Mediation Blog
A Hypothetical Conversation
A few weeks ago, my husband and I attended a family social gathering seeing extended family we had not seen in quite a long time. As one typically does, I went around to say “hello” [Read More]
Be Careful with Your Words!
The ABA published another interesting article discussing the dismissal of a third-party complaint because the parties failed to mediate as required by their contract. Entitled “Failure to Mediate Causes Dismisses of Case” by Michael Stefanilo, [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]
