secret: Make your opening statement like you would at trial. You might hear many different opinions on opening statements in mediation, but we feel that they are important to set the tone for both sides. We do not recommend waiving your opening statement....
Secrets of Mediation: Part 1
Our number one goal in mediation is for both sides to feel like they came away from the experience with a positive outcome. Sometimes that can mean adapting a mediation to one client's personality type. There are a few things that we wish all of our clients knew, and...
Why Peace Has a Value: Part 2, Peace from Mediation
Peace From Mediation Welcome to Part Two of Why We Like to Say that "Peace Has a Value" Let's start this post by circling back on what mediation really is. A great definition has some context. So here's a definition we like: "Mediation is a structured, interactive...
Why Peace Has a Value: Part 1 of 2
We like to say "Peace Has a Value". Here's Why: Twelve years ago, I went through a divorce, and we had to use three mediations to get that settled. The reason is: we had the wrong mediator for the first two mediations. Finally, for the third one, we brought the right...
Advantages and Disadvantages of Settlement
What are the advantages of settling your case? Well, it's pretty straightforward: you get certainty. You know what the result is going to be. The stock market likes certainty, and so do people. The reason is because you can predict and move forward based on what you...