Almost every civil case now goes through mediation, and most lawyers have to learn their mediation skills through trial and error. In this presentation attorney David Taylor highlights the top 10 horrible no good mistakes that lawyers make in mediations, which means better mediation preparation and advocacy that will lead to the best result for clients.
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I think I will be more prepared for mediations in the future and do a better job of preparing my clients too.
Helpful, practical tips to prepare for mediation
Excellent insights both for improving my negotiation skills as a workers' compensation attorney as well as my dispute resolution skills as a mediator
Great points especially about the pre-mediation call with the mediator and the client preparation. The client preparation meeting is critical!
Valuable suggestions and pointers for preparation from experience. Extremely helpful.