Mediation Blog
The Downsides to Negotiating via Video Conference!
A recent survey ( NADN-2022-SurveyOfLitigators-ViewsOnODR[64656] ) conducted by the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals found that prior to the pandemic and lock down in March 2020 only about 2% of litigation attorneys had ever attended [Read More]
Disclosing a Conflict of Interest is Not Necessarily the Best Solution!
In our day-to-day living, we have encountered those (and indeed it may even be us) who have had a conflict of interest and so have disclosed it. It may have been our real estate broker [Read More]
Misremembering Within Seconds!
In the process of resolving any dispute, the parties usually begin by reciting the facts. Only after the facts are set out and the parties are generally in accord with what occurred, do the parties [Read More]
But…It is The Principle of the Thing!
The Harvard PONS blog posted an interesting tale about a billionaire who bought a 53-acre parcel for $37.5 million encompassing Martin’s Beach in 2008. In “When our “Principles “Crash up Against our Negotiation Goals,” by [Read More]
Even Our Four-Legged Friends Face Bias!
The Westminster Dog Show was held earlier this month, and I watched part of it. Owning two English Springer Spaniels, I watched the Sporting Group competition and then the Best in Show competition in which [Read More]
Honking is NOT Free Speech!
Every once in a while, I read about a case that has nothing to do with mediation other than creativity and feel compelled to write about it. As I have noted previously, there is one [Read More]
