July 24, 2016
An attorney/mediator, Jan Frankel Schau, recently wrote a post at mediate.com, entitled “A Funny thing Happens When People Talk to One Another in Mediation”. Ms. Schauu described her involvement in several litigated matters. Attorneys and clients were frustrated with the slow movement of the cases. What does a mediator do? Well Ms. Schau took a […]
July 23, 2016
One of the more widely-read of the posts I have written was the “Ten Commandments” of Mediation based on the writings of Attorney/Mediator/Author Marcy Jones. I will present an abbreviated version of this post. Think of it as the “Three Commandments” of Mediation: * If the marriage isn’t working, it is seldom just one person’s […]
July 14, 2016
The pundits are having a field day predicting who may be the vice presidential pick for the two major parties. Should s/he be a perfect match for the nominee’s ticket or should they be selected as someone who comes from a different philosophy and constituency? The latter school of thought has been a popular one […]
July 10, 2016
A mediator is accustomed to the concept of compromise, looking for shared ground, Win-Win, etc. However, a party in a divorce mediation well feel that the other party will take it as a sign of weakness if their opposing party starts discussing possible grounds or a resolution of the dispute. “Why should I make the […]
July 31, 2016
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