Category: Legislation

While it is true that lawyers are eminently trained in the art of negotiating by virtue of the rigors of...

The Perspective Well, we hear a lot about Mediation now a days. This is primarily for reasons emanating from the...

PGP Mediation Blog by Phyllis G. PollackRecently, I conducted a mediation which from the moment I introduced myself, I knew...

I’ve been fortunate to be a part of mediations where there have been healings and complete changes of heart among...

JAMS ADR Blog by Chris PooleJudge Irma Gonzalez has spent the last eight years at JAMS as a mediator, arbitrator,...

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...

Indisputably FOI Alyson Carrel (Northwestern) and LCSW Jasmine Atwell (Loyola ‘JD22) recently discussed Sharon Press and Ellen Deason’s new article,...

Indisputably The majority opinion in the Breslin case led me to write my piece, Courts Should Make Mediation Good Samaritans Not Frankensteins, which led the...

Divorce Done Differently by Denise French After years of working with those going through divorce, we have found individuals with...

“The function, the very serious function of racism, . . . is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you...

IndisputablySince writing my recent short article, Courts Should Make Mediations Good Samaritans Not Frankensteins, I have been thinking about how to...

Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation by Dan SimonWe’ve all heard the phrases “saving face” or “losing face.” How...

Mediate.com is seeking to highlight younger mediators with unique paths in our field. Please enjoy this story of entry into the mediation...

JAMS ADR Blog by Chris PooleMediators may encounter a reluctance to settle by one or both parties during the course...

It is not always automatically bad if the parties at the mediation table are not diverse, because it might for...

This article summarizes the Young Minds, Global Voices Conference. This conference was sponsored by mediate.com in May 2021 in an effort...

Legal systems round the globe are grounded in the rule of law and in theory, justice is available readily and...

Part One Part Two Part Three Given this is our fourth article by way of a recap we remind the...

Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation by Dan SimonWhile debriefing immediately after a co-mediation, an interesting question arose: “Does...

As published in "My Life Publications" February 15, 2021.Some of us call it the muddy time.  It’s the time in...

In light of backlogs resulting from closures due to COVID-19, many courts are turning to presumptive ADR programs.  As a result,...

PGP Mediation Blog by Phyllis G. PollackAlmost one year ago, life for most of us changed irrevocably: we went from...

F. Peter Phillips, director of New York Law School’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Skills Program, welcomed an online audience earlier this month...

Of Pandemic and Perseverance . . .   NYCLA’s ADR Committee Makes Lemonade Out of Lemons in 2020     While there...

At the beginning of a new year, it seems a good time to look back on some of the common...

JAMS ADR Blog by Chris PooleAs a JAMS mediator, I believe that one of the best ways to assist parties...

Code of Civil Procedure Section 664.6 Is Now Lawyer-Friendly Most settlement agreements provide that the entire action shall be dismissed...

Originally published here at Kluwer Arbitration Blog.I write this in the aftermath of yet another mediation in which the protagonists...

Technology continues to create new conflict, and with that, find new ways to resolve that conflict. There are many more...