Civil Mediation Articles
(7/12/19)Beth Graham On Friday, the Supreme Court of Texas agreed to consider whether the San Antonio River Authority must arbitrate a dispute related to the costs associated with a $10 million dam project.
(7/05/19)John Sturrock Being a mediator brings surprises along the way. It is remarkable that, after years of waiting for Scotland to pick up the mediation baton, we now have two important initiatives underway.
(6/28/19)Phyllis Pollack I have said this before and will say it again: talking to the other party does wonders.
(6/27/19)Alfred Ramos Child custody is often the most contentious aspect of divorce proceedings.
(6/06/19)Arthur Rosenbloom I argue that mediators are well advised to be mindful of the distinction between appearance and reality.
(5/24/19)Jim Melamed According to brand new 5/22/19 data from Alexa.com, Mediate.com is most visited and most linked mediation website, by far!
(5/17/19)Mediate.com The APFM, NAFCM, MBB & ACR have joined Mediate.com's groundbreaking efforts to set America on a better path by sponsoring the "National Mediation Policy Act" (NMPA). The Act declares a national policy favoring voluntary mediation over disputes being litigated, remaining unresolved or resulting in violence.
(4/01/19)Bruce Edwards This is an new of Bruce Edwards by Mediate.com Managing Editor Dr. Clare Fowler. Bruce discusses growth in the field of mediation generally and the growth of mediation in India specifically.
(4/01/19)Wean Khing Wong In this short article, I will discuss a common dispute that I experience as a neutral mediator assigned to resolve the dispute, which is the disagreement between the contractor and client over the project.
(3/28/19)Jim Melamed Now entering our 24th year, Mediate.com is recognized as a Top Law Firm Directory for SEO! Mediate.com is the 8th ranked lawyer directory. No other mediation or ADR directory is listed in the top 100!
(3/10/19)Beth Graham The Pew Charitable Trusts (“Pew”) has reportedly issued a call for the establishment of a national body to standardize online dispute resolution (“ODR”) procedures in civil courts across the United States.
(3/08/19)Amartya Bag What can you do if you think your case cannot be resolved by mediation?
(3/01/19)Michele Lowrance A practicing mediator and retired judge explains why mediation may be a better option than litigation for high-conflict cases.
(2/15/19)Armita Azad Why use judges to mediate? This is a frequent question and an understandable one, given the relatively high cost of scarce judicial resources and the already heavy demands on judges' time.
(1/29/19)Ron Kelly On January 1, a new California law will take effect; it will require a lawyer to make sure their client understands the implications of California's legal protections for mediation communication.
(1/25/19)Susan Yates Even though mediators work very closely with people when we mediate, typically no one else in the room shares our mediator perspective.
(12/28/18)Supreme Court of India Mediation has emerged as a fast growing disputes redressal mechanism. The Supreme Court of India has constituted Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee (MCPC) to oversee the effective implementation of Mediation and Conciliation in the country.
(12/21/18)Jim Melamed This chapter focuses on areas of ODR that are likely to involve attorneys, Attorney involvement in ODR tends to be for more complex and substantial disputes, such as resolving all divorce issues or settling an estate or resolving ongoing business issues. These are areas of “integrative” ODR practice, where there are multiple issues and, commonly, a continuing relationship.
(12/01/18) Alok Prasanna Kumar, Ameen Jauhar, Kritika Vohra, Ishana Tripathi Based on the data gathered, the report analyses the performance of court connected mediation programmes and makes institutional and legislative recommendations to strengthen mediation in India.
(11/15/18)Kenneth Cloke This is the complete interview by Robert Benjamin with Ken Cloke, author and Founder of Mediators Beyond Borders, filmed as part of Mediate.com's 'Views from the Eye of the Storm' Video Series.
(11/12/18)John Sturrock In his thought-provoking new book, Politics, Dialogue and the Evolution of Democracy the legendary Ken Cloke reflects on an exchange between two distinguished American authors, Lawrence Susskind and Bernie Mayer, reflected upon here.
(11/12/18)Steven Bennett Despite a record of success, in some quarters mediation continues to receive skeptical treatment as an unnecessary step in dispute resolution.
(10/30/18)John Fiske Thanks to the 2017 federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, (“TCAJA”), divorce lawyers and mediators know that December will be a busy time and some of us may be working right up to the close of the courthouse on Monday, December 31st.
(10/13/18)Michael Heller The First U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston recently declined to enforce an arbitration clause in the Container Store’s loyalty program against blind customers.
(10/05/18)Susan Yates Our series, My Favorite Resource, features interviews with our court ADR friends across the country to learn about their favorite resource.
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