Mediation Blog
Happy Thanksgiving !!!!
Once again, Thanksgiving is upon us. Last year- 2017- I posted the blog below which I believe is as relevant today as it was last year. So, I would like to share it again. And.... [Read More]
Forget the “Carrot and Stick” Approach!
Over the years, many people have told me that they sometimes use the “carrot and stick” approach as a negotiation tactic. Wikipedia defines this tactic as The phrase "carrot and stick" is a metaphor for [Read More]
How Do You Negotiate?
The art of negotiation seems to be very much in the news today, with issues involving trade, tariffs, immigration, arms sales, nuclear arms, et cetera. In preparing to teach a class on negotiation ethics as [Read More]
Informed Consent in Mediations Taking Place in California
Informed Consent in Mediations Taking Place in California Originally published in the Daily Journal, September 28, 2018. Download the PDF Version of the Article Here Sometimes parties attend mediation without the proper preparation. If [Read More]
A Wise Use of Mediation
One well known mantra of mediators is that it is always better to mediate prior to filing a lawsuit than to incur the time and expense lawsuits entail. Most lawyers will tell you that litigation [Read More]
Ethical Fading
I came across an article on negotiation ethics that intrigued me because I am co-teaching ADR Ethics at USC Gould School of Law this semester. Typically, before I discuss the topic of mediation ethics with [Read More]
