Influence in settlement negotiations: 15 tips

“Influencers” are not just social media phenoms; strategies to influence others are vital in mediation

Stacie Feldman Hausner

From Issue: 2019 August

Hunting for deception in mediation

Winning cases by understanding body language

Jeffrey Krivis
Mariam Zadeh

From Issue: 2006 May

Ending cases: Risk analysis and client duties

Quality risk analysis can produce dignified case resolutions in which the litigants are able to exercise far greater control

James Kamanski

From Issue: 2017 August

Emotions, anger, neuroscience and the opening demand in mediation

Why some mediations fail right from the beginning as the parties retreat to their corners and never emerge

Barbara A. Reeves

From Issue: 2019 August

Do you have a settlement Brain Trust?

From the settlement consultant (broker) to the estate attorney, CPA and financial advisor, clients receiving a large settlement can require a real team to manage it for a lifetime

Traci Kaas

From Issue: 2018 August

Calculating damages with class

Presenting damages to the mediator in wage-and-hour class actions

Arya Rhodes

From Issue: 2019 August

If you can’t beat the system, join it

Who settled that case? Applying the analysis of systems theory to mediation begets “limitless possibilities”

Howard Shernoff

From Issue: 2017 August

Fresh insights

The mediation of sexual-harassment and abuse cases; which cases should be mediated and how that mediation should proceed

Jan Frankel Schau

From Issue: 2020 April

Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) and mediation

When EPLI is present, what was a two-party case has become a multi-party case and the dynamics have changed

Lynne S. Bassis

From Issue: 2019 August

Effective appellate mediation

A closer look at the mediation of a defense appeal from a money judgment

Herb Fox

From Issue: 2021 December

Court proceedings after mediation

Mediation tips from “the professor” on how to best use the courts to wrap up your mediation

Enrique Romero

From Issue: 2021 September

Bracketing 101

Is bracketed negotiation more trouble than it’s worth, or is it a valuable tool for settlement?

Denise Madigan

From Issue: 2017 August