The problem in some Mediations is the attorneys. A good attorney believes in mediation and will encourage it as a tool to try for a settlement on an amicable basis. When done in a hands-on manner and properly handled, mediation should be a win-win procedure. The main reason why people are reluctant to mediate is [...]
Mediation doesn’t just resolve the gnarly cases, although it can work amazingly well with all levels of contentiousness, but it’s the NEW COLLABORATION---ONLY BETTER!! Why? Because it not only avoids costly time consuming litigation, but it also allows the parties to provide direct and immediate input to resolve the dispute or issue, while achieving a [...]
Experienced mediators and counsel who participate regularly in ADR (alternative dispute resolution) hear lots of reasons to justify not mediating. Some lawyers are simply reluctant to try something that is new to them while others don’t want to settle cases, but want to win them in a courtroom, a forum that is familiar. In a [...]
