Mediation Blog
California Lemon Law Mediation: How to Choose the Right Mediator
Should You Hire a Particular Mediator? Last fall, the California legislature enacted Assembly Bill 1755, which put a rocket under lemon law cases. One significant change is that it requires every lemon law case filed [Read More]
What Do I Want?
Sometimes, parties attend mediation without being prepared. That is, they” wing it.” I can often tell that the party is “winging it” because they did not submit a brief. The submission of a brief is [Read More]
Happy Thanksgiving !!!!
Once again, Thanksgiving is upon us. For the last two years, I posted the blog below, which I believe is as relevant today as it was in the past. So, I would like to share [Read More]
Self-Determination v Impartiality: Which is more Important?
I attended a conference for mediators this past weekend. One of the participants raised the question for the parties attending a mediation: which is more important, self-determination or the impartiality of the mediator? The notion [Read More]
The One-Shot Player
I recently attended a mediation that highlighted the notions of the one-shot player versus the repeat player and the imbalance of power that accompanies it. The case involved a customer ( Joe Doe) and a [Read More]
Halloween: An Exercise in Disributive Bargaining!
Tonight is Halloween, which got me thinking about it in terms of negotiation and dispute resolution. As I read its history, it struck me that its origin is actually an example of preemptive distributive bargaining. [Read More]
