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Alternative Dispute Resolution

Mar. 7, 2014

Managing your dismissive and bully peers

Some attorneys are experts at derailing, manipulation, becoming indignant, making outrageous allegations and bringing up personal issues.

Paul R. Fisher

Fisher Mediation

Email: paul@fishermediation.com

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Juli Adelman

Vantage Trial Consulting

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In this installment of the series on managing Dismissive and Bully attorneys, we describe additional actions that do not work or that contribute to dysfunctional relationships with opposing attorneys. It is drawn from interviews with more than 40 attorneys.

Don't Reciprocate

One reason not to reciprocate in kind is that Dismissive and Bully attorneys are expert at derailing, manipulation, becoming indignant, acting super-heated, making outrageous allegations and bri...

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