The process of mediation has many different benefits. Among them is the way that it allows for more of a mutual conclusion to the dispute that leaves both parties satisfied with the outcome – a ...

Attorneys and insurance professionals alike should consider mediation not as a fallback, but as a primary strategy when the ...

Mediation is a completely confidential process; the statements of the parties made during mediation will not be admissible in court. If a settlement is reached, it is reduced to writing and signed.

A successful mediation can take two hours or it can reach to sunset and beyond. Hopefully, however, at the end of it, the parties have reached terms and made their deal. Once the deal is made, it must ...

Practice mediation with the class using the following activity: Divide students into groups of four: two to role-play a dispute, one to mediate objectively, and one to observe.

But mediation isn’t for everyone, D’Agostini said. “This is fine for non-complicated divorces, but if there is a knowledge or power imbalance, one spouse can be at a disadvantage,” she said.

Johnson County Supervisors and Iowa City Councilors are considering a partnership that would create a new approach in ...