--- title: 2016 August url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-august --- # [2016 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-august "2016 August") [![Advocate Aug16 cvr ezine](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/images/issues/2016/08-august/Advocate-Aug16-cvr-ezine.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/ezines/2016/August2016/html5/Advocate-Aug16-issue.html) Articles in this issue: ## [Alternative Dispute Resolution](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-august/alternative-dispute-resolution-2 "Alternative Dispute Resolution") A guide to dispute resolution from many of Southern California’s premier neutrals [Joan Kessler](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/joan-kessler "Joan Kessler") ## [Pushing past impasse](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-august/pushing-past-impasse "Pushing past impasse") Strategies for getting a stalled negotiation back on track [Jan Frankel Schau](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jan-frankel-schau "Jan Frankel Schau") ## [Where goes the camel’s nose?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-august/where-goes-the-camel-s-nose "Where goes the camel’s nose?") Sniffing under the tent of mediation confidentiality post-[case]Cassel[/case] [Jill Switzer](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jill-switzer "Jill Switzer") ## [Mediation: Duels to handshakes](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-august/mediation-duels-to-handshakes "Mediation: Duels to handshakes") A primer on mediation for both attorneys and their clients [Caroline C. Vincent](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/caroline-c-vincent "Caroline C. Vincent") [Daniel Ben-Zvi](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/daniel-ben-zvi "Daniel Ben-Zvi") ## [Neuroscience and negotiation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-august/neuroscience-and-negotiation "Neuroscience and negotiation") Our state of mind changes often under the stress of negotiation. Response to these changes may determine success [Eleanor Barr](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/eleanor-barr "Eleanor Barr") ## [Eight rules for winning at mediation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-august/eight-rules-for-winning-at-mediation "Eight rules for winning at mediation") Simple yet often overlooked rules to maximize your success at mediation [Jacqueline Connor (Ret.)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jacqueline-connor-ret "Jacqueline Connor (Ret.)") ## [Use mindfulness to do better at mediation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-august/use-mindfulness-to-do-better-at-mediation "Use mindfulness to do better at mediation") Set aside thinking about the case and focus on what is before you [Mark Fingerman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mark-fingerman "Mark Fingerman") [Ralph Williams](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ralph-williams "Ralph Williams") ## [Mass-tort mediation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-august/mass-tort-mediation "Mass-tort mediation") A look at the process of mediating rather than litigating products-liability and other mass-tort claims [Leonard S. Levy](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/leonard-s-levy "Leonard S. Levy") ## [Mediation confidentiality](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-august/mediation-confidentiality "Mediation confidentiality") Where we stand on mediation confidentiality, both in California since the Cassel decision and in the Ninth Circuit [Phyllis G. Pollack](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/phyllis-g-pollack "Phyllis G. Pollack") ## [Prepare for trial, settle for top dollar at mediation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-august/prepare-for-trial-settle-for-top-dollar-at-mediation "Prepare for trial, settle for top dollar at mediation") If you do not prepare and set up the case for trial, you cannot settle it for full value [Laura F. Sedrish](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/laura-f-sedrish "Laura F. Sedrish") ## [Mediating a minor’s personal-injury claim](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-august/mediating-a-minor-s-personal-injury-claim "Mediating a minor’s personal-injury claim") A look at the differences between a minor and an adult in both the law and the mediation process [Cynthia Pasternak](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/cynthia-pasternak "Cynthia Pasternak") ## [Buying respect…and other below-the-line settlement tricks](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-august/buying-respect-and-other-below-the-line-settlement-tricks "Buying respect…and other below-the-line settlement tricks") Not all disputes are about the money [Michael D. Young](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michael-d-young "Michael D. Young") ## [Finding a competent mediator or arbitrator](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-august/finding-a-competent-mediator-or-arbitrator "Finding a competent mediator or arbitrator") How to analyze the skills of the neutral required for your particular case [Charles G. “Skip” Rubin (Ret.)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/charles-g-skip-rubin-ret "Charles G. “Skip” Rubin (Ret.)") ## [Mediator ethics: Self-determination conundrum](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-august/mediator-ethics-self-determination-conundrum "Mediator ethics: Self-determination conundrum") “Tell us what to do.” Balancing right of party self-determination with achieving settlement [A. Marco Turk](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/a-marco-turk "A. Marco Turk") ## [Right IDEA, wrong time](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-august/right-idea-wrong-time "Right IDEA, wrong time") The case for a more proactive approach to settling Special Education disputes [Jason Harper](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jason-harper "Jason Harper") ## [Reflecting back on 10 years of Advocate’s ADR issue](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-august/reflecting-back-on-10-years-of-advocate-s-adr-issue "Reflecting back on 10 years of Advocate’s ADR issue") A wonderful run at the tables! [Joan Kessler](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/joan-kessler "Joan Kessler") ## [Appellate Reports and Shorter Takes](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-august/appellate-reports-and-shorter-takes-6 "Appellate Reports and Shorter Takes") [[case]]Ramos v. Brenntag Specialties, Inc.[[/case]] narrows components parts doctrine [Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich") ## [Arbitration – A lawyer’s tool](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-august/arbitration-a-lawyer-s-tool "Arbitration – A lawyer’s tool") When to choose arbitration and how to avoid disaster at arbitration [Alexander S. Polsky](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alexander-s-polsky "Alexander S. Polsky") ## [CAALA Vegas: “Celebrate America”](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-august/caala-vegas-celebrate-america "CAALA Vegas: “Celebrate America”") It starts with a theme [Stuart Zanville](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/stuart-zanville "Stuart Zanville") ## [On your mark… get set… improvise!](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-august/on-your-mark-get-set-improvise "On your mark… get set… improvise!") Relax, commit and enjoy the moment [Shaina Colover](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/shaina-colover "Shaina Colover") ## [Our courts in crisis?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-august/our-courts-in-crisis "Our courts in crisis?") With all types of civil filings up, the chickens have come home to roost [David M. Ring](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/david-m-ring "David M. Ring")