Mediation Blog
Scma’s 23Rd Annual Conference
Time sure does fly! It is that time of year again, and I can't believe that it has already been a year since I was President of SCMA. The Southern California Mediation Association ("SCMA") is [Read More]
“Difficult” People
In June 2011, I wrote a blog entitled The "Right" Brain discussing how to mediate disputes with high conflict people aka "difficult" people. The other weekend, I attended the California State Bar Convention. There, my [Read More]
Effective Negotiation
Once again, my colleague Linda Bulmash has written a concise article on negotiation. In her September 2011 article entitled "12 Steps for Effective Negotiation" published by the Los Angeles County Bar Association (Vol. IV, No. [Read More]
Why Mediation Is Important
The other week I attended the California State Bar Conference. In an early Sunday morning session, I had the privilege of listening to Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean and Distinguished Professor of Law, University of California, Irvine, [Read More]
Understanding Mediation Beforehand
Predictably, my blog draws on my experience as a mediator. Once again, over the last few weeks, I have conducted more than one mediation where time was not taken prior to the mediation to explain [Read More]
Appearance Bias
Often, in a mediation, one and/or both parties tell me that they would rather go to trial than accept or pay the sum of money (or other item) being discussed as a compromise of the [Read More]
