Articles

Not the Smartest Person in the Conference Room -
November 2008, mediate.com
What attorney and non-attorney mediators can learn from history about curse of knowledge and what we can do to overcome it.

Mediating for the Masses - November 2007, selfgroth.com
Please allow me to be very frank with you dear reader. The purpose of this article is to convince you that mediation, as oppose to litigation, is the Appropriate.

The Other Side - August 2005, mediate.com
During mediations, I often attempt to put myself into the shoes of the people I try to bring to common ground and imagine what I would have done in their place.

Mediation: Who Is It Really For? - September 2004, mediate.com
Settling cases is a whole purpose of being a mediator, it is the reason we get up in the morning and go to bed early at night. Mediators live, and love to settle - that is a fact.

Etical Approach v, Fair Resolution - November 2003, mediate.com
What are mediation ethics? Do any of us during mediation actually stop and ask our selves if we are following the “Model Standards of Conduct for Mediators”, especially if what we are doing works? Of course not, most of us just follow our instincts and try to get the parties to agree, even if that agreement is a...