Torts/Personal Injury,
Alternative Dispute Resolution
May 27, 2025
The case that changed the road ahead: a tire failure and a mediator's insight
How nuanced judgment and empathy gained through practice - exemplified by the story of an undocumented amputee mother - can profoundly shape a mediator's ability to guide parties toward resolution beyond the courtroom.
After 44 years litigating primarily tort cases on behalf of
injured folks (with some work on the defense side sprinkled in for flavor), I
am now an ADR professional, a transition I not only enjoy but fully embrace. Simply
stated, I love what I do.
But I often think back to a debate I heard countless times over the years. The retired judge mediator? Or the lawyer mediator? There is no right answer, as there are many superb mediators who spent d...
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