--- title: mediation description: Advocate Magazine articles on mediation, from the Subject Matter Index. --- ## [Calculating damages with class](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-august/calculating-damages-with-class "Calculating damages with class") Presenting damages to the mediator in wage-and-hour class actions [Arya Rhodes](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/arya-rhodes "Arya Rhodes") From Issue: [2019 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-august) ## [Bracketing 101](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-august/bracketing-101 "Bracketing 101") Is bracketed negotiation more trouble than it’s worth, or is it a valuable tool for settlement? [Denise Madigan](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/denise-madigan "Denise Madigan") From Issue: [2017 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-august) ## [Bankruptcy mediation – Is it a trap for the unwary state court practitioner?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-september/bankruptcy-mediation-is-it-a-trap-for-the-unwary-state-court-practitioner "Bankruptcy mediation – Is it a trap for the unwary state court practitioner?") Mediation in bankruptcy and non-bankruptcy proceedings are different animals [James Stang](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/james-stang "James Stang") From Issue: [2025 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-september) ## [An “executive summary” for your plaintiff’s case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-may/an-executive-summary-for-your-plaintiff-s-case "An “executive summary” for your plaintiff’s case") Help your client and your case by getting to the point [Andrew Owen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/andrew-owen "Andrew Owen") From Issue: [2022 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-may) ## [An introduction to mediating an auto case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-august/an-introduction-to-mediating-an-auto-case "An introduction to mediating an auto case") Which cases should you mediate, and how do you prepare for mediation? [Brian Poulter](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/brian-poulter "Brian Poulter") From Issue: [2023 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-august) [![A “third-way” for handling conventional mediations](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Kracov-istock-2156308002_f737b7576469031da228f13380b6f21c.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-september/a-third-way-for-handling-conventional-mediations "A “third-way” for handling conventional mediations") ## [A “third-way” for handling conventional mediations](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-september/a-third-way-for-handling-conventional-mediations "A “third-way” for handling conventional mediations") Can the success with Proposition 65 environmental lawsuits be had in other plaintiffs’ cases? [Gideon Kracov](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/gideon-kracov "Gideon Kracov") From Issue: [2024 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-september) [![Bracketing: An alternative mediation technique](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/madigan-istock-681142752_3b0dfc7216e144eb39fea36f267122c5.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-july/bracketing-an-alternative-mediation-technique "Bracketing: An alternative mediation technique") ## [Bracketing: An alternative mediation technique](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-july/bracketing-an-alternative-mediation-technique "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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/denise-madigan "Denise Madigan") From Issue: [2023 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-july) ## [Believe it or not: It happened in mediation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-august/believe-it-or-not-it-happened-in-mediation "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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/daniel-ben-zvi "Daniel Ben-Zvi") [Michael D. Young](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michael-d-young "Michael D. Young") From Issue: [2017 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-august) ## [Artificial intelligence and the evolution of conflict resolution](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-august/artificial-intelligence-and-the-evolution-of-conflict-resolution "Artificial intelligence and the evolution of conflict resolution") A look at what role artificial intelligence might play in conflict resolution [Henry J. Bongiovi](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/henry-j-bongiovi "Henry J. Bongiovi") From Issue: [2020 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-august) ## [An introduction to the Los Angeles Superior Court Judicial Mandatory Settlement Conference Program](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-july/an-introduction-to-the-los-angeles-superior-court-judicial-mandatory-settlement-conference-program "An introduction to the Los Angeles Superior Court Judicial Mandatory Settlement Conference Program") This free program is staffed by civil court judges who dedicate their time exclusively to presiding over MSCs [Abraham Khan](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/abraham-khan "Abraham Khan") [Zaven V. Sinanian](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/zaven-v-sinanian "Zaven V. Sinanian") From Issue: [2019 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-july) ## [ABA Formal Opinion 518 and the attack on evaluative “lawyer-mediator” proposals](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-september/aba-formal-opinion-518-and-the-attack-on-evaluative-lawyer-mediator-proposals "ABA Formal Opinion 518 and the attack on evaluative “lawyer-mediator” proposals") Understanding the intent behind a mediator’s proposal [Steven J. Kleifield](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/steven-j-kleifield "Steven J. Kleifield") From Issue: [2026 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-september) [![15 keys to resolving your case at mediation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Saler_istock-1072345268_c438d4f35dca8b9f7286b93b3dc32363.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-september/15-keys-to-resolving-your-case-at-mediation "15 keys to resolving your case at mediation") ## [15 keys to resolving your case at mediation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-september/15-keys-to-resolving-your-case-at-mediation "15 keys to resolving your case at mediation") A veteran mediator’s practical tips on how to achieve the best possible settlement outcome [Alan Saler](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alan-saler "Alan Saler") From Issue: [2021 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-september)