Mediation Guidelines and Essays.

• Preparing for Mediation
  • This essay discusses how to prepare yourself and your client for mediation. It is in outline form and is intended as a reference for pre-mediation review.
• Mediation Results in the Federal Sector
  • These are "11/4/98 MEETING MINUTES OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT SECTION, CONFERENCE ROOM B, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE" regarding the success they have had with ADR.
• Mediation Checklist
  • This is a simple checklist to help you remember everything as you prepare for mediations.
• Using the Mediation Checklist
  • This essay discusses details in using the checklist provided in the essay Preparing for Mediation.
• Specific Applications for Mediation
  • This essay discusses how to alter your approach for cases involving specific types of conflicts.
• Mediation Pitfalls and Obstacles
  • This essay discusses some times when Mediation is not the appropriate action.
• Construction Mediation
  • This is a case study discussion by Gary Morgerman of a construction mediation session.
• Negotiation in Mediation
  • This essay discusses the impact of various negotiation styles in mediation and how mediation moderates the conflicts that exist between various styles.
  • Used by the University of Minnesota in Business vs. the Environment [the course page]
• Ethical and Practical Considerations
  • Is there a duty to yourself or to your client to mediate? Why not as well as why.
• A Broader Scope
  • This article discusses looking at the broader scope in which conflicts occur.
• What is Mediation?
  • This essay discusses many of the processes that are known as mediation (in addition to the common court annexed procedure that most attorneys are familiar with).
• Mediation Credentials
  • This essay discusses an approach to certifying mediators and the factors that should be considered in designing any credential program.
• Comments on the Texas Task Force
  • The Texas Supreme Court Task Force on Mediation Credentials issued a report on "Court-Annexed" mediation only (with strong dissents).  My thoughts.
• Institutional Health Care Mediation (IHCM)
  • This essay explains the purpose and function of Institutional Health Care Mediation.
  • Related Essay Expanded Use of Institutional Mediation
  • See also my notes from a case study.
• In Family Law, How is Mediation Different from a Settlement Meeting?
  • An essay from a Canadian Mediator and Arbitrator