Mediation Blog
HAPPY JULY 2nd!
(Spoiler alert: I had so much fun putting this together in 2020 that I feel a reprint is in order !) No, that is not a misprint. It is the date that John Adams (in [Read More]
Justice and Fairness
For an upcoming book club discussion, I am reading Master of the Game: Henry Kissinger and the Art of Middle East Diplomacy by Martin Indyk (Alfred K. Knopf, New York 2021). While I have a [Read More]
“How To Win Friends and Influence People” aka being a mediator
Recently, my husband and I met a friend for dinner. During dinner, she noted that she had discovered a book, “How To Win Friends and Influence People” by Dale Carnegie, asking me if I had [Read More]
A Big Piece of Pie!
I had a strange mediation last week. Neither side submitted briefs, and so I was in the dark about what the mediation was about other than an automobile. The mediation was conducted by telephone. I [Read More]
Ethical Fading
The American Bar Association recently posted an article in its ABA Weekly Newsletter (May 27,2022) about a patient signing an agreement with a hospital acknowledging that she will be charged $1300 for surgery but then [Read More]
But is it “fair”?
How many times have we heard the refrain,” But, it is not fair!” or “I just want to be fair about this!” Or “All I want is fairness!” Or some similar retort? Suppose these comments [Read More]
