Mediation Blog
The California Legislature at Work- 2015
(Spoiler alert: Today's blog has nothing to do with mediation!) Once again, the California Legislature was hard at work. They passed 807 laws. As in past years, some are good while others make one wonder about [Read More]
Changing Our Habits !
The end of 2015 has occurred and with the start of 2016, many of us will make one or more resolutions to do something different, e.g. lose weight, get more exercise, or change our life in some [Read More]
The Latest on Mediation Confidentiality in California
On December 10, 2015, the California Law Revision Commission (CLRC) met in Los Angeles, Ca to discuss the concept of in camera review as part of its tentative recommendation to create an exception to mediation [Read More]
Which System Would the Jury Use?
If you have been reading my blogs, you know that I am interested in neuroscience and the notion as discussed by Daniel Kahneman in his book Thinking Fast and Slow that we have two systems [Read More]
Overcoming Irrationality!
Are you superstitious? Do you wear a “lucky” piece of clothing when you need the “gods” to be with you or have a “lucky” charm that you use or hold dear when you hope and [Read More]
The Value of a Joint Session
Depending upon where one mediates within the United States, the mediator either will start the mediation with a joint session or will simply start with separate sessions so that the adverse parties may, indeed, never [Read More]
