Mon, Aug 4th, 2025 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration
By Scott Zucker THE MEDIATION MINUTE: Insights on Alternative Dispute Resolution is a compilation of articles about the process, strategy and psychology of successful mediations. The topics are varied and hopefully some of the …
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By Scott Zucker As litigants and mediators have long understood, by the time a case is resolved, the parties involved have sometimes worked for many hours on what can be a grueling process. Therefore, …
Read MoreMon, Aug 4th, 2025 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration
By Scott Zucker The success of mediation is well known. In excess of 85% of all cases are settled when the parties come together to talk about their dispute, when each side has the …
Read MoreMon, Aug 4th, 2025 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration
By Scott Zucker One of my favorite expressions has always been “we have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” This adage may be nowhere …
Read MoreThu, Jul 31st, 2025 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration
By Ed Cohen The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed dramatic changes to environmental regulations in recent months, including its announcement, in March, of what it called the “biggest deregulatory action in U.S. history.” …
Read MoreThu, Jul 31st, 2025 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration
By James Young Many attorneys have never been placed in the role of a client. So, think about it. Put yourself in your client’s proverbial shoes. How do you feel? You’re likely to be …
Read MoreThu, Jul 31st, 2025 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration
By Jason Harper A little over two hours into the mediation and most of the pots and pans had been divided. Even child support, as meager as it was, was agreed upon. The wife …
Read MoreThu, Jul 31st, 2025 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration
By Scott Zucker Are opening statements in mediation beneficial toward reaching a settlement? There is an ongoing debate by both advocates and neutrals concerning the advantages and disadvantages of including opening statements in mediations. …
Read MoreMon, Jul 14th, 2025 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration
By Bryan Rendzio The cornerstone of a successful mediation comes from parties navigating uncertainty in order to find an acceptable, self-directed resolution. Sometimes, this process stops mere inches from settlement. Instead, the parties …
Read MoreTue, Jul 1st, 2025 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration
By Steven L. Smith Most jurisdictions have embraced alternative dispute resolution requirements to lessen the burden on the judicial system. Mediation has proven to successfully resolve the majority of cases and in so doing, …
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