Alternative Dispute Resolution
Jul. 13, 2013
A different vocabulary for mediation
In a recent mediation, the plaintiff's lawyer had a pained expression on his face as he reviewed a document, and as I walked in he said to his client, "Oy. This is not good."
Robert S. Mann
Neutral
ADR Services, Inc.
Email: rmann@adrservices.com
Robert mediates and arbitrates business, real estate and construction disputes.
In a recent mediation I walked into the room to speak with the plaintiff and his counsel. The plaintiff's lawyer was looking for the first time at a document that his client had just handed to him. The lawyer had a pained expression on his face, and as I walked in he said to his client, "Oy. This is not good."
For those of you who have never heard the word "Oy," it's a Yiddish expression that loosely translated means "oh no!" or "ouch!" Almost everyone has heard another, mor...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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