Mediation Blog
Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving is in a few days, and I want to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very Happy Turkey Day! I also want to take a moment to thank each of you- my readers [Read More]
Asking the Tough But Necessary Questions!
Recently, I attended the California State Bar Convention. One presentation was entitled “Tackling Emotion in Mediation: Tips for Dealing with People in Conflict.” The panelists were Claudia Hagadus Long, Esq.; David M. Miller, Esq. and [Read More]
Phyllis Pollack is Featured in ABA Journal Article
Mediators find more tools through neuroscience By Susan Kostal - ABA Journal Phyllis Pollack. Photograph by Jonah Light Mediators and other practitioners of alternative dispute resolution are using information gleaned from the research [Read More]
Defining A “Settlement” or When Is A Case Moot ?
"It Ain't Over 'til It's Over" (... Or, is it?) Lenny Kravitz (June 1991) In my mediation practice, I have handled cases involving the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U. S. C. § 227 (“TCPA”) [Read More]
Losing Sight of Reality; Trust and Relationships
I now know why I traded in the very uncivil world of civil litigation for mediation; it is destructive… and nothing really good comes out of it. I say this because I just mediated a [Read More]
Unitasking
Often, during a mediation, I will ask a party, "What will it take to resolve this dispute? " Every once in a while, I am met with silence or a blank look. Why? I suspect it is [Read More]
