We all fall into routines. In the past, busy lawyers and mediators have been reluctant to engage in too much pre-mediation session process, assuming instead that most mediations will proceed in a ...

A common definition of mediation is a process with an impartial neutral who assists the parties in resolving a dispute. In most civil litigation mediations, the goal is a final settlement agreement.

The New York courts recently adopted a long overdue policy of presumptive mediation. This means that most, if not all, cases brought in New York courts will be candidates for mediation before the ...