In the theme of Valentine’s Day, I attended a networking meeting of a group of lawyers today who almost uniformly reported that what they loved about their jobs was bringing solutions to their clients who presented them with a wide array of legal problems, ranging from tax indebtedness to estate planning to white collar crime to divorce.
In mediation, my experience is that few lawyers take the time to objectively analyze the risks and benefits of proceeding with the lawsuit which they have been engaged to zealously prosecute by clients who are less well equipped to analyze the risks and benefits associated with litigation. Enter the diplomatic mediator who can help analyze the unspoken risks, the non-monetary benefits to your client.
A sensitive and professional third party neutral can assist you and your clients in that difficult conversation which you may have fastidiously avoided since the client hired you. What does success look like and how much is your client willing to sacrifice or risk to get there?
Privacy is often discussed in economic terms (retention, cost, scarcity, value, opportunity), yet economics is rarely part of the privacy policy debate. Alessandro Acquisti points out, “Economics is about allocating...
By TJ CostelloOverview It is not uncommon in our busy practices to overlook the benefit of spending time to reflect on mediations we have conducted and mediations that are coming up. There...
By Oran KaufmanSee interview series DVDs at www.mediate.com/Views. Access all Tom Stipanowich videos here.Tom Stipanowich explains how his mother was the peacemaker in his household and how that influenced his decision to...
By Tom Stipanowich
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