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Alternative Dispute Resolution

Apr. 9, 2021

Tips to master mediation advocacy, part 1

What are the keys to success for lawyers representing clients in mediation? There are many possible answers to that question, but after a year of doing virtual mediations, we thought it would be helpful to look at this from a new perspective: Have the ways to master mediation advocacy changed since March 2020?

Stephen H. Sulmeyer Ph.D

JAMS

Email: ssulmeyer@jamsadr.com

Stephen joined JAMS as a full-time neutral after nearly 20 years as a mediator in private practice. He has a dual background as a commercial and intellectual property litigator as well as a clinical psychologist, specializing in the settlement of disputes involving professional and intimate relationships.

Wynne S. Carvill

Arbitrator, Mediator and Special Master/Referee
JAMS

Email: wcarvill@jamsadr.com

Judge Carvill's cases involve a variety of disputes, including antitrust/competition, business/commercial, class actions/mass torts, employment, insurance, intellectual property, personal injury/torts and professional liability.

What are the keys to success for lawyers representing clients in mediation? There are many possible answers to that question, but after a year of doing virtual mediations, we thought it would be helpful to look at this from a new perspective: Have the ways to master mediation advocacy changed since March 2020? If so, how? Or have they remained the same? Based on our experiences as a mediator in private practice and a settlement judge and, more recently, our experience...

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