One of the primary reasons that after some 30 years the use and acceptance of negotiation and its first cousin mediation remain underwhelming is mediators themselves. Most continue to use...
By Robert BenjaminCan mediation confidentiality threaten a party's right to due process? A recent case out of the Central District of California, Milhouse v. Travelers, currently on appeal to the Ninth Circuit,...
By Joe MarkowitzFrom the Blog of Phyllis G. Pollack. One of the first goals of a mediator is to gain the trust of the parties; to convince them to put aside...
By Phyllis Pollack
