--- title: 2015 September url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-september --- # [2015 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-september "2015 September") [![Advocate Sept15 cvr ezine](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/images/issues/2015/09-september/Advocate-Sept15-cvr-ezine.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/ezines/2015/September2015/html5/Advocate-Sept15-issue.html) Articles in this issue: ## [Forced arbitration](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-september/forced-arbitration "Forced arbitration") Losing your constitutional rights, “One Piece at a Time” [Stuart Zanville](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/stuart-zanville "Stuart Zanville") ## [Mediation plus: Don’t leave money on the table](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-september/mediation-plus-don-t-leave-money-on-the-table-2 "Mediation plus: Don’t leave money on the table") Two approaches to modifying mediation in difficult-to-settle cases [Barbara A. Reeves](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/barbara-a-reeves "Barbara A. Reeves") ## [Mediation: Playground for the “inner child”](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-september/mediation-playground-for-the-inner-child-2 "Mediation: Playground for the “inner child”") Handling the emotion that can be triggered in clients during mediation and manifests as irrational behavior [Mitchell M. Tarighati](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mitchell-m-tarighati "Mitchell M. Tarighati") ## [Implicit bias in decision-making and mediation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-september/implicit-bias-in-decision-making-and-mediation-2 "Implicit bias in decision-making and mediation") Unconscious cultural bias – “social cognition” – and how it can affect decision-making [Gail Killefer](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/gail-killefer "Gail Killefer") ## [It’s never too soon](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-september/it-s-never-too-soon-2 "It’s never too soon") Resolution delayed is often justice denied [Floyd J. Siegal](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/floyd-j-siegal "Floyd J. Siegal") ## [Mediations are supposed to be confidential…but are they really?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-september/mediations-are-supposed-to-be-confidential-but-are-they-really-2 "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 [Phyllis G. Pollack](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/phyllis-g-pollack "Phyllis G. Pollack") ## [A plaintiff attorney’s “Top Ten List” of strategies for settling a case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-september/a-plaintiff-attorney-s-top-ten-list-of-strategies-for-settling-a-case-2 "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 [Laura F. Sedrish](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/laura-f-sedrish "Laura F. Sedrish") ## [Practical differences between court-provided settlement services and private mediation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-september/practical-differences-between-court-provided-settlement-services-and-private-mediation-2 "Practical differences between court-provided settlement services and private mediation") Private mediators have more flexibility in many situations [James A. Steele](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/james-a-steele "James A. Steele") ## [Let’s settle this PI case!](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-september/let-s-settle-this-pi-case-2 "Let’s settle this PI case!") When it comes to personal injury mediation, there are no“rules” but there are mistakes [Alexander S. Polsky](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alexander-s-polsky "Alexander S. Polsky") ## [Hush, hush – it’s confidential……](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-september/hush-hush-it-s-confidential "Hush, hush – it’s confidential……") The many meanings of “confidentiality” in mediations [Caroline C. Vincent](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/caroline-c-vincent "Caroline C. Vincent") ## [A multi-door ADR future](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-september/a-multi-door-adr-future-2 "A multi-door ADR future") A practical guide to unlocking the full potential of ADR in its many forms [Greg Derin](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/greg-derin "Greg Derin") ## [The real civil peacemakers of 90012](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-september/the-real-civil-peacemakers-of-90013 "The real civil peacemakers of 90012") How the LA Superior Court’s MSC program can reduce your caseload while maximizing the chance of settlement [Helen I. Bendix](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/helen-i-bendix "Helen I. Bendix") ## [Assessment tools in mediation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-september/assessment-tools-in-mediation-2 "Assessment tools in mediation") Assessing credibility of the plaintiff is integral to case evaluation in mediation or arbitration [Joan Kessler](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/joan-kessler "Joan Kessler") ## [Settle your mediation twice and for all](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-september/settle-your-mediation-twice-and-for-all-2 "Settle your mediation twice and for all") Using the pending summary judgment motion to settle your case — twice! [Michael D. Young](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michael-d-young "Michael D. Young") ## [Mediation musings after 25 years](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-september/mediation-musings-after-25-years-2 "Mediation musings after 25 years") It’s about making a deal, not proving a point [Peter J. Marx](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/peter-j-marx "Peter J. Marx")