Mediation Blog
Negotiating With Fallible Memories: Buyer Beware
When it comes to relying on our memories in negotiation, the cautionary tale is buyer beware! Once again, another study has been published demonstrating that our memories are quite fallible. They are simply not nearly [Read More]
Perception and Transparency in Mediation
Perception and transparency. Both are very importantin mediations and negotiations but can be so easily overlooked. This was brought home to me recently in a lengthy mediation that I conducted. It involved a commercial lease [Read More]
What Should I Do?
In December 2010, my water bill was extremely high; I posted a blog about my dispute with the Coachella Valley Water District ("CVWD"). In the end, I paid the bill as I did not want [Read More]
Why Are Men So Afraid?
On Sunday, October 13, 2013, I will be participating in a panel presentation entitled, "Ethical Duties of Eliminating Bias in the Legal Profession" as part of the California State Bar's Eighty Sixth Annual Meeting in [Read More]
Negotiating when there is no BATNA!
Recently, I conducted a mediation in a matter which probably should never have been filed as a lawsuit; the economics simply were not there. Realistically, plaintiff could not have a Better Alternative to a Negotiated [Read More]
Preparation Is The Key
In her latest edition of One Minute Negotiating Tips appearing in the August 2013 edition of the Los Angeles County Bar Association's digital magazine ( Volume VII, No. 2), my colleague Linda Bulmash addresses a [Read More]
