Daily Journal: What techniques do you use to break a logjam in mediation?
Searle: I re-focus my attention on the plaintiff's claims and ask everyone for their help in breaking the impasse or clarifying the disconnect. I explain what I perceive as the relative position of the parties and I ask: "What are they missing?" I then do the same with all other parties. I try to focus them all on the outcome, on the real prospects of settlement, rather than on wha... (continued)