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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

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

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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How Attys Can Use A Therapy Model To Help Triggered Clients

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Since between 90%-95% of litigated cases settle before trial, effective negotiation skills can be the bedrock of success for lawyers. Settlement allows both parties to avoid the uncertainty and costs of protracted...more

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

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

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

So, You Want to Be a Mediator: How to Start a Mediation Practice

I often joke that I decided to be a mediator when I realized that scripture says, “blessed are the peacemakers” and not “blessed are the litigators.” The truth, however, is that I wanted to be a mediator since the day I...more

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

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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[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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The importance of Alternative Dispute Resolution – Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council

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In England & Wales proceedings are subject to a series of "Pre-Action Protocols" which set out the steps a Court would expect parties to take prior to commencing proceedings. The Pre-Action Conduct and Protocols applies to...more

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Check the Box: Considerations for Selecting Dispute Resolution Methods in Construction Contracts

Time, cost, and quality are usually top of mind when parties are negotiating construction contracts. But, in today's increasingly litigious world, it is important for parties to consider their dispute resolution options...more

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The Dynamics of Arbitration: Choosing a Dispute Resolution Provision for Lower-Stakes Deals

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When negotiating a transaction or vendor agreement, or adopting website terms of service or privacy policies, the choices made in dispute resolution provisions can significantly impact outcomes and costs in the event of a...more

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Is Your Construction Mediator Really a Neutral Who’s Neutral?

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At Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, they teach an Executive Education course called Negotiation Strategies upon an adage, among others, that negotiation is the art of letting the other side have it your way....more

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5 Key Takeaways - The Lawyer’s Obligations to Ethical Conduct and Professionalism in Negotiations and Mediations

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Kilpatrick Townsend’s Brian Gaudet and Katie Barton and David Zacks of Zacks Resolution recently participated in a panel at the annual Susan A. Cahoon Annual Ethics and Professionalism Seminar hosted by Kilpatrick Townsend....more

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Logic, Emotions and Values: 40 Years of Negotiation Style and Decision Theory

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Much has been written about negotiation style and decision theory in the last 40 years. Getting to Yes was a sensation in 1981. It was followed by, among others, Start with No in 2002, Predictably Irrational in 2008 and Never...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Dispute Resolution Methods: Uses of Alternative Dispute Resolution

Family businesses are full of dynamics that are not present in other business types. While there are many benefits to the familial relationships present in family businesses, it can also mean that disagreements can feel more...more

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Preparing Clients for Productive Mediations

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Even seasoned mediators and trial lawyers, may not be aware of participants’ reaction to one aspect of the mediation process—the bargaining. Civil litigation can be triggered by injury, injustice, dashed expectations—things...more

NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation)

The Joint Session - Benefits to Consider

Recently, I was interviewed about the usefulness of joint sessions. In the article, published in the “Daily Report”, Mediators Talk ‘East v. West' Split Over Use of Opening Sessions to Lay Out Disputes, there were contrasting...more

NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation)

Time Is On Your Side In the Mediation Process

The longer a mediation lasts the greater the likelihood that it will be successful. This conclusion is anecdotal, but based upon long experience. A mediation is successful even when the case does not settle if substantial...more

NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation)

Good Faith And The “Golden Rule” At Mediation

Authors preface: Mediation is indisputably the most cost-effective and efficient way to resolve disputes. Moreover, there is positive energy and cautious optimism in the mediation process, which every participant enjoys....more

Pullman & Comley - School Law

The Woodbridge Teachers’ Arbitration Award – First Interest Arbitration Award of the 2019-20 Teachers’ Negotiation Season

The 2019-20 certified teachers’ and administrators’ negotiation season is just about at the halfway mark. While, as to be expected, the overwhelming majority of contracts up for negotiation so far have settled at either the...more

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Important Considerations in Selecting the Right Mediator

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One of the fundamental components of a mediation is, of course, the mediator. Continuing the Manufacturing Industry Advisor’s series on mediation, we discuss how to select the right mediator for resolution of your dispute....more

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When to Mediate and Why

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If a company or person becomes involved in litigation, the parties eventually will either agree to, or be ordered to, participate in mediation. Mediation deserves deliberate and thorough consideration to make the most of an...more

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