Mediation

Don’t walk out

A guide to getting the most value from a mediation, even if the case won’t settle

From Issue: 2023 July

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

Crafting a plaintiff’s mediation brief for a standard personal-injury case

The importance of a clear, concise and informative mediation brief

Norman Perry Tarle

From Issue: 2024 September

Calculating damages with class

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

Arya Rhodes

From Issue: 2019 August

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

Bankruptcy mediation – Is it a trap for the unwary state court practitioner?

Mediation in bankruptcy and non-bankruptcy proceedings are different animals

James Stang

From Issue: 2025 September

Don’t let a liquidated-damages clause nullify your settlement agreement

When a settlement agreement includes a liquidated-damages provision it may become subject to heightened scrutiny

Abraham Khan

From Issue: 2023 September

Distressed real estate and ADR

Analyzing various remedies available thru ADR when a real-estate default arises

Alan S. Petlak

From Issue: 2024 September

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: An alternative mediation technique

Brackets can elicit faster, more significant moves from the parties, but you must avoid errors and misleading signals

Denise Madigan

From Issue: 2023 July

Believe it or not: It happened in mediation

A glimpse of the wild, the unpredictable, and the utterly preposterous things that have happened in real mediations

Daniel Ben-Zvi
Michael D. Young

From Issue: 2017 August

Artificial intelligence and the evolution of conflict resolution

A look at what role artificial intelligence might play in conflict resolution

Henry J. Bongiovi

From Issue: 2020 August