Mediation Blog
“Death by a thousand paper cuts.”
The New York Times on August 1, 2020 published an article on microaggressions in the medical profession. (“For Doctors of Color, Microaggressions Are All Too Familiar” by Emma Goldberg). While the article does focus on [Read More]
How is Your Attitude? It makes a difference!
There is a saying among mediators: often at the start of a mediation, the mediator is the only optimistic person in the room. She is the only one who believes the matter will settle. It [Read More]
The Non-Apology Apology
Several times in the past, I have written blog posts on the power of an apology and the right way to do it. (See, “It Ain’t Easy To Say “I’m Sorry”” and “On Apologies….Once Again”). [Read More]
The $63.00 (x 2) Dispute
(Spoiler Alert: This blog has absolutely nothing to do with mediation other than the fact this case should have never gone this far and should have been settled at mediation.) “Excessive bail shall not be [Read More]
Zoomed Out!
It has been about 4 months or so since the Covid 19 crisis started mandating that we all stay home or close to it, wear masks and wash our hands a lot. Consequently, many of [Read More]
Some Practical Considerations When Mediating Online !
On July 14, 2020, I gave a zoom presentation entitled “Some Thoughts on Ethics in the Age of Online Dispute Resolution.” As an aside it was for a wonderful cause- “Will Work for Food”. The [Read More]
