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I recently finished the mediation of a complex federal court action where the parties started off over 20 times apart -- the plaintiff's demand was more than 20 times the defendant's offer.  

The case settled in part because the directed conversation during the me...

Mediation might not be the answer to every dispute. 

Here's a little checklist we adapted from the talented folks at BMC Associates to test if resolution of your conflict might be suitable for mediation.

If you can answer "Yes" to at least one of these, mediation migh...

A significant part of my litigation practice over the last 30 years involved disputes among shareholders of closely-held businesses.  These disputes are emotional, expensive, and time-consuming.  There is a good reason they are referred to as “Business Divorces”.

Each case is different -- some events will not occur in every case, some cases will have many other events occurring, but in general, this is a pretty good comparison of what a party can look forward to, in terms of time to resolution and cost, of the typical average l...

Mediation isn't just for families!  

Most of us are familiar with divorce mediation, but small businesses should take their cue from international Fortune-100 corporations, which long ago realized the tangible benefits of mediation as an alternative dispute resolution...

A 2008 study commissioned by CPP Inc. reveals that the average U.S. employee spends nearly 3 hours each week dealing with workplace conflicts.  

This means a business with 50 employees loses the producitvity of more than one full-rime employee each year to water c...