With increasing frequency, mediation is not a choice that can be made by a party in a lawsuit or transaction; the courts are requiring parties to go to mediation.
Clients hire attorneys to provide services and render advice. Clients want, and should demand, that those services and the advice rendered should include helping the client give the best presentation that she can. By keeping it simple — remembering that less can be more — clients can best tell their
“Should I attend a mediation? What is my role?” The answer to the first question is simple. Parties in most instances must attend a mediation. Court rules and mediation providers often require it, and it is certainly a best practice. Most mediators would not go forward without the parties in
When served with a lawsuit that one thinks has no merit, or when forced to start one to protect one’s rights or recover property that is due them, one of the first questions that is asked is, “Am I entitled to recover my attorney’s fees if I win?”
In a mediation, after learning the basic facts and issues in dispute, the mediator will work to identify each party’s interests and needs; this is different than a party’s “wants.” If a party has not already focused on her interests and needs, the mediator will help her do so. In
With increasing frequency, mediation is not a choice that can be made by a party in
Clients hire attorneys to provide services and render advice. Clients want, and should demand, that those
“Should I attend a mediation? What is my role?” The answer to the first question is
When served with a lawsuit that one thinks has no merit, or when forced to start
In a mediation, after learning the basic facts and issues in dispute, the mediator will work
Bart J. Eagle provides Mediation and Arbitration services to clients in New York and now offers virtual mediation conducted over Zoom and other video and teleconferencing platforms.
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