Santa Barbara, CA
Mediation Lawyer at Santa Barbara, CA
Practice Areas: Mediation
In this blog entry from the Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation, you can read about a mediation where the mediator gave up control. Business Mediation Gone Right Many business mediation...
See Full GuideTransformative mediation allows for a direct conversation including the parties and the lawyers. Direct, clear, non-pressured conversation is what's most needed to make progress in a litigated case....
See Full GuideIn my latest blog post, I apply transformative theory to a conflict I recently had with a friend. (I described that conflict in my previous post).How you look at a conflict depends on what theory of co...
See Full GuideWhen people are involved in a lawsuit, they often say, "it's not about the money." Lawyers often dismiss that sort of comment and assume that it really is about the money. Or sometimes they give their ...
See Full GuideToo often, mediators try to get parties to do stuff. Many mediators, who haven't had a sufficient mindset shift from the practice of law, don't grasp the importance of the parties genuinely being in co...
See Full GuideIn my lastest blog entry, available here,I tell the story of a recent mediation I did with a co-mediator. It's often challenging for mediators to work together, especially if they're operating from dif...
See Full GuideMy latest blog entry, available here,explores a few questions raised by a recent training participant. The questions have to do with how the transformative theory of conflict deals with the possibility...
See Full GuideMy latest blog entry, which you can read here,tells the story of a parenting mediation that had a surprise ending. The story illustrates why it's helpful for mediators to abstain from guessing what dir...
See Full GuideThere are a variety of ways to look at conflict. The legal perspective sees conflict as a question of rights. Other professionals, such as many mediators, see conflict as a problem that needs to be sol...
See Full GuideThe Dayton Mediation Center has been very successful. Its coordinator, Michelle Zaremba, says the transformative approach is a big part of why they're successful. This blog post also includes vdieo of ...
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