Category: Ethics

This article discusses some civility and ethical issues we experience in our professional practices. While accepting the Republican presidential nomination...

What is the balance in business vs. values in negotiation? Watching this years World Cup has been different but the...

There are different perspectives on the use of caucus in mediation. Maybe you use caucus early and often in your...

Join "the Godfather of ODR," Colin Rule, for a dynamic six week intensive course that covers the both the basics...

By Deborah S Ballati, Esq. and Patricia H. Thompson Esq. FCIARB While most mediation participants act professionally, with courtesy and...

The Harvard Program on Negotiation (PON)  blog posted an article about deception in negotiations.  Entitled, “Ethics In Negotiation: How tthe...

Here are Mediate University's Mediation Course "Bundles" to help you best and most affordably accomplish your mediation basic and advanced training...

Nondisparagement clauses are commonly used in settlement agreements. Some clauses are simple one-liners such as “The parties agree not to...

A strange idea of neutrality It is well known that “third party status” of the mediator with respect to the...

INTRODUCTION Today is the 35th day of the war in our country, the 35th day of opposition to Russian aggression...

Letter to our Colleagues about the Russian Invasion of Ukraine  Susanne Terry Jackie Font-Guzmán Bernie Mayer  March 17, 2022 Like...

I.      Into the Fray   The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude about the problem....

When mandatory mediation was introduced in Ontario 27 years ago it was heralded as visionary as it offered many necessary...

Recently I have been thinking more about the social stigma around mental illness.  I have a close family member who...

This article discusses the power of respectful communication and appreciation of different values for working through value-based conflicts. Understanding other...

Conflict Remedy Blog by Lorraine SegalI read an article recently by McKinley Valentine about conversational styles for first dates or...

RiverHouse Press Blog by Ron KraybillDoes your behavior in conflict change sharply when you get upset?  Does your normally collaborative...

PGP Mediation Blog by Phyllis G. PollackStandard I of the Model Standards of Conduct for Mediators is entitled “Self-Determination” and...

Introduction On August 25, 2021, Law decree 118/2021 came into force, introducing a new proceeding in the Italian legal system,...

Somewhere along the mediation trail, process change appeared.  This change became a big drift from traditional mediation and led to...

One of the Primary Recommendations of the Mediate.com Task Force on Online Mediation is to update mediation practice and ethical...

Committee Reports, Recommendations & Resources Community Mediation Committee Chair: D.G. Mawn Members: Arron Addison, Kabrina Bass, Brandon Brown, Sara Campos, Corinne “Cookie” Levitz, Charles A. Lieske, Norma...

Recently, the Supreme Court of India, admitting that there is ‘a dire need to enact Indian Mediation Act..’ directed constitution...

The Mediator Ethics Advisory Committee (MEAC) provides written advisory opinions to mediators concerning interpretations of the Florida Rules for Certified...

In a recent episode of Insurance Business Talk, JAMS neutral Rebekah Ratliff speaks with host Paul Lucas on her experience...

PGP Mediation Blog by Phyllis G. PollackIn a recent post, I discussed a book I just finished reading, The Power of...

PGP Mediation Blog by Phyllis G. PollackA few weeks ago, I went into a bookstore to look around and possibly...

I read a “recommended” form of Mediation Agreement and stopped when I saw this sentence: “The Mediator will have no...

JAMS ADR Blog by Chris PooleIn this podcast, The JAMS Foundation managing director David Brandon introduces the recipient of The JAMS Foundation’s 13th Annual Warren...

As our collective world seems to spin from one traumatic crisis to the next, an incredibly tender question along the...