Verdicts
Aug. 25, 2007
For Mediator, Humor Dissolves Antagonism
"Guys, do you think the juice is going to be worth the squeeze here?" "You're flipping around nickels here like they're manhole covers." Mediator John W. Street has found that piping in with one of his colorful one-liners in the midst of heated mediations helps litigants and lawyers laugh a little and, more importantly, see reason.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
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"Guys, do you think the juice is going to be worth the squeeze here?"
"You're flipping around nickels here like they're manhole covers."
Mediator John W. Street has found that piping in with one...
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