What Every Advocate Should Know About Narrative Mediation
Become a better negotiator by understanding the psychology of narratives.
Bracketology
In virtually every mediation that bogs down, I am asked about the use of brackets. Brackets have their place but to state the obvious: the use of brackets will not…
Top 10 Construction Contract Terms: Indemnification, Part 2
Our Top 10 Construction Terms series identifies and discusses the key construction contract provisions that affect risk allocation among the project participants.Indemnification Part 1 described the various sources of a…
Narrative Mediation
For the past 18 months or so, I have been studying and trying to implement in my mediation practice, techniques from a “discipline” called Narrative Mediation. Narrative Mediation is not…
Tariffs? Planning for Price Escalation in Construction
Planning for dramatic price changes was a significant problem before the Trump administration imposed tariffs on steel and other products used in construction. The question has come to the fore…