Law Practice,
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Jul. 24, 2010
The Secret Power of the Pocket Mediation Brief
Tips on writing effective mediation briefs for faster settlements.
Robert S. Mann
Neutral, ADR Services, Inc.
Email: rmann@adrservices.com
Robert mediates and arbitrates business, real estate and construction disputes.
It's a Sunday afternoon, two days before a scheduled mediation. I am at home faced with a serious choice: should I try to stay awake and finish reading the plaintiff's brief or just give up, jump on the exercise bike and watch a rerun of the Mecum Muscle Car auction on the Speed Channel? I resist temptation and struggle through the final 10 pages of mind-numbing details of the endless procedural history of the case, including the successive demurrer hearings, discovery battles and letter w...
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