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Oct. 19, 2011

Robert M. Tessier

Neutral, Judicate West Los Angeles

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Daily Journal: What techniques do you use to break a logjam in mediation?

Tessier: One powerful technique is to validate the person's belief that they are absolutely correct but that the decider of the truth at trial is someone else, who may not see it the same way. Perception becomes reality. This allows the person to maintain their belief in the truth but to acknowledge that the ultimate outcome might not be as they imagine it to be. Also, visualizing the future... (continued)

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