Mediation Blog
Happy Thanksgiving !!!!
Once again, Thanksgiving is upon us. Last year- 2021- I posted the blog below which I believe is as relevant today as it was last year. So, I would like to share it again. And.... [Read More]
Chalking: Next Stop–U. S. Supreme Court?
On three occasions in the past, I have written about a case in Saginaw, Michigan in which the issue was whether chalking tires on parked vehicles violated the Fourth Amendment’s unreasonable search provision. (See, May [Read More]
The Matthew Effect
It seems that everywhere one looks, there is an implicit bias lurking behind the scenes. While recently, it was the birthday paradox, this week it is the implicit bias we have regarding status. In an [Read More]
Virtual Mediation Is Here To Stay!
Recently, I received an email from Darren Lee, Executive Director of The National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (NADN) with the results of a survey (NADN-2022-SurveyOfLitigators-ViewsOnODR[64656] ) of litigators on virtual mediation. The survey compared responses [Read More]
Another Example of Not Trusting Our Intuition!
Many of my blogs have focused on cognitive biases or systematic errors of judgment. In perusing the internet, I found another interesting example of why we should not trust our intuition. A LiveScience article (“What [Read More]
Back To Basics: Why Mediate?
As part of my preparation to teach a class on mediation confidentiality, I reviewed the Uniform Mediation Act with all of its comments (UMA). In doing so, it struck me that although mediation is extremely [Read More]
