Mediation

Responding when the other side doesn’t have settlement authority

Recognize this as the defense strategy that it often is. Here are tips on how to deal with it

From Issue: 2023 July

A primer for construction-defect law and mediating a construction dispute

An overview of real-estate mediation requirements under the California Association of REALTORS® residential purchase agreement

From Issue: 2023 July

What lawyers can do to help in these times

From Issue: 2020 July

The best path towards resolution is the least adversarial one; a look at your pre-litigation options

Understanding and identifying the unconcious biases of mediation participants

From Issue: 2017 August

When it comes to disputes centered around people’s fundamental rights, R.E.S.P.E.C.T. is imperative

A valuable ADR program that provides Mandatory Settlement Conferences at no cost to the parties

As employers impose arbitration with class-action waivers, aggrieved employees turn to PAGA

The room where it happened: An inside view of moving from “in person” to “virtual” mediation in a split second

From Issue: 2020 August

Ethical issues in virtual mediation; Zoom does not give you license to chuck your ethical obligations to clients, opposing counsel or the mediator

From Issue: 2021 March

Preparing for mediation in disability insurance bad-faith cases

From Issue: 2017 August