--- title: mediation description: Advocate Magazine articles on mediation, from the Subject Matter Index. --- [![Watch your language!](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Schau-iStock-937868004_6576523980281a9312012bc36286122d.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-august/watch-your-language-2 "Watch your language!") ## [Watch your language!](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-august/watch-your-language-2 "Watch your language!") The case for a different way of communication in mediation [Jan Frankel Schau](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jan-frankel-schau "Jan Frankel Schau") From Issue: [2019 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-august) ## [Tips, tactics and timing for mediation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-june/tips-tactics-and-timing-for-mediation "Tips, tactics and timing for mediation") A former plaintiff’s attorney and long-time mediator looks at why mediation is most often the best path forward [Sanford Gage](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/sanford-gage "Sanford Gage") From Issue: [2018 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-june) ## [Time limits on mediation and arbitration](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-september/time-limits-on-mediation-and-arbitration "Time limits on mediation and arbitration") Time limits can have a material impact on viable cases – five-year “brought to trial” and 30-day limitations on payment of arbitration fees [Lindsey Bayman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lindsey-bayman "Lindsey Bayman") From Issue: [2025 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-september) ## [Thought leader](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-august/thought-leader "Thought leader") Successful ADR depends on improvisational skills [Jeffrey Krivis](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-krivis "Jeffrey Krivis") From Issue: [2019 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-august) ## [The science of negotiation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-august/the-science-of-negotiation "The science of negotiation") Follow, if you will, the mediation of a sexual harrassment claim to learn the basic principles of negotiation [Jan Frankel Schau](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jan-frankel-schau "Jan Frankel Schau") From Issue: [2018 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-august) ## [The new statewide Judges Civil Mediation Program](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-september/the-new-statewide-judges-civil-mediation-program "The new statewide Judges Civil Mediation Program") The JCMP allows parties with little or no economic resources to avail themselves of a mediation, most often with an assigned retired judge [Charles H. Ervin](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/charles-h-ervin "Charles H. Ervin") From Issue: [2025 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-september) ## [Video conferencing is here to stay](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-august/video-conferencing-is-here-to-stay "Video conferencing is here to stay") “You can’t work at home without it.” Tips to use Zoom more effectively [Stuart Zanville](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/stuart-zanville "Stuart Zanville") From Issue: [2020 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-august) [![Tips for mediating #MeToo cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Harrison-istock-866106596_c40c7e6a50f70d0d0c5874fb07d7422f.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-august/tips-for-mediating-metoo-cases "Tips for mediating #MeToo cases") ## [Tips for mediating #MeToo cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-august/tips-for-mediating-metoo-cases "Tips for mediating #MeToo cases") Learn and embrace HerStory, let her show you by reenactment exactly what happened [Genie Harrison](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/genie-harrison "Genie Harrison") From Issue: [2018 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-august) ## [Three reasons mediations fail and three ways to move forward](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-august/three-reasons-mediations-fail-and-three-ways-to-move-forward "Three reasons mediations fail and three ways to move forward") A panel of mediators discuss why some mediations are not successful, and why that’s not the end of the road [Nicole Nguyen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nicole-nguyen "Nicole Nguyen") From Issue: [2020 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-august) ## [The warrior’s arsenal](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-august/the-warrior-s-arsenal "The warrior’s arsenal") A modest proposal regarding the continued usefulness of confidential settlement agreements for sexual-harassment cases in a post-Weinstein era [Jason L. Oliver](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jason-l-oliver "Jason L. Oliver") From Issue: [2018 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-august) ## [The room where it happens](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-august/the-room-where-it-happens "The room where it happens") Commentary by a former “In House” defense counsel [Jacqueline Pierce](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jacqueline-pierce "Jacqueline Pierce") From Issue: [2017 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-august) ## [The Mediation Center of Los Angeles](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-september/the-mediation-center-of-los-angeles "The Mediation Center of Los Angeles") A low-cost, court-sanctioned mediation provider by referral from the LA Superior Court [Bennett Root](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/bennett-root "Bennett Root") [Myer J. Sankary](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/myer-j-sankary "Myer J. Sankary") From Issue: [2026 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-september)