Alternative Dispute Resolution
Nov. 5, 2025
Ethics and mediation: A balancing act for attorneys
True advocacy in mediation requires not aggression but ethics -- competence, diligence, civility and integrity are what make an attorney both effective and honorable.
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Attorneys who represent their clients in mediation may be motivated to do whatever it takes to get a desired outcome. They may try to cut corners or withhold problematic information. They may seek to disparage the other side in order to raise their client's standing.
But good advocacy should never be about abandoning all traces of civility. Just the opposite. "Zealous representation...
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