This article discusses some civility and ethical issues we experience in our professional practices. While accepting the Republican presidential nomination...
By Lee HornbergerWhat is the balance in business vs. values in negotiation? Watching this years World Cup has been different but the...
By Bob BordoneThere are different perspectives on the use of caucus in mediation. Maybe you use caucus early and often in your...
By Veronica CravenerJoin "the Godfather of ODR," Colin Rule, for a dynamic six week intensive course that covers the both the basics...
By Colin RuleBy Deborah S Ballati, Esq. and Patricia H. Thompson Esq. FCIARB While most mediation participants act professionally, with courtesy and...
By Patricia ThompsonThe Harvard Program on Negotiation (PON) blog posted an article about deception in negotiations. Entitled, “Ethics In Negotiation: How tthe...
By Phyllis PollackHere are Mediate University's Mediation Course "Bundles" to help you best and most affordably accomplish your mediation basic and advanced training...
By James Melamed, J.D.Nondisparagement clauses are commonly used in settlement agreements. Some clauses are simple one-liners such as “The parties agree not to...
By Michael DilibertoA strange idea of neutrality It is well known that “third party status” of the mediator with respect to the...
By F. Peter PhillipsINTRODUCTION Today is the 35th day of the war in our country, the 35th day of opposition to Russian aggression...
By Tatyana BilykLetter to our Colleagues about the Russian Invasion of Ukraine Susanne Terry Jackie Font-Guzmán Bernie Mayer March 17, 2022 Like...
By Susanne Terry, Bernard Mayer, Jacqueline Font-GuzmánI. Into the Fray The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude about the problem....
By Peter AdlerWhen mandatory mediation was introduced in Ontario 27 years ago it was heralded as visionary as it offered many necessary...
By Bruce AllyRecently I have been thinking more about the social stigma around mental illness. I have a close family member who...
By Colin RuleThis article discusses the power of respectful communication and appreciation of different values for working through value-based conflicts. Understanding other...
By Amanda RumseyConflict Remedy Blog by Lorraine SegalI read an article recently by McKinley Valentine about conversational styles for first dates or...
By Lorraine SegalRiverHouse Press Blog by Ron KraybillDoes your behavior in conflict change sharply when you get upset? Does your normally collaborative...
By Ronald S. KraybillPGP Mediation Blog by Phyllis G. PollackStandard I of the Model Standards of Conduct for Mediators is entitled “Self-Determination” and...
By Phyllis PollackIntroduction On August 25, 2021, Law decree 118/2021 came into force, introducing a new proceeding in the Italian legal system,...
By Giovanni MatteucciSomewhere along the mediation trail, process change appeared. This change became a big drift from traditional mediation and led to...
By Paul RajkowskiOne of the Primary Recommendations of the Mediate.com Task Force on Online Mediation is to update mediation practice and ethical...
By James Melamed, J.D., Colin RuleCommittee 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...
By James Melamed, J.D., Forrest (Woody) MostenRecently, the Supreme Court of India, admitting that there is ‘a dire need to enact Indian Mediation Act..’ directed constitution...
By Sneha VardhaniThe Mediator Ethics Advisory Committee (MEAC) provides written advisory opinions to mediators concerning interpretations of the Florida Rules for Certified...
By Patrick MastronardoIn a recent episode of Insurance Business Talk, JAMS neutral Rebekah Ratliff speaks with host Paul Lucas on her experience...
By Rebekah RatliffPGP Mediation Blog by Phyllis G. PollackIn a recent post, I discussed a book I just finished reading, The Power of...
By Phyllis PollackPGP Mediation Blog by Phyllis G. PollackA few weeks ago, I went into a bookstore to look around and possibly...
By Phyllis PollackI read a “recommended” form of Mediation Agreement and stopped when I saw this sentence: “The Mediator will have no...
By Bill QuatmanJAMS 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...
By David BrandonAs our collective world seems to spin from one traumatic crisis to the next, an incredibly tender question along the...
By Sarah Peyton