Publications

Emotional and Technical Challenges to Mediating Partition Actions

Partition actions come in many shapes and sizes and can be successfully mediated if the goals of the parties become part of the resolution strategy and technical issues are addressed. Click here to read the entire article

Recognizing and Validating Diversity in Mediation

As a foreign-born and educated lawyer and mediator, I am frequently engaged to mediate cases in which some, or often all of the parties lived, were raised or educated somewhere other than the United States. Click here to read the entire article

Special Challenges to Mediating Broker

The economy is likely to spawn an increase in litigation naming real estate brokers and inspectors who were involved in the transaction. Attorneys’ fees and expert testimony make these cases very expensive to litigate. Many cases are susceptible to early mediation but broker cases offer unique challenges to the mediator. Click here to read the entire article

Mediating in California and Across the Pond

An examination of some of the similarities and differences between the approaches to mediation by Federal, California and English courts. Click here to read the entire article

Neutral Serves Up Food

Malcolm Sher, an independent mediator and arbitrator, says he always serves good food for the litigants and their attorneys during their session. Click here to read the entire article

A Mediator’s Dilemma – Competing Interests in The Same Room

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The Tail Wagging The Dog

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Neutral Evaluation – An Effective ADR Process

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Mediating Fee Disputes Gracefully

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The Minefield of Fee Disputes – It’s Not Just About Fees

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