Mediation and Arbitration

March 2017 Parties need adequate information to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of their own position, as well as the opposing side’s position, to prepare for mediation. In most cases a portion of this information must necessarily come from the opposing party. Some of this information can be obtained through…

Most litigators have experienced that mediation is a virtual certainty in nearly all cases. The question is no longer if, but when. In evaluating options for resolving your client’s dispute, you may ask yourself “when is the right time to mediate this dispute?” Some mediators might tell you it is…