Play ball! The genesis and evolution of Baseball Mediation™

A dispute-resolution process that incorporates an impasse-breaking mechanism directly into the mediation process

Floyd J. Siegal

From Issue: 2023 September

Wrong-way mediation

The Top Ten ways not to settle your personal-injury case at mediation

Robert M. Tessier

From Issue: 2021 September

Do you want to settle or do you want the best settlement possible?

Are you willing to leave money on the table?

Arnie Levinson

From Issue: 2020 August

Distance mediation

A look at what becomes crucial to success when agreeing to mediate by phone or video conference

Nancy Neal Yeend

From Issue: 2020 May

Stilettos in mediation

New mediator and former defense counsel on “the art of successful mediation”

Debra Bogaards

From Issue: 2019 April

Is mediation your exit strategy?

More and more attorneys see mediation as the final act in their legal career, but it’s not for everyone

Alan Brutman

From Issue: 2018 August

Practice hacks in the COVID age

Insurance companies move at a glacial pace unless you give them a little push forward

Chuck Geerhart

From Issue: 2022 August

Herding cats

Successful multi-party mediations

Louise LaMothe
Lee Jay Berman

From Issue: 2021 September

Pants are optional and forget stilettos

How to “stage” your client for Zoom mediations, from what to wear to background settings to lighting

Debra Bogaards

From Issue: 2020 August

The magic of mediation

It may seem like magic when a case settles. Here are five guiding principles to make that magic happen

Randy Wallace

From Issue: 2019 April

Doubling down. Two mediators for one case?

If case value is over $500K, there may be value in hiring two mediators to work certain types of cases

John Drath
Charles F. Hawkins

From Issue: 2018 August

Forgiveness

A collaborative assessment of the value of forgiveness in a litigation practice

Eileen Barker
Barbara Monty

From Issue: 2018 May