Proximity of the parties’ best numbers breeds settlement. Often times in mediation, one side will say they have reached their best number when, in reality, they are reacting to the other side’s minimal movement. One of the aims of a mediator is to try to assist the parties to get to their best numbers. Parties...Read More

Concessions are inevitable in the mediation process. No one likes to make concessions, but to move the mediation process forward toward its goal of reaching a settlement, both sides must make concessions. Without concessions, very few mediations would end successfully. The key is knowing when and how to make the right concessions. Some attorneys view...Read More

Mediation is a process in which a neutral person, the mediator, helps people involved in a dispute to negotiate effectively with each other, promotes constructive and creative bargaining tactics, brings the parties to closure, and ties down the settlement terms in writing. Mediation takes on many forms. It is basically a process in which a...Read More