Advice to Those Pondering a Mediation Career

Advice to Those Pondering a Mediation Career

By: Michael E. Dickstein, IAM Distinguished FellowEmail: md@DicksteinDisputeResolution.com  Posted:  December 17, 2015 Some thoughts: Being a mediator is one of the most interesting, fulfilling, challenging and fun careers that you can be lucky enough to be paid to...
The Business of ADR is Changing

The Business of ADR is Changing

By: Bruce A. Edwards, IAM Distinguished FellowEmail: bruceaedwards@comcast.net Posted:  November 11, 2015 Those of us who have been in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) for the past 25 years have seen it grow from an industry in modest infancy to thriving...

The Pivot

By: Gene Moscovitch, IAM Distinguished FellowEmail: genem@judicatewest.com  Posted:  October 27, 2015 Lately, I have been developing a concept in mediation that I call “The Pivot.” It is when and why the mediator begins to segue from the facts, law, and emotions of...