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Peter Adler: Mediation in India: Panchayat – Video author.

Peter Adler: Mediation in India: Panchayat – Video

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

By Peter Adler
Peter Adler: Increase in Specializations – Video author.

Peter Adler: Increase in Specializations – Video

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

By Peter Adler
Peter Adler: Problem Solving and Helping Others Determine Solutions – Video author.

Peter Adler: Problem Solving and Helping Others Determine Solutions – Video

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

By Peter Adler
Peter Adler: Experiences Leading to Interest in Mediation: Conflict in India – Video author.

Peter Adler: Experiences Leading to Interest in Mediation: Conflict in India – Video

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

By Peter Adler
Peter Adler: Utilizing Techniques from all Schools of Mediation – Video author.

Peter Adler: Utilizing Techniques from all Schools of Mediation – Video

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

By Peter Adler
James Alfini: Mediation Skills That Lawyers Should be Taught – Video author.

James Alfini: Mediation Skills That Lawyers Should be Taught – Video

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

By James J. Alfini
Peter Adler: Advice to Novice Mediators – Video author.

Peter Adler: Advice to Novice Mediators – Video

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

By Peter Adler
Peter Adler: Background and Early Training in Hawaii – Video author.

Peter Adler: Background and Early Training in Hawaii – Video

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

By Peter Adler
James Alfini: Some Lawyer Mediators Not Following Process – Video author.

James Alfini: Some Lawyer Mediators Not Following Process – Video

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

By James J. Alfini
James Alfini: Creating Intrigue Within Florida’s Legal Community – Video author.

James Alfini: Creating Intrigue Within Florida’s Legal Community – Video

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

By James J. Alfini
James Alfini: Concern: Lawyers Trained to Evaluate Cases, Not Mediate – Video author.

James Alfini: Concern: Lawyers Trained to Evaluate Cases, Not Mediate – Video

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

By James J. Alfini
Sid Lezak: Answering “What Can You Do for Us?” – Video author.

Sid Lezak: Answering “What Can You Do for Us?” – Video

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

By Sid Lezak
Sid Lezak: Challenges for Novices – Video author.

Sid Lezak: Challenges for Novices – Video

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

By Sid Lezak
Maxine Baker-Jackson: Low Population of Minorities in Field – Video author.

Maxine Baker-Jackson: Low Population of Minorities in Field – Video

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

By Maxine Baker-Jackson
McKnight, Marilyn: Pushing the Envelope as Mediator – Video author.

McKnight, Marilyn: Pushing the Envelope as Mediator – Video

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

By Marilyn McKnight
Andrew Schepard: Different processes of mediation – Video author.

Andrew Schepard: Different processes of mediation – Video

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

By Andrew Schepard
James Alfini: Helping People Was a Motivating Force – Video author.

James Alfini: Helping People Was a Motivating Force – Video

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

By James J. Alfini
Frank Sander: Career Path Evolved from Litigation to Mediation – Video author.

Frank Sander: Career Path Evolved from Litigation to Mediation – Video

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

By Frank Sander
Donald Saposnek: Beginnings of ADR – Video author.

Donald Saposnek: Beginnings of ADR – Video

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

By Donald T. Saposnek, Ph.D
Howard Gadlin: Neutrality as Goal for Ombudsman – Video author.

Howard Gadlin: Neutrality as Goal for Ombudsman – Video

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

By Howard Gadlin
Doug Yarn: Rational Conflict Management – Video author.

Doug Yarn: Rational Conflict Management – Video

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

By Doug Yarn
Gail Bingham: Careful Framing Question – Video author.

Gail Bingham: Careful Framing Question – Video

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

By Gail Bingham
Lowry, Randy: Mediation in Medical Field, Hospitals – Video author.

Lowry, Randy: Mediation in Medical Field, Hospitals – Video

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

By L. Randolph Lowry
Lincoln, Bill: Mediators Not Neutral, But Impartial – Video author.

Lincoln, Bill: Mediators Not Neutral, But Impartial – Video

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

By Bill Lincoln
Rose, Chip: From Litigator to Mediator – Video author.

Rose, Chip: From Litigator to Mediator – Video

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

By Chip Rose
Pearlstein, Arthur: Directly Supplying ADR Providers for Market’s Demand – Video author.

Pearlstein, Arthur: Directly Supplying ADR Providers for Market’s Demand – Video

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

By Arthur Pearlstein
Jay Folberg: Professionals, not Clients, complain about territories – Video author.

Jay Folberg: Professionals, not Clients, complain about territories – Video

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

By Jay Folberg
Roger Fisher: Discusses Book, Beyond Reason, and the Importance of Emotion – Video author.

Roger Fisher: Discusses Book, Beyond Reason, and the Importance of Emotion – Video

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

By Roger Fisher
Albie Davis: Feeling Honored When Parties Were Entrusting – Video author.

Albie Davis: Feeling Honored When Parties Were Entrusting – Video

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

By Albie Davis
Menkel-Meadow, Carrie: Court vs. Mediation – Video author.

Menkel-Meadow, Carrie: Court vs. Mediation – Video

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

By Carrie J. Menkel-Meadow

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