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Alternative Dispute Resolution

Feb. 21, 2015

Keys to successful mediation — Part II

Once you have properly and fully prepared for the mediation, what next? By Charles G. "Skip" Rubin


By Charles G. "Skip" Rubin


Once you have properly and fully prepared for the mediation, what next?


The first order of business is to be sure all parties with conflicting interests are assigned separate rooms to meet (caucus) with the mediator privately. The plaintiffs and defendants are not the only parties with differences. Often, parties on the same side have conflicting interests. Parties with competing interests may choose to be in the sa...

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