Focus (Forum & Focus)
Nov. 10, 2007
Reality Check
ADR Column - By Alexander S. Polsky - The mediation process can often be fraught with emotional considerations that lead clients to ignore their rational self-interest. A simple formula, however, can keep the mercurial client focused on what really matters.
By Alexander S. Polsky
Recent discovery has demonstrated that the case you signed up is not what you thought it would be when you interviewed the client. Your client, however, cannot see it that way. The client thinks you are giving up, that you are now just abandoning the case.
If you represent the plaintiff, the costs associated with continuing the fight generally will be bo...
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