A Call for Feedback on Mediator Evaluation and Opinion-Giving

A Call for Feedback on the Use of Joint Session v. Caucus

Mediator Practices and Perceptions (Part 1): By: Tom Stipanowich, IAM Honorary Fellow & Karinya Verghese* Email: Thomas.Stipanowich@pepperdine.edu & karinya@karinyaverghese.com Posted: April 29, 2016 How do mediators actually work? Tom’s recent article titled...
7 Tips for Mediating Disputes with Insurance Coverage Issues

7 Tips for Mediating Disputes with Insurance Coverage Issues

By: Paul J. Van Osselaer, IAM Distinguished FellowEmail: Paul@VanOsselaerADR.com  Posted: April 7, 2016 Insurance coverage disputes can be the subject of their own lawsuits. But more often – to the surprise of an unsuspecting mediator or attorney – they exist in the...
Deliberating on the Future of Mediation

Deliberating on the Future of Mediation

By: Tom Stipanowich, IAM Honorary Fellow & Karinya Verghese* Email: Thomas.Stipanowich@pepperdine.edu & karinya@karinyaverghese.com           Posted: March 8, 2016 Over the past 30 years, there has been an explosion in the use of mediation. In Tom’s latest...
Reflections on a Recent Mediation: Listening

Reflections on a Recent Mediation: Listening

By: Jerome F. Weiss, IAM Distinguished FellowEmail: mediator@mediationsolve.com  Posted:  February 23, 2016 So much of our work as mediators is focused on listening.  We go to school to learn how.  We probe the psychology.  We take advanced seminars in mindful...