Alternative Dispute Resolution
Sep. 2, 2009
Method Acting
Contrary to what some might think, not every mediation falls into a specific method to be applied. Each situation is different.
A. Marco Turk
Emeritus Professor
CSU Dominguez Hills
Email: amarcoturk.commentary@gmail.com
A. Marco Turk is a contributing writer, professor emeritus and former director of the Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding program at CSU Dominguez Hills, and currently adjunct professor of law, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law.
Recently I was having a discussion with a successful young litigator. He was very complimentary regarding the Los Angeles Superior Court mediation program, some of the better neutrals he has worked with and the general success rate in accomplishing settlement of his cases. Somehow the discussion got around to my difficult cases as a mediator and how I had dealt with them. I selected a recent very challenging planned community living (homeowners' association) case that involved over 100 u...
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