Mediation Blog
California State Bar Proposes Allowing Non-Lawyers to Practice Law
In 2018, the Board of Trustees of the State Bar of California received a Legal Market Landscape Report (commissioned by the Bar) (“Report”) to study the ever changing market for legal services. What the study [Read More]
“Approving as to Form and Content” May Mean More Than Just That!
The California Supreme Court has issued an opinion holding that depending on the provisions in a settlement agreement, attorneys who approve the agreement as to form and content may also be bound by the substantive [Read More]
Civility Precedes Empathy!
There can be no empathy where there is no civility. I was at a conference recently during which one the presenters made this statement. It struck me as I had never thought about these concepts [Read More]
The Slippery Slope of Negotiations!
Every so often, I glance at the blog posts on the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School website and one caught my eye. It is entitled “Ethics in Negotiations: How to Deal with Deception [Read More]
May I Talk to the Other Party ?
I have said this before and will say it again: talking to the other party does wonders. After mediating more than 2,000 cases, I am still at a loss to understand why parties in litigation [Read More]
Starting With the Small Stuff
In my early training to be a mediator, the trainer often suggested that to help the parties reach an agreement on the really big issues, start with the small ones. Discuss the easy issues first [Read More]
