ADR Section: How Active Should a Mediator Be in Pushing for Resolution?

When:  Feb 2, 2016 from 12:00 PM to 01:30 PM (ET)

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Registration deadline: January 26, 2016

How much pressure should a mediator place on parties to settle their dispute? When is mediator encouragement “just enough?” What is the role of a mediator in pushing to resolve disputes? Does it matter whether the conflict is difficult, fractious, and emotionally charged? Does it make a difference if the dispute involves family or civil/commercial issues? Do party preferences matter? What do our Mediator Standards provide, and how are they to be interpreted? What are the risks of an overactive mediator? What is the mediator’s liability, if any? How stable and enforceable are final agreements if a Mediator pushes too hard? Register now for answers to these questions and more!

Panel

Tracy L. Allen, Global Resolutions PLLC, Mt. Clemens
James Coben, Senior Fellow, Dispute Resolution Institute, and Professor of Law, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, St. Paul, MN
Margaret J. Nichols, Margaret J. Nichols PLLC, Ann Arbor
Robert S. Whims, Smith & Johnson Attorneys PC, Traverse City

Moderator: Sheldon J. Stark, Mediator & Arbitrator

 



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