The mother in the mediation was too young; probably in her mid-twenties. She was small and thin, pacing back and...
By John R. Van Winkle"If you think education is expensive, try ignorance." Derek Bok (b. 1930) President, Harvard University Admittedly, the quote is a...
By Edward P. AhrensJeff Kichaven writes on mediation for the International Risk Management Institute. First published on IMRI.com. Every year, there’s a new...
By Jeff KichavenGrace Louise was four years old, curly blond hair, a bright red dress with an orange bow. Her grandfather got...
By John R. Van WinkleA section of my state bar association recently sent a survey to mediators in the state. The section was eliciting...
By Joshua F. KingGeorge Bernard Shaw never ceases to amaze me with his observations; especially his psychological insight and perception of mankind. He...
By Jerome WeissLife is its own journey, presupposes its own change and movement, and one tries to arrest them at one's peril....
By Edward P. AhrensDear Diary, Today I left a lot of me on the table. It was mother against daughter, sister against brother,...
By Geoff SharpThe original Model Standards of Conduct for Mediators was prepared in 1994 by the American Arbitration Association (AAA), the American...
By Managing EditorYou are representing a client at mediation. You know the general rule: what happens in a mediation is confidential. However,...
By Alice M. Graham, Max Factor IIIDoes a mediator need a heart? That depends on what you think a heart is for. Around the time the...
By Charles B. ParselleTrial lawyers strive to influence the jury regarding the power of the arguments and evidence in support for their respective...
By Norman R. PageFrequently, I have found myself in the later stage of a protracted mediation proceeding saying: "Well, I just won’t get...
By Edward P. AhrensThis article originally appeared in edited form in ‘Peripheral Vision’, a regular appearing column in Family Mediation News, the Family...
By Robert BenjaminOur concepts of our environment do not die slowly. They neither crumble and rot into oblivion nor do they grow...
By Joseph Dean KlattFirst published: ST. LOUIS LAWYER, August 7, 2002, at 10A." In mid-June, the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law held...
By Paula M. Young YoungThe Moral Imagination: The Art and Soul of Building Peace.John Paul Lederach Oxford University Press, 200 pp. 2005. Even before...
By Robert BenjaminMost individuals find themselves intrigued at some emotional or intellectual level by stories that offer insight about a particular aspect...
By William Scott Harralson, J.D.In order to educate and attract skeptical client organizations to utilize not only direct negotiations, escalation, and litigation but also,...
By Leo HuraBATNA: Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement WATNA: Worst Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement Popular Attribution to Fisher & Ury,...
By Jessica NotiniNatura in reticulum sua genera connexit, Non in catenam: hominess non possunt nisi Catenam sequi, cum non plura simul Possint...
By Robert BenjaminBond Dispute Resolution News Volume 18 October 2004(All models of “helping” having strengths and weaknesses – see G Egan The...
By John WadeThis article is meant to be a provocative piece on a long discussed subject in the field of mediation. It...
By Jon LindenReprinted with permission from the Dispute Resolution Journal, vol. 59, no. 2 (May-July 2004). Copyright © 2004 American Arbitration Association,...
By Cris CurrieThe very essence of mediation [1] is voluntariness. It may, thus, appear inconsistent and inappropriate to ever consider judicially forcing...
By Richard BarronOrder at Amazon.comIn Bernie Mayer’s new book, Beyond Neutrality the author introduces a new dimension of definition for the field...
By Jon LindenConflict Resolution: A Field in Crisis Conflict resolution as a field is facing a serious crisis, and the way in...
By Bernard MayerYou may submit your comments through the ACR Discussion Board and click on “Quality Assurance Initiatives.” You may also send...
By ACR Mediator Certification Task Force"This article is an edited version of one originally published in ACResolution Magazine, Spring, 2004"Stripped of all the lofty purposes...
By Robert BenjaminPrivacy is often discussed in economic terms (retention, cost, scarcity, value, opportunity), yet economics is rarely part of the privacy...
By TJ Costello