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The reasons why settlement negotiations sometimes break down or stall are well known, and therefore can be anticipated in advance of any...

There is a distinction worth recognizing between the mental discipline of reading compared to the legal practice of construing, an...

Most parties to insurance coverage disputes say they prefer to have the option to seek a mediator’s evaluation of the relative merits of...

When I began participating in mediations thirty years ago, it was customary for the adverse parties to meet, to shake hands (remember...

Having participated in mediations for thirty years, as mediator or legal counsel, I have of course had a number of unsatisfactory...

A customary presumption in mediation is that a party will not disclose to the mediator the party’s “final number” – that is, the lowest...