Alternative Dispute Resolution

In my mediation practice I have found that cases are much more likely to settle when the parties approach the process collaboratively. For many advocates, their role in the opening…

Any article on winning must start by defining the term. Unlike most of what we do as litigators, mediation never results in an absolute “win.” Some settlements feel more like…

In my experience, apologies in business or civil litigation mediation are the exception not the rule.  There may be good reasons for this but you should never underestimate the potential…

Benjamin Franklin is credited with saying that "Necessity never made a good bargain!" In his wonderful book, Practical Negotiating, Tom Gosselin contends that "In negotiating, power is a function of…