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Alternative Dispute Resolution

Feb. 21, 2024

Birthing a mediation redux

Full-day mediations let the process dictate the schedule, rather than the other way around, and are more conducive to achieving resolution as they preserve the momentum, courage, and clarity that the parties have gained through their journey.

Harris E. Weinberg

Mediator
ADR Services Inc.

331 Park Way
Piedmont , CA 94611-3941

Phone: (415) 602-8884

American University College of Law

Birthing a mediation redux
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I recently returned to my mediation practice after an unplanned 12-month absence; my first extended absence in a 32-year mediation career. And in the wake of that, I find myself reflecting on certain aspects of that practice. Among those is the notion of electing half-day or full-day mediations. I’ve always discouraged setting half-day mediations. In fact, I published an article some 25 years ago positing exactly that. It was titled Birthing a ...

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