Alternative Dispute Resolution
Jul. 29, 1999
Oxymoron or Opportunity?
By Ralph O. Williams III and Michael P. King Litigators and mediators are sometimes confounded by the oxymoron of court-ordered mediation. Mediation is a voluntary, confidential, nonbinding process in which a mediator helps the parties identify obstacles to settlement and develop strategies to resolve their dispute. When the court compels parties to participate in a voluntary process, litigators can use a court-ordered mediation as an opportunity to advance their clients' interests by
By Ralph O. Williams III and Michael P. King
Litigators and mediators are sometimes confounded by the oxymoron of court-ordered mediation. Mediation is a voluntary, confidential, nonbinding process in which a mediator helps the parties identify obstacles to settlement and develop strategies to resolve their dispute. When the...
Litigators and mediators are sometimes confounded by the oxymoron of court-ordered mediation. Mediation is a voluntary, confidential, nonbinding process in which a mediator helps the parties identify obstacles to settlement and develop strategies to resolve their dispute. When the...
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