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Overcoming mediation’s gray area through the mediator’s proposal

The cornerstone of a successful mediation comes from parties navigating uncertainty in order to find an acceptable, self-directed resolution. Sometimes, this process stops mere inches from settlement. Instead, the parties sit...more

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Managing Conflict with Opposing Parties and Counsel in Family Law Cases

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Some lawyers adopt an aggressive stance as a deliberate strategy, believing it will secure better outcomes for their clients. Others may be combative by nature. It’s important to distinguish between tactical aggressiveness...more

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Resolving Construction Conflicts Efficiently: A Guided Mediation Approach

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With more than 40 years of experience in construction mediations, I’ve seen how early mediator involvement can significantly streamline the resolution process. By engaging a mediator early—before discovery heats up—parties...more

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Expanded Mediation Options at the EUIPO Efficient and Confidential Dispute Resolution for Trademark and Design Proceedings

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Since June 2, 2025, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has been offering a comprehensive expansion of its mediation services, and since July 14, 2025, the "Rules on Mediation" have entered into force....more

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What Honeybees Have Taught Me About Dispute Resolution

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From stingers to settlements: Finding parallels between bees and the ADR process - Beekeeping is one of my hobbies when I’m not dedicating myself to dispute resolution. In my more than 10 years as a beekeeper, I’ve learned...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Mediation: Give It a Try – You Might Like It!

Maybe you are one of the lucky employers who has not been sued in court or received a charge filed with a federal or state agency enforcing employment laws, like the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) or the...more

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Choose the Right Option: How Facilitative and Evaluative Approaches Can Both Have a Role in Mediation

There are various mediation styles or philosophies that parties to litigation encounter when mediating. Generally, they can be categorized as either facilitative or evaluative approaches. Some mediators feel that they should...more

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Kim Taylor Speaks With ABC30 on Why More People in California Are Choosing Mediation Over Courtroom Battles

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Whether it’s neighbors in Napa arguing over a fence or a family in Fresno clashing over an inheritance, legal conflicts can quickly become expensive and emotionally draining. That’s why more people are turning to mediation, a...more

Lerch, Early & Brewer

Navigating the Hardest Phase of Divorce

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For many people the time between when they know they are getting divorced, and when they actually separate, is excruciating—it is often the hardest phase of divorce. I’ve given the following pieces of advice to my...more

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UAE Courts recognise the “Without Prejudice” principle with wide reaching implications across the Middle East

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The application of the “without prejudice” (“WP”) principle varies in jurisdictions across the Middle East, with civil law jurisdictions such as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (“KSA”) and onshore United Arab Emirates (“UAE”)...more

Maynard Nexsen

Give Peace a Chance – A Reminder About EEOC Mediation

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In fiscal year 2024, the EEOC received 88,531 new charges and conducted 11,998 mediations, resulting in the resolution of 8,543 charges. These mediation success rates—reflecting a resolution of 9.6% of total charges filed and...more

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Mediation: Cracking the Hardest Nuts

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The last couple of years have seen a dramatic rise in the promotion of alternative dispute resolution generally and mediation in particular by the English judiciary. The Court of Appeal in Churchill v. Merthyr Tydfil County...more

Hogan Lovells

Seeing the light: rights of light in the post protocol era and early resolution of disputes

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We were delighted to be joined by our panel of leading rights of light experts, including Paul Tonkin and Jonathan Karas KC - the authors of the rights of light protocol - and Nathasha Bray and Jerome Webb, who were part of...more

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The Power of Community Mediation: A Closer Look at the Nashville Conflict Resolution Center

It’s no secret the world is becoming a more contentious place. People are in conflict. Already-crowded court dockets are becoming even more so. The Nashville Conflict Resolution Center (NCRC) seeks to help change that. Since...more

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The Demise of the Civil Jury Trial: Why It Might Be Happening and Why It Matters

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Much has been written about the demise of the civil jury trial, while not as much has been written as to whether this is a good or bad development. California Superior Court Judge Curtis Karnow, writing recently in the...more

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When Mediations Fail, It’s Not Always About the Facts

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Civil litigators are acutely aware of the benefits of mediation in resolving their clients’ disputes. Typically, prior to the filing of a lawsuit, the would-be plaintiff and defendant have been exposed to the dark side of...more

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Trust During the Mediation Process

Trust is an essential element of the mediation process. The whole point, of course, is to take two or more parties who have a dispute and help them reach an agreement. Because the process necessarily involves that dispute,...more

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Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods to Consider

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When legal disputes arise in the business world, taking the matter to court can often be time-consuming, expensive, and disruptive to business operations. Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) methods provide practical and...more

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Personality Types: Recognizing and Handling Six Different Types of Participants at Mediation

No two mediations are the same. Not only are the facts of each case different, but the litigants have different motivations, concerns and ways of presenting their thoughts and ideas. The goals and styles of presentation of...more

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Ensuring Efficiency and Economy: An Arbitrator's Primary Obligation

What is an arbitrator’s primary obligation? If you put that question to most arbitrators or representatives of arbitral institutions, you will get the same answer: to render an enforceable award. That consensus is so...more

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Arbitration vs. Mediation: Choosing the Right Path to Resolution

As an attorney, you already know that litigation is expensive, time-consuming, and stressful for all involved. Fortunately, alternatives to traditional litigation exist which offer faster, more affordable, and less...more

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To Lie or Not to Lie: That Is the Question

In a recent mediation, it became clear to me that one of the lawyers was not being forthright with the facts. He kept claiming that he had information that would have a major negative impact on the other side’s case. However,...more

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[PODCAST] Utilizing Co-Mediation - Bringing Together Multiple Perspectives to Reach Effective Settlements

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In this podcast, JAMS neutrals Hon. Lynn Duryee (Ret.) and Rebekah Ratliff, CCLS, discuss the concept and application of co-mediation, where two mediators work together to solve disputes. The neutrals, who are known as the...more

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Master your Next Mediation: Advice for Attorneys

Crowded court dockets mean the interest in, and need for, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) continues to grow throughout Texas. How can you set the stage for successful mediation? When is the right time to mediate a...more

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Creative Ways to Avoid Litigation

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When disputes arise, parties very often go straight to filing a lawsuit. Sometimes, that tactic can be effective. However, it may not be so effective for those individuals or small businesses seeking to minimize costs. Costs...more

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