by Hb Dev | Jan 5, 2016 | Blog
By: John Sturrock, IAM Distinguished Fellow Email: john.sturrock@core-solutions.com Posted: January 5, 2016 Questions About Where We Are Right Now There is danger when speaking in generalities as if one had access to some sort of universal truth. What I say here is...
by Hb Dev | Dec 17, 2015 | Blog
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...
by Hb Dev | Nov 11, 2015 | Blog
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...
by Hb Dev | Oct 27, 2015 | Blog
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...
by Hb Dev | Oct 14, 2015 | Blog
By: Laura A. Kaster & Michael Leech, IAM Distinguished Fellow Email: mleech@talk-sense.com & laura.kaster@gmail.com Posted: October 14, 2015 Most commercial disputes will be settled and not tried. Expert expense and internal distraction increase in direct...
by Hb Dev | Sep 29, 2015 | Blog
By: Eric Galton, IAM Distinguished Fellow Email: eric@lakesidemediation.com Posted: September 29, 2015 I have been experimenting with a process variation: I no longer have joint sessions with opening presentations. Instead, I host learning conversations. I’m...
by Hb Dev | Sep 17, 2015 | Blog
By: John Sturrock, IAM Distinguished Fellow Email: John.Sturrock@core-solutions.com Posted: September 17, 2015 “The best thing you can do is step aside and let others get on with it. . . .” This remark by a member of the audience took me rather by...
by Hb Dev | Jul 30, 2015 | Blog
By: David Hoffman, IAM Distinguished Fellow Email:dhoffman@bostonlawcollaborative.com Posted: July 30, 2015 Mediation is sometimes referred to as “the art of asking questions.” One of my mediation teachers, David Matz, described this process as similar to fishing...
by Hb Dev | Jul 10, 2015 | Blog
By: Jerry Palmer, IAM Distinguished Fellow Email: palmerjer@jpalmerlaw.com Posted: July 10, 2015 Most mediators learn early in their practices that we never know as much about the case as the counsel do. The lawyer will always understand more about the risk...
by Hb Dev | Jun 17, 2015 | Blog
By: Jerry Palmer, IAM Distinguished Fellow Email: palmerjer@jpalmerlaw.com Posted: June 17, 2015 Mediators have their favorite topics to debate when they get together. An important one is whether or not to have a joint session. I share the prejudice of...
