Category: About Mediation

Peter Adler speaks of his experiences of observing how mediation occurs in rural India, by Panchayats, rural governing bodies that...

Peter Adler describes his disappointment in the fact that the field has grown, but separated into many specializations, which divide...

Peter Adler describes what he likes most about mediation: being a problem solver and guiding people to negotiate their own...

Peter Adler describes his Peace Corps experience in India and how it may have led to his interest in mediation....

Peter Adler discusses what he would emphasize if he were to be a trainer. Mostly, he would attempt to teach...

James Alfini describes some of the skills that law students should be taught in order to handle a conflict with...

Peter Adler talks about advice he might give to novice mediators: have perseverence, be realistic in the work mediators do,...

Peter Adler describes his entry into the mediaton field and the background training he had from an outward bound program...

James Alfini shares how many lawyer mediators are not following a mediation process, but a process of separating the parties.

James Alfini describes the development of mediation within Florida's legal community and state bar.

James Alfini shares his concern of lawyers being trained to do case evaluations instead of mediation, but still using the...

Sid Lezak talks about how he answers the question, 'what is it you do that we should pay you X...

Sid Lezak discusses the concerns he has had regarding the field. These include overly extravagant claims made about what the...

Maxine Baker-Jackson shares her difficulty in understanding why minorities may not be more active in the mediation field and other...

Marilyn McKnight shares how mediators need to be pro-active about certain issues, such as pushing legislation and proving that domestic...

Andrew Schepard talks about custody disputes and the process of deciding what the best interests of the child are. He...

James Alfini shares how he likes helping people and how mediation is a way to do that as it gives...

Frank Sander speaks of how he became involved in negotiation and dispute resolution, emphasizing that it was more of an...

Don Saposnek describes the shift that happened in Santa Cruz County regarding custody disputes. When mediated cases went through and...

Howard Gadlin discusses how neutrality is not necessarily a quality of an ombudsman, rather it is one of three pillars...

Doug Yarn discusses how he does not handle parties' emotions well, taking a more rational approach and trying to give...

Gail Bingham explains an example of a classic environmental dispute and how mediator's role is essential in framing questions to...

Randy Lowry discusses how negotiation training would be useful for those going through medical school. Also talks about project he's...

Bill Lincoln explains how he doesn't see mediators as being neutral, but sees them as having a duty to facilitate...

Chip Rose says he jumped into the practice of mediation in about two weeks. When he heard about mediation it...

Arthur Pearlstein describes how the Werner Institute prepares students to meet the market's demands for dispute resolution.

Jay Folberg explains that all the complaints that he has heard about mediation have not come from the general public,...

Roger Fisher talks about his recent book, Beyond Reason and explains the importance of emotion. Negotiators should build rapport by...

Albie Davis describes an early experience where she felt honored to have people entrust her with the intimate detail of...

Carrie Menkel-Meadow talks about the value of mediation including social justice cases. Some of these cases need litigation but in...