Alternative Dispute Resolution
May 22, 2020
Mediation: the sound of silence
In mediation, it is so easy to overtalk situations. You are an advocate; you have a lot to say; you have a righteous case. But, consider using silence as an ally for several reasons.
Jeffrey Kravitz
Neutral
Alternative Resolution Centers
Phone: (310) 474-0867
Email: jkravitz@arc4adr.com
Jeffrey Kravitz is a neutral with Alternative Resolution Centers with broad experience in entertainment, intellectual property, business, and insurance matters. As an entertainment litigator for more than 20 years, he represented production companies, studios, insurers, and policyholders concerning copyright infringement, invasion of privacy and coverage questions. He has mediated and arbitrated a diverse range of cases in both federal and state courts.
My father was a machinist in World War II. I was an adult before I realized that he likely had not been drafted because he had polio as a child, and one leg was slightly different than the other. One day, he asked his supervisor, "Are we working on a secret weapon?" The next thing he knew, he was on a P.T. boat in the South Pacific. He used that story to teach me that sometimes it is a good idea to just keep quiet.
In mediation, it i...
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