Columbus Bar Association Bar Service Medal

Columbus Bar Association Bar Service Medal

On Thursday, June 14th, another past IAM President has been awarded a prestigious award.  Jim Readey (President 2010-2011) was awarded the Columbus Bar Association Bar Service Medal for distinguished service to the Bar. INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDIATORS14070 Proton...
Getting Past Impasse with Mediator Settlement Recommendations

Getting Past Impasse with Mediator Settlement Recommendations

By: Mitchell Rose,* IAM Fellow Email: mrose@sgrllp.com I conduct mediations in the Province of Ontario, Canada, including employment law, commercial matters, personal injury and real estate. The majority of my mediations take place after the commencement of legal...

Congratulations to Distinguished Fellow, Michel Kallipetis

Congratulations to Distinguished Fellow, Michel Kallipetis recently named by Who’s Who Legal Awards as Lawyer of the Year in the practice area of Mediation! This took place the 4th Annual Who’s Who Legal awards ceremony. Over 200 practitioners joined us at...

Congratulations! Hal Abramson

IAM Scholar In Residence Hal Abramson received the prestigious Best Professional Article Award from the CPR Institute (International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution) at CPR’s Annual Meeting in Miami on March 3, 2017. The CPR Award was presented to...
Civility and the Mediation Process

Civility and the Mediation Process

Civility is more critical to the mediation process than to any other form of dispute resolution. The reasons are several: First, unlike trial and arbitration, success in mediation depends entirely upon adversaries agreeing. No agreement; no deal. To no surprise,...
Mediator as Ombuds

Mediator as Ombuds

The word “ombudsman” comes from a Swedish term that dates back to 1809, when the Swedish parliament decided to protect citizens’ rights by establishing a supervisory agency independent of the government. Dictionaries differ, but many in the field prefer one scholar’s...
Knowing our Neighbours-a Mediator’s Reflection

Knowing our Neighbours-a Mediator’s Reflection

A few months ago, I spent a couple of days in and around Dublin, discussing an initiative on respectful political dialogue with politicians, academics and conflict resolution professionals. It was a privilege to spend time at Glencree (http://glencree.ie/), the centre...