Perspective
Nov. 20, 2010
The Power of a Positive Relationship With Opposing Counsel
Working towards a positive relationship with opposing counsel will only benefits attorneys and clients. By Paul Fisher of the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University.School of Law.
The vast majority of the disputes I mediate involve attorneys whose strategy is more competitive than cooperative, or whose style is more adversarial than friendly. Clearly, though there are many additional reasons disputes are mediated other than the strategy and style of the attorneys, the focus of this discussion is on attorneys' strategy and style and the impact on the relationship of the attorneys.
Because so many of my cases in...
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