Mediation and Mediation Techniques

Mediator as Truth Sayer

As posted on Huffington Post on October 23, 2014.  The most important factor in mediation success and not allowing the mediator’s “truth” derail the process

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What’s in a Face

“Faces always talk too much.  One line and all their plans are revealed.”  — Floriano Martins Martins, a Brazilian poet, is not the only commentator who believes

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How to Mediate a Prenup

As published on Huffington Post, June 2017. Any lawyer who has dealt with prenuptial agreements knows what a stressful and upsetting task it can be

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The First Question

As published on mediate.com on January 16, 2024. The first mediation meeting primarily revolves around getting to know your clients, and the clients getting to

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Bearing Witness in Mediation

  As published in mediate.com, August, 2020 and republished in Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation.   Recently I’ve been pondering a certain aspect of my

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Mediator as Judge

As published on mediate.com on November 1, 2018. When trained as a mediator, the first thing I learned was that mediation is a client-driven process.

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