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Alternative Dispute Resolution

Apr. 11, 2015

In mediation, the dilemma is in the details

Contrary to what many lawyers believe, most mediators, and I'm among them, look forward to receiving mediation briefs and generally enjoy reading them. Most of the time.

Robert S. Mann

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ADR Services, Inc.

Email: rmann@adrservices.com

Robert mediates and arbitrates business, real estate and construction disputes.

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Contrary to what many lawyers believe, most mediators, and I'm among them, look forward to receiving mediation briefs and generally enjoy reading them. I'm always curious to find out what the case is really all about and I always look forward to reading not just the facts but also the legal theories - some of which are new and some of which are, let's just say, "different." But there are briefs and then there are "not-so-briefs." It's the latter category that presents a dilemma to lawyers ...

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