Archives: Mediation

The American Bar Association Family Law Section has just published a second edition of my book, “Settlement Negotiation Techniques in Family Law”.

Learn about factors that make successful settlements more likely for clients in divorces, business disputes, and other matters.

It’s far more common to accompany a client to a mediation session than to a contested court hearing. But that requires experience and negotiation skills.

I was pleasantly surprised with Noah Baumbach’s new film “A Marriage Story”.

After a year of writing this column for the Wisconsin Law Journal, it is time to take a look back at the main issues for the year.

With the training available to mediators today and the track record of success, it is close to malpractice for a lawyer to take a client to trial without at least trying mediation.