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Feb. 18, 2022

Coaxing, not bludgeoning

Mediator Eric Ivary succeeds with a light hand and light heart

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During the nearly 30 years Eric Ivary was a plaintiffs' attorney, he never liked it when a mediator or settlement judge told him what his case was worth and how he should settle it.

So when he became a mediator himself, he promised never to do that to attorneys who brought their cases to him.

Ivary makes a point of only giving his opinion about a case if attorneys specifically request it. "That really... (continued)

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