Resolution Strategies | A Monthly E-Newsletter
EVEN WITHOUT SETTLEMENT, MEDIATION CAN BE INVALUABLE
Looking back at the hundreds of mediations in which I’ve participated, first as advocate and now as mediator, I can only think of a handful that may not have been worth the time and expense invested. That’s not to suggest that nearly every mediation resulted in a global settlement before the part [...]
SHADES OF GRAY
One of the most common obstacles to the resolution of disputes is the natural tendency of the parties, and/or their respective counsel, to each view the factual or legal issues giving rise to the dispute as having only one possible interpretation – an interpretation, of course, that is most favor [...]
LISTEN AND LEARN
Last month, during a visit to Jerusalem, I was privileged to meet several representatives of “Seeds of Peace” – an international program that brings together teenagers from regions of conflict to share in a three-week summer camp experience at a lakeside setting in the woods of Maine. The purpose [...]
YOUR JOINTS DON’T HAVE TO HURT
Last week, I attended the 21st Annual Summer Dispute Resolution Skills Program presented by the Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University School of Law, where I took a course titled “Specialized Mediation,” taught by two extraordinary mediators, Tracy Allen of Detroit, Mic [...]
MANAGING EXPECTATIONS
About a month ago, my son told me he was absolutely certain he had “aced” his geometry quiz. When the results came out a few days later and he informed me he had received a B+, I was actually somewhat disappointed. Last week, he had what he described as the most difficult quiz of the semester and [...]