--- title: Mediation description: Advocate Magazine articles on Mediation, from the Subject Matter Index. --- ## [International mediation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-september/international-mediation "International mediation") Redefining and reshaping litigation around the world [Robert Cohen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/robert-cohen "Robert Cohen") From Issue: [2026 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-september) [![Insurance bad-faith mediations](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/deVries-istock-2149669962_a8abe88f9bf95106dd4ed71133b4e5aa.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-september/insurance-bad-faith-mediations "Insurance bad-faith mediations") ## [Insurance bad-faith mediations](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-september/insurance-bad-faith-mediations "Insurance bad-faith mediations") Bad-faith mediations present a challenging set of issues and dynamics that affect how they are best approached and conducted [Doug deVries](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/doug-devries "Doug deVries") From Issue: [2024 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-september) ## [If you can’t beat the system, join it](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-august/if-you-can-t-beat-the-system-join-it "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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/howard-shernoff "Howard Shernoff") From Issue: [2017 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-august) ## [Homeowners associations rules enforcement using ADR](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-september/homeowners-associations-rules-enforcement-using-adr "Homeowners associations rules enforcement using ADR") Alternative dispute resolution is a statutory prerequisite for filing a lawsuit in the HOA context [Dyanne L. Peters](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/dyanne-l-peters "Dyanne L. Peters") From Issue: [2026 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-september) ## [Fresh insights](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-april/fresh-insights "Fresh insights") The mediation of sexual-harassment and abuse cases; which cases should be mediated and how that mediation should proceed [Jan Frankel Schau](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jan-frankel-schau "Jan Frankel Schau") From Issue: [2020 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-april) [![Enforceable, written mediation-settlement agreements](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Fields-istock-511771479_9bc4cd91f46e8210bd99ba7c33ad9c45.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-september/enforceable-written-mediation-settlement-agreements "Enforceable, written mediation-settlement agreements") ## [Enforceable, written mediation-settlement agreements](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-september/enforceable-written-mediation-settlement-agreements "Enforceable, written mediation-settlement agreements") An exception to mediation confidentiality [Michael S. Fields](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michael-s-fields "Michael S. Fields") From Issue: [2025 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-september) ## [Insurance issues in settlement discussions](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-september/insurance-issues-in-settlement-discussions "Insurance issues in settlement discussions") A review of the insurer’s duty to settle and the effect of mediation confidentiality laws on mediated settlements [Kirk Pasich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/kirk-pasich "Kirk Pasich") From Issue: [2019 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-september) [![Influence in settlement negotiations: 15 tips](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Hausner-iStock-947989088_28995a3eed123aa7c6d63c7cc3962cf8.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-august/influence-in-settlement-negotiations-15-tips "Influence in settlement negotiations: 15 tips") ## [Influence in settlement negotiations: 15 tips](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-august/influence-in-settlement-negotiations-15-tips "Influence in settlement negotiations: 15 tips") “Influencers” are not just social media phenoms; strategies to influence others are vital in mediation [Stacie Feldman Hausner](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/stacie-feldman-hausner "Stacie Feldman Hausner") From Issue: [2019 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-august) ## [Hunting for deception in mediation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2006-may/hunting-for-deception-in-mediation "Hunting for deception in mediation") Winning cases by understanding body language [Jeffrey Krivis](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-krivis "Jeffrey Krivis") [Mariam Zadeh](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mariam-zadeh "Mariam Zadeh") From Issue: [2006 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2006-may) ## [Getting the most out of a pre-mediation conference](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-september/getting-the-most-out-of-a-pre-mediation-conference "Getting the most out of a pre-mediation conference") Mediation has become a linchpin in an attorney’s arsenal, and a pre-mediation conference has become essential in a mediator’s toolbox [Jeanne Behling](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeanne-behling "Jeanne Behling") From Issue: [2024 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-september) ## [Evidence Code mediation rules](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-september/evidence-code-mediation-rules "Evidence Code mediation rules") Know the official rules for mediation and keep yourself out of avoidable predicaments [Rita Miller](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/rita-miller "Rita Miller") From Issue: [2024 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-september) ## [Ending cases: Risk analysis and client duties](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-august/ending-cases-risk-analysis-and-client-duties "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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/james-kamanski "James Kamanski") From Issue: [2017 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-august)