Advocate Sept15 cvr ezine

Articles in this issue:

Forced arbitration

Losing your constitutional rights, “One Piece at a Time”


Mediation plus: Don’t leave money on the table

Two approaches to modifying mediation in difficult-to-settle cases


Mediation: Playground for the “inner child”

Handling the emotion that can be triggered in clients during mediation and manifests as irrational behavior


Implicit bias in decision-making and mediation

Unconscious cultural bias – “social cognition” – and how it can affect decision-making


It’s never too soon

Resolution delayed is often justice denied


Mediations are supposed to be confidential…but are they really?

A look at the law of mediation confidentiality and why mediation, while confidential in theory, may not be so in reality


A plaintiff attorney’s “Top Ten List” of strategies for settling a case

From a trial lawyer who settles a lot of cases, here's the framework for getting your matter settled



Let’s settle this PI case!

When it comes to personal injury mediation, there are no“rules” but there are mistakes


Hush, hush – it’s confidential……

The many meanings of “confidentiality” in mediations


A multi-door ADR future

A practical guide to unlocking the full potential of ADR in its many forms


The real civil peacemakers of 90012

How the LA Superior Court’s MSC program can reduce your caseload while maximizing the chance of settlement


Assessment tools in mediation

Assessing credibility of the plaintiff is integral to case evaluation in mediation or arbitration


Settle your mediation twice and for all

Using the pending summary judgment motion to settle your case — twice!


Mediation musings after 25 years

It’s about making a deal, not proving a point