Category: Public Policy

The ABA has published three books by Brooklyn Law Professor and Director of Legal Writing Heidi K. Brown to help law students...

Over the course of many years, I gradually came to realize that the particular words and phrases that a person...

Back in the early 80’s when mediation was just taking hold as an alternative to court, joint session held first...

This article is part of a series of perspectives on eviction mediation program development that is being supported by the...

Recording of the eleventh episode of Mediate.com's Great Reads Book Club: Jacob Ward talking about his book The Loop: How...

Recording of the tenth episode of Mediate.com's Great Reads Book Club: Bernard S. Mayer and Jacqueline Font-Guzman talking about their...

In this episode, Kwame Christian, Director of the American Negotiation Institute, discusses how mediators can facilitate respectful and productive conversations about...

Day 3 Envisioning Mediation for a New Generation - Where Should We Go? Technology and New Generational Expectations Panel Participants:...

Letter to our Colleagues about the Russian Invasion of Ukraine  Susanne Terry Jackie Font-Guzmán Bernie Mayer  March 17, 2022 Like...

While it is true that lawyers are eminently trained in the art of negotiating by virtue of the rigors of...

From the Indisputably blog This post is prompted by an article by Washington Post columnist Paul Waldman, We’re Still Asking the Wrong Question...

Every ending is just a new beginning. We just don’t know it at the time.  Mediators inhabit this strange world...

I.      Into the Fray   The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude about the problem....

Sponsored by The International Council for Online Dispute Resolution (ICODR)Dan Rainey speaking about the launch of the Universal Disclosure Protocol...

This article was first published in the Oakland County Legal News on November 23, 2021. “Those who blame others have...

IndisputablyThis article details a mediator's experience with COVID, and vocalizing feelings of anger and perceived conflict.  _____________________________________________________ I got covid. ...

Recently I have been thinking more about the social stigma around mental illness.  I have a close family member who...

Published by Advanced Mediation Solutions.At the outset of the Covid-19 outbreak, many experts predicted a sharp increase in divorce rates....

It looks like we’re coming to the end of this dig.  I can see a part of the canister holding the...

An interview with Donna Silverberg and Charles Wiggins about mediation, being married to a mediator, and the future of mediation....

While mediators often assist in the creation of near miracles behind closed doors, our miraculous work and effective approaches are...

Also known as the 95 percent law, Peter Sage calls it the law of conformity.  If you hang out with...

From the Mediate.com interview series -- a conversation with Lela Love about her chapter in the book "Evolution of a...

Another episode of Mediate.com's Great Reads Book Club: Richard Moore talking about his book "A REALISTC Framework for Enhancing Communication...

The decision to get divorced is often not an easy one. But what happens when you don’t want a full-blown...

This article looks at how to address unconscious biases in order to tackle miscommunication and misbehavior. It begins with an...

From the Mediate.com interview series -- a conversation with Howard Bellman about his chapter in the book "Evolution of a...

Another episode from Mediate.com's Great Reads Book Club: Grade Lum talking about his book "America's Peacemakers: The Community Relations Service...

JAMS ADR Blog by Chris PooleAs the oil and gas industry continues to evolve, oil and gas companies will no...

Professor Ian Macduff's July 29, 2021 interview as part of the Personal Histories in Conflict Resolution interview series offered by...