Question of the Day:
How does the mediation community/industry best respond to the reality of an Obama Presidency?
First, A Brief History of Mediation
in the Modern Age
(the silent revolution)
- The Use of a Third Person to Help Resolve a Conflict - Deep Roots in Many Cultures
See Books by Moore and Folberg
- Development of Collective Bargaining and Labor-Managment Mediation in 30's (FMCS, Nat. Med. Bd., State Conciliation Offices)
- Development of Concilation Courts Movement in 60's (AFCC)
- Development of Neighborhood Justice Centers in the 70's (NAFCM)
- Frank Sander and Multi-Door Courthouse Model in the 80's (ABA DR)
- Public Policy Mediation (SPIDR) in the 80's
- Rapid Growth of Private Family Mediation in the 80's (AFM)
- Dramatic Growth of Private Sector Mediation in the 90's - both pre-litigation and litigation (ACR)
- Federal and State Court & Administrative Agency Programs in the 90's
(better, faster service at lower cost - docket management)
- Attorneys (and retired judges) Rapid Movement into ADR and Mediation (e.g. JAMS, panelization of the field)
- With Credibility and Drafting Ability, Attorneys Now Dominate (well paying) Mediation Market
- Mediation History Rewritten as Invented by Attorneys and Retired Judges
