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Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message

Mediate on Merits, Not Math

It’s a familiar scenario: As the case moves toward the mediation stage, the two sides start staking out positions with an eye toward compromise. The plaintiffs make a big ask with the expectation of coming down. The defense...more

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

What Place Do Graphic Exhibits Have in Mediation?

Lawyers have mixed opinions about the utility and wisdom of using graphic visual aids in mediation. Some don’t want to put that much work into preparation for mediation, assuming it is a waste of time. Indeed, sometimes a...more

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

Explaining To Your Client Why Mediation Is Better Than Trial

The process of preparing a client for mediation begins at the first interview. In a plaintiffs’ personal injury practice, clients seldom have prior experience with the litigation process. However, they may have to unlearn a...more

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

Preparing your Client for Mediation When You Represent the Defendant

Preparing a Defendant for mediation presents some different challenges. In order to be successful, you must understand your client’s level of sophistication in connection with the entire mediation process, set up realistic...more

Nextpoint, Inc.

Trial Preparation 101: Strategies for Building Winning Arguments

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TRIAL PREPARATION SERIES / PART ONE OF THREE - It is a fact of modern law that many litigators never actually try a case. And those who do rarely appear in a courtroom more than once or twice a year. But you must have a...more

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

The Case for Pre-Suit and Early Mediation

Where resolution is always the ultimate goal, mediation serves a vital purpose as a vehicle for exploring settlement in high stakes litigation where unnecessary and protracted litigation costs may be avoided by all parties....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

No. 3 of the Top 10 Horrible, Terrible, No Good Mistakes Lawyers Make in Mediations

This post is a continuation of the 10 most horrible, terrible, no good, “bang your head against the door” mistakes that I have seen lawyers make before, during and after mediations in which I was the mediator. As stated in...more

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message

Be “Tough and Firm” Rather than “Warm and Friendly” in Negotiations

There’s an old expression: “You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.” Assuming that your goal is not to actually catch flies, but instead, to get what you want in some kind of negotiation, the expression means...more

NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation)

Critical Decisions At Mediation: Should A Client Attend? Should The Claims Rep Be Present?

Throughout the mediation process, there are several critical decisions that plaintiff’s counsel will need to make. These decisions will, in turn, determine the ultimate direction of the case....more

NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation)

When The Case Cannot Be Settled, Use A Mediation Agreement To Simplify The Trial And Avoid Extreme Results

When a lawsuit is pending, there’s no better, more practical and effective way to resolve the dispute than through alternative dispute resolution (ADR). What a great feeling when all issues are settled. The case is completely...more

NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation)

Preparation: The Key To A Successful Arbitration Or Mediation – A Neutral’s Perspective

Without question, proper preparation, whether for an arbitration or mediation, is not just necessary – but vital to a successful resolution for your client. ARBITRATION: JUST THE FACTS - When preparing an arbitration...more

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