Mediation vs. Arbitration

Many people confuse arbitration with mediation.  They are not the same thing and they are not interchangeable.  On this blog, I rarely delve into the world of politics and international relations.  However, I will given a comment made by President Trump on his trip to...

Arbitration Can Save Time and Money

Arbitration is where a private judge (or a panel of private judges) called an arbitrator makes a usually binding decision for the parties.  Micronomics performed a study comparing AAA Arbitration to Litigation in federal court and here is what they found: Arbitrations...

Win a $256M Verdict but Still Lose?

Almost everyone who appears in a commercial mediation I conduct thinks they are going to win their lawsuit — if they are among the 1.5% or so of cases that actually make it to trial.  People understandably get caught up in the emotion of their case.  Humans...

Conflict Quote — Norman Cousins

“Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences.” — Norman Cousins (1915 – 1990), American political journalist, author, professor, and world peace advocate. One of the goals of mediation is to anticipate consequences of the decisions the...