Category: Mediation Practice

This article is republished with the permission of the CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution from the December 1997 issue of...

An experienced Houston mediator recently complained about a divorce mediation that ended in an impasse. At best the husband had...

Introduction This paper will examine Internet opportunities for mediators and mediation participants. We will examine current Internet opportunities as well...

To Part 1 ~~~~~~~~~~ Subject: Online Mediation; Getting Started Hello party 1 and party 2: Thank you for using Online...

This article originally appeared in the July 1997 issue of Consensus, a newspaper published jointly by the Consensus Building Institute...

This article originally appeared in the April 1997 issue of Consensus, a newspaper published jointly by the Consensus Building Institute...

Introduction The fact that thousands of businesses fail each year,(2) and that most small business fail within their first few...

Introduction No mediator can realistically hope to be expert in all aspects of management, particularly financial management; there is simply...

Like you, I would rather feel that I am doing a good job when I mediate. It is easy to...

I. Cultural Issues in Mediation: Individualist and Collectivist Paradigms A. Introduction Every mediation has a unique character influenced by the...

Friends and family members often ask us, "So, tell us what you do again? It has to do with big...

"Of those that reached agreement in Mediation, two thirds of both men and women agreed that spousal support was fair;...

33 Willamette Law Review 649 (Summer, 1997) (c) 1997 Willamette Law Review; Barbara A. PhillipsTable of Contents I. Introduction A....

Many disputes have a prior history of an amicable relationship. This is especially true in business disputes. Litigation (arbitration or...

THE ELEMENTS OF APOLOGY: Apology involves the acknowledgement of injury with an acceptance of responsibility, affect (felt regret or shame...

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

"This article originally appeared in the April 1998 issue of Consensus, a newspaper published jointly by the Consensus Building Institute...

This article originally appeared in the January 1998 issue of Consensus a publication of the MIT-Harvard Public Disputes Program.I have...

This article originally appeared in the April 1998 issue of Consensus, a newspaper published jointly by the Consensus Building Institute...

Part One - Part Two OTHER USES OF METAPHORS When the mediator has an awareness of metaphors, their role in...

Only a few years ago, mediation was regularly confused with meditation, medication, or arbitration, another mode of conflict management, but...

Part Two - Part Three Language is the mediator's tool of the trade. Thus, we open Part 1 with a...

Mediators have recently become aware of the need to make these mediation sessions accessible to people with disabilities. This development...

Part One - Part Three In the next case we look at the mediator's positive use of the war metaphor...

This article originally appeared in the April 1999 issue of Consensus, a newspaper published jointly by the Consensus Building Institute...

This article originally appeared in the January 1999 issue of Consensus, a newspaper published jointly by the Consensus Building Institute...

This article originally appeared in the January 1999 issue of Consensus, a newspaper published jointly by the Consensus Building Institute...

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

Review by: The Alternative Newsletter Editor, James Boskey Published by: American Bar Association, Dispute Resolution Section, 740 15th St. NW,...

Republished with permission from "THE BRIEF", DuPage Co. (Illinois) Bar Journal.Remembrances of Times Past--A Brief History and The Origins of...