Alternative Dispute Resolution
Jul. 1, 2009
In Appeals, Mediation Becomes a New Ballgame
Appellate mediations differ from those at the pre-trial level because of the standards of review and rates.
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.
This is the introductory column that commences a monthly effort to analyze the various aspects of mediation as the current ADR process of choice. The goal will be to consider how to make the process a more effective tool to resolve disputes without the high cost of litigation. Mediation is the voluntary process that affords disputing parties the opportunity to work together to resolve their underlying problem with the help of an independent impartial "neutral" third party usually of thei...
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