Alternative Dispute Resolution
Mar. 2, 2012
Mediation is a team sport: maximizing the odds of settlement
Why the right approach to resolving a dispute takes team effort. By Wayne D. Brazil of JAMS
I wish I had a dollar for every time I've heard a settlement judge or a mediator say, "I settled that case." Unless I've missed something, litigants enter settlement contracts, not judges or mediators.
But judges and mediators are not the only players in the mediation drama who are "pronoun challenged." In the first caucus of a mediation I recently hosted, a lawyer's first words were, "I hope you&#...
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