When presiding recently as mediator in a multi-party construction dispute, one of the contractor’s representatives asked me during a pre-mediation caucus to identify the one thing I needed from them ...

Many construction, development, and real estate purchase agreements provide for early mediation as a condition precedent to arbitration or court litigation. Early mediation sessions usually fail, only ...

It is likely that you have agreed to mediation because the alternative—continuing a costly and time consuming litigation—is undesirable. It is also likely that your adversary holds the same feelings ...

Getting Both Sides ‘Enough’: Insider Tips for a Successful Mediation Strategies that have recently been successful may not always be the most intuitive for the lawyers involved, but can lead to ...

I recently conducted a mediation in which one party exhibited profound anger and pain from the beginning. The mediation involved two companies in a dispute over money and property. Both parties chose ...

When Dick Todd is mediating a dispute, he is meeting with people in some of their most difficult moments. Whether he is helping others come to an agreement regarding custody and visitation, neighbor ...

Juan Luciano, a seasoned New York City divorce mediation lawyer, emphasizes that being well-prepared helps couples navigate their divorce with more clarity, speed, and fairness. Juan Luciano, a New ...

Ondiek (not his real name), a father of two daughters, was heartbroken when his wife died in 2017 after a long illness. To add to his troubles, his children abandoned him and as he says, "they cut all ...