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Nov. 18, 2022

Better than being right

Former litigator Christopher Keele finds being open-minded works best as a mediator.

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Better than being right

When after three and a half decades as a litigator Christopher Keele decided to become a mediator, his wife issued a warning.

“You know, Chris, you [will] no longer have the right to be right,” she told him. “You’re going to have a problem because you always think you’re right.”

After almost two years as a neutral with JAMS, Keele says his wife had that part correct. “I am no longer right in mediation... (continued)

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