Category: About Mediation

This article originally appeared in the Oregon State Bar Bulletin (June 1999)Effective representation of clients in mediation requires the same...

Most people approach mediation with the best of intentions. They are hopeful that the negotiation will achieve their ultimate goal...

When a dispute is truly ripe for mediation, who you choose to mediate is unlikely to affect the outcome. When...

Among the more hotly debated issues concerning appropriate qualifications for mediators is the question as to whether it is preferable...

A critical set of issues for the mediator revolve around the issue of capacity and power. Specifically, does the mediator...

Just for a moment, let's put aside all of the talk of anger management, neutrality, opening statements, ground rules, communication...

Mediation is changing law practice. It is the cheapest, lowest risk, and most under-utilized form of alternative dispute resolution. And...

Introduction to:  Mediate.com; Resourceful Internet Solutions, Inc. (RIS); Online Resolution, Inc. and Online Mediators John Helie and Jim Melamed founded...

There is a spectrum of dispute resolution processes, ranging from informal discussion to formal adjudication. The concept behind the development...

Five Steps to Choosing a Qualified Mediator Checklist 1: What Do You Want? 1. What are your goals? 2. What...

Most lists contain numbers of items that have a traditional context -- 7, 10, or 20. A list of twelve...

1. The court that is to hear the case is likely to order mediation and you would rather pick your...

People in disputes who are considering using mediation as a way to resolve their differences often want to know what...

Permission to publish by Eugene Register Guard and Author September 26, 1998 We've lost a peacemaker. Not the headline-making, Nobel...