by Hb Dev | Nov 9, 2017 | Blog
Clients who are new to mediation may think it is not important, or is rude, to try to tell their own advocates what they expect them to do to prepare for mediation. It is, after all, the lawyer’s responsibility to do their job and to do it well. However, lawyers don’t...
by Hb Dev | Sep 27, 2017 | Blog
Too often in mediation lawyers confront a familiar dilemma: Both sides have made offers and then offered concessions – but a huge gap remains between them. Everyone is frustrated, and no one wants to make a serious move in the face of the other’s intransigence....
by Hb Dev | Aug 28, 2017 | Blog
What do you do if you are in a conversation – which may include a mediation – with someone who is adamant and strident about his or her values and beliefs? In today’s polarized society, this is more likely to happen than ever before. How can you keep the...
by Hb Dev | Jun 22, 2017 | News
Eric Galton received the Justice Frank Evans Award from the Texas State Bar ADR Section in recognition of his excellence and lifelong contributions to the field of ADR. It was presented with Frank in attendance – Eric’s mentor-last week at the annual State Bar...
by Hb Dev | May 5, 2017 | Blog
Conflicts in high-performance sports (“HPS”) – those involving athletes competing at the national, international or professional levels – are typically tense and emotionally charged experiences for the athletes, coaches, and sports organizations involved....
by Hb Dev | Apr 1, 2017 | Blog
Mediators are masters of listening. Conflict has a habit of turning conversations into competitions, with each statement feeling like a serve that you have to return in order to win a point. Mediators transform the purpose of these conversations from “winning” into...
by Hb Dev | Mar 22, 2017 | Blog
Experienced mediators know that the resolution of disputes involves the people and the problem as much as the positions. At the same time, most parties will use as a benchmark for settlement decisions the expected results at trial should a dispute not be amicably...
by Hb Dev | Mar 8, 2017 | News
How one man found his calling as a peacemaker, especially in prisons path to peace Douglas Noll was a trial lawyer for 22 years, but since leaving the courtroom, he has taught mediation techniques to inmates through the organization he cofounded, Prison of Peace....
by Hb Dev | Feb 23, 2017 | Blog
A closing workshop at an International Academy of Mediators conference was titled Transformative Moments in Mediation. Colleagues shared “war stories,” reminding all of us that every mediation involves real people whose lives have been impacted in a variety of ways by...
