Don’t be the terminator

Don’t be the terminator

Jeffrey Krivis

From Issue: 2009 June

Demystifying workers’ compensation ADR programs

Mediation in the WC arena bears little relation to ADR for personal injury

Taylor E. Arnold

From Issue: 2025 September

Dealing with lack of authority

What to do when defense counsel says, “I don’t have authority...”

Jeffrey Krivis

From Issue: 2008 March

Creating an effective mediation brief

The five critical elements of a mediation brief

Nancy Neal Yeend

From Issue: 2020 July

Crafting an enforceable settlement agreement

Taking the time to include key provisions in drafting settlement agreements can prevent lost clients, lost money, and even malpractice suits

Paula M. Lawhon

From Issue: 2007 September

Class-action settlement principles to take with you into mediation

How much do they really pay? The details determine the true gross dollar value of employment settlements

Bryan Schwartz

From Issue: 2014 April

Diversity among ADR professionals and personal responsibility

The “Jay-Z” and Iconix Brands arbitration brought to the front the issue of diversity and ADR panels

Melissa Blair Aliotti

From Issue: 2019 April

Dealing with “the gap” in negotiations

The “ideal” result is an expectation that no reasonable negotiator would ever expect to achieve in a situation where compromise is essential

Jeffrey Krivis

From Issue: 2009 January

Current trends in personal-injury mediation

Early mediation, multiple mediation sessions, absent decision makers and joint sessions vs. private sessions

Matthew P. Guasco
Rosemarie Chiusano Drohan

From Issue: 2011 September

Crafting effective mediation briefs

The effectiveness of mediation briefs turns on a combination of content, length, distribution and timing

From Issue: 2019 August

Common situations that can slow down or end your mediation

Debra Bogaards

From Issue: 2023 June

Checking – and changing – the status of the players

In every negotiation there is a pecking order

Jeffrey Krivis

From Issue: 2010 May