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Alternative Dispute Resolution

Aug. 11, 2012

Avoiding mistakes in mediation

The mediation process has its own share of potential problems, which usually have a single result: a case that should settle doesn't settle. By Robert Mann of ADR Services


By Robert Mann


As lawyers we all sometimes feel that we are stepping carefully through a minefield of potentially explosive devices such as missed deadlines, statutes of limitations, misfiled papers, or other problems that range from nuisance to serious. We all have protocols to avoid these problems, such as calendar programs, reminders, office procedures, and the ultimate fallback, malpractice insurance.


The mediation process has its own share of pote...

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