Speak Respectfully Listen Carefully Just Say It Remember Your Values In the interest-based model of mediation the concepts of who is right and what is...
It’s not uncommon at the beginning of a mediation process for people to choose as one of their process rules, “No substantive emails.” When I...
When people call my office for a free 15-minute phone consultation, they commonly ask, “Are we good candidates for mediation?” And often my response is:...
Since my last post, dated April 23rd, I’ve had some time to ponder the feedback I’ve gotten about my “happiest” clients who didn’t engage my...
In the past couple of years, the term Consensual Dispute Resolution has developed in the legal community as a way of differentiating certain legal services...
One of the benefits of working out your divorce or probate matter in a non-adversarial process like mediation or Collaborative Practice is that the people...
When we find ourselves in a dispute with our spouse, or sibling, or anyone else, we often want to talk to a lawyer to find...
Some people think that mediators, as fonts of sage notions of compromise, virtue, and peace, walk around following their own advice all the time. My...
Recently I had two sessions in a matter of days where one person during each session said basically the same thing to me, “We’re not...
The role of the law in mediation and Collaborative Practice is a frequent discussion among divorce professionals, and I had the pleasure of addressing this...
