Resolve Law LA

A valuable ADR program that provides Mandatory Settlement Conferences at no cost to the parties

Mark Kramer

From Issue: 2022 September

Recent developments impacting mediation and settlement of PAGA claims

As employers impose arbitration with class-action waivers, aggrieved employees turn to PAGA

Barry M. Appell

From Issue: 2021 September

Preparing for online mediation with Zoom

The room where it happened: An inside view of moving from “in person” to “virtual” mediation in a split second

Devin Tucker

From Issue: 2020 August

Overcoming bias in mediation

Understanding and identifying the unconcious biases of mediation participants

Louis M. Marlin

From Issue: 2017 August

Mediator settlement proposals: a perspective

A written proposal sets forth crucial deal points to break a negotiation impasse

Marc Alexander

From Issue: 2023 July

Mediation confidentiality and legal malpractice matters

The state of the law since [case]Cassel[/case] and a proposal for change

Samuel D. Almon
Ron W. Makarem

From Issue: 2018 August

Residential real-estate mediation

An overview of real-estate mediation requirements under the California Association of REALTORS® residential purchase agreement

Devin Lucas

From Issue: 2023 July

Reacting to the murder of George Floyd

What lawyers can do to help in these times

Jeffrey A. Rudman

From Issue: 2020 July

Pandemic “time-out”

Ethical issues in virtual mediation; Zoom does not give you license to chuck your ethical obligations to clients, opposing counsel or the mediator

Gail Glick

From Issue: 2021 March

Mise-En-Place

Preparing for mediation in disability insurance bad-faith cases

Frank N. Darras
Susan B. Grabarsky

From Issue: 2017 August

Mediation dynamics in money negotiation

The role of negativity and positivity in the parties’ decision making

Doug deVries

From Issue: 2018 February

Mediation advocacy

Mediation involves a financial investment decision rather than a legal decision. Ancient Socratic skills with a modern understanding of behavioral economics and investment decision analysis are useful to the process

Howard B. Miller

From Issue: 2018 August