Mediator’s Corner Archives

Date of Publication Title Author
April 2023 Personal Coaching as a Disruptive Process for Conflict Resolution
January 2023 Questions to Ask Before Your Mediation
January 2022 Settling the Tough Ones: Four Keys to Mediator Magic
September 2021 Progress by Indication – (Republished from October 2012)
August 2021 Active Settlement Construction – (Republished from September 2012)
July 2021 How I (and possibly you) Wound Up Here
June 2021 Settling Complex Construction Cases in a Challenging Economy
June 2021 We Are The World
May 2019 Implicit Bias and Mediator Neutrality
January 2019 American Bar Association Embraces Diversity in Dispute Resolution
September 2018 New California Law Requires Informed Consent to Mediation
February 2018 Don’t Lie In Mediation, Even When They Ask You To
August 2017 The Five “Stages” in Mediations
July 2017 Practice Tips for Appellate Mediation from Appellate Mediation: A Guide for Attorneys and Mediators By Dana Curtis and Brendon Ishikawa
February 2017 Empathy: Some Observations and Comments
January 2017 Mediation “Success:” Process Matters As Well As Results
December 2016 The Color of Conflict? — Bruce A. Edwards
November 2016 Mediated Agreements and Magic Words: Admissibility of Mediated Settlements of California State Law Claims in Federal Court
August 2016 The Importance of A Mediator Who Knows How to Mediate (Or the Myth of “Hon.”)
July 2016 Mediation Confidentiality
May 2016 Mediation Confidentiality—Latest Status in the Legislature
April 2016 Overcoming Impasse: Mediator Magic 101
February 2016 Mediator’s Proposals – If, When, How
November 2015 Follow-Up to Urgent Message Regarding Mediation Confidentiality
August 2015 Resolving It: Being Mindful
May 2015 THE PRE­MEDIATION CONFERENCE: AN UNDERUSED STEP TOWARDS RESOLUTION
April 2015 Shhhh! The Big Risk Associated With Mediation Confidentiality Nobody Talks About
March 2015 Protect Mediation Confidentiality
January 2015 USEFUL SCIENCE FOR ATTORNEYS AND MEDIATORS
December 2014 Mediation Briefs: Dos and Don’ts