Frank Sander speaks of three phases he’s noticed in ADR: the Pound Conference followed by ten years of experimentation. The next ten years was the incorporation and practice in law schools and court systems as well as discovering the weaknesses of the practice. The last ten years have been the institutionalization of the field.
Co-mediation is a conflict resolution approach that has many similarities to the tango. The tango is a ballroom and social dance that originated in the 1880s along the border between...
By Earlene Baggett-HayesI’m reviewing The Negotiator’s Fieldbook: The Desk Reference for the Experienced Negotiator, Christopher Honeyman & Andrea Kupfer Schneider, Editors (ABA 2006), through the rest of 2007 and into 2008 (it...
By Gini NelsonPGP Mediation Blog by Phyllis G. PollackOver the last few years, the trend in California has been not to hold joint sessions in mediation but, to conduct the entire mediation...
By Phyllis Pollack
