Mediation Blog
Parking Tickets and the Fourth Amendment!
There is one thing about lawyers: they can be very creative. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion in late April that, while having absolutely nothing to with mediation except to encourage brainstorming [Read More]
Legislating Against an Implicit Bias
In 2017, I posted a blog entitled, “A Bias I Never Thought About” which discussed an implicit bias against hair styles, most notably, Afros, Dreads, Twists, and Braids. It was based on a lecture given [Read More]
Should “Hostility” Be in my Toolbox?
The Cambridge online dictionary defines “mediator” as “…a person who tries to end a disagreement by helping the two sides to talk about and agree on a solution.” Implied in this is that the mediator will be kind, helpful, friendly, respectful, and [Read More]
Will I Be Made Redundant?
A great fear of mine is that with the blossoming of artificial intelligence (AI), my skills as a mediator will be replaced by a robot. This fear crept into my conscious again upon reading an [Read More]
Getting California Mediation Settlements Enforced Is Now Harder
Originally published in Law360, April 9, 2019 Typically, if a matter settles at mediation, the parties will enter into a settlement agreement then and there to ensure that the matter has indeed settled; there will [Read More]
A New Tool in my Toolbox!
The other day I stumbled upon a tweet mentioning a “velvet hammer”. Wondering what it was, I googled the reference and came upon an article discussing its meaning and use; Why the ‘velvet hammer’ is [Read More]
