Articles

     

• The chair with 4 legs    Apr. 2, 2021 
• Rule 9 for mediation    Jan. 29, 2021
• Is that important?    Jan. 14, 2021
• I refuse to take yes for an answer    Jul. 10, 2020
• Thinking   outside the mask: law and the pandemic    May 29, 2020
• The temple of justice    May 15, 2020
• Who’s in control here?    Nov. 8, 2019
• How to kustomize your next arbitration    Jul. 26, 2019
• Your position is interesting    Jul. 19, 2019
• Recent trends in construction mediation    May 17, 2019
• Please allow me to introduce myself    May 6, 2019
• Before you decide to settle your case, you should ‘try’ your case    Dec.  21, 2018
• Mediation buzzkill    Nov. 23, 2018
• Chatoyancy & Thixotropic    Nov. 9, 2018
• Don’t let you bottom-line position become a ceiling    May 10, 2018
• Don’t confuse me with facts, I’ve made up my mind    Feb. 16, 2018
• Mediation and control in a world of uncertainty    Jan. 5, 2018
• The Litactional Lawyer    Dec. 8, 2017
• Hearing aids: How listening settles cases    Aug. 25, 2017
• Floccinaucinihilipilification    Aug. 4, 2017 
• 10 winning strategies to apply in your next arbitration   Jun. 17, 2017
• 5 mediation rules you can't do without    Oct. 15, 2016
• A system for settlement    Sep. 27, 2016
• Dancing with lawyers    Apr. 16, 2016
• In mediation, be willing to suspend disbelief    Dec. 19, 2015
• Mediation is a tale of two unlikely stories    Sep. 12, 2015
• Unofficial mediator identity revealed    Jul. 11, 2015
• Advocate the Navajo way: with balance    Jun. 6, 2015
• In mediation, the dilemma is in the details    Apr. 11, 2015
• Seemingly trivial matters can derail talks    Feb. 28, 2015
• Should mediators be agents of control?    Oct. 25, 2014
• Mediation conflict: What would Freud do?    Sep. 27, 2014
• Understand the physics of settlement negotiations    Aug. 28, 2014
• Mediation speed dating: the half-day case    Jul. 26, 2014
• The thin line that all mediators walk    Jul. 12, 2014
• Top 10 blunders to avoid in mediation    Jun. 28, 201
• Quitters never win — or do they?    May 31, 2014
• Get to know the inner life of arbitrators    Apr. 19, 2014
• Control your modulus of elasticity in mediation    Apr. 5, 2014
• In mediation, check your ego at the door    Feb. 8, 2014
• The narcissism of small distinctions    Jan. 4, 2014
• 'Desmodromic' settlements    Oct. 31, 2013
• I can't hear you: stress and communication    Oct. 9, 2013
• The value of face-to-face negotiation    Sep. 11, 2013
• Pivot towards settlement    Aug. 9, 2013
• A different vocabulary for mediation    Jul. 13, 2013 
• The obsessive-compulsive approach to mediation    May 31, 2013
• Ready, Aim, Mediate    Apr. 2, 2013 
• How the 'optimism bias' colors our thinking in mediation    Mar. 15, 2013
• Finding a formula for settlements    Feb. 22, 2013
• Sunk costs sink settlements    Feb. 15, 2013
• Effective storytelling brings faster, better settlements    Jan. 12, 2013
• Pre-mediation conversations expedite settlement process    Dec. 15, 2012
• Trust: making a leap of faith in mediation    Dec. 8, 2012
• Client relations: a new approach for greater success at mediation    Nov. 27, 2012
• The skeptic's guide to mediation    Nov. 17, 2012
• Does crazy work?    Nov. 6, 2012
• Take my proposal — please! A new way of thinking about mediator's proposals    Oct. 13, 2012
• Put up or shut up: the basics of economic based settlements    Sep. 29, 2012
• Admit it: You’re in denial    Sep. 22, 2012
• Mediators: advocates for the settlement     Sep. 1, 2012
• Is bracketing dead? New strategies for mediation    Apr. 28, 2012
• The "Harding Effect" in mediation    Apr. 14, 2012
• The basics of successful mediation    Apr. 7, 2012
• What’s my case worth?     Mar. 17, 2012
• Why cases don’t settle at mediation    Feb. 11, 2012
• Advocating for settlement — the paradigm shift    Jan. 14, 201
• How to tell a great story for a great result    Dec. 30, 2011
• When size doesn't matter: Mega mansions aren't always mega quality    Oct. 28, 2011
• The price of proof: Using experts in mediation    Oct. 22, 2011
• The 10 best counterintuitive secrets for successful mediation    Sep. 30, 2011
• I Feel Stupid, Oh So Stupid: The Effects of Remorse on the Mediation Process    Jun. 25, 2011
• The Facts, They Aren’t a-’Changing: What Songwriters Understand About Mediation    Jun. 11, 2011
• The Principle-Principal Tug of War: How Money and Morals Influence Mediation    Mar. 12, 2011
• The Secret Power of the Pocket Mediation Brief    Jul. 24, 2010
• Winning Is for Losers: Here's Another Way to Play    Dec. 17, 2002
• Building in a Lawyer    Jun. 8, 2002
• Building Shelter    Apr. 6, 2002