Citations with the tag: MEDIATION
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- Mediation month.
Schaverien, Polly // Chartered Accountants Journal; Jul98, Vol. 77 Issue 6, p55Presents information on the use of mediation in court related cases in New Zealand, to solve disputes, while referencing June 1998 as Mediation Month. Cost factor involved in the used of mediation to solve disputes; Benefits which can be derived from mediation; Comments from Deborah Clapshaw,...
- ADVERSARIAL or CONCILIATORY?
Nuffer, David // Dispute Resolution Journal; Jan-Mar96, Vol. 51 Issue 1, p24Discusses what litigators should know about mediation. Differences between adversarial and conciliatory processes; Differences between the litigation and mediation processes; Information on mediation; Stages of mediation; Information on caucus and joint closing sessions.
- Is it possible to `get to yes' in New Hampshire?
Nuffer, David // New Hampshire Business Review; 4/12/96, Vol. 18 Issue 8, p11Focuses on the potential of mediation for the resolution of major issues in New Hampshire. Lessons learned by the author and his wife in a course on mediation taken at a law school; Mediation process for the property tax-school funding issue.
- Mediation.
Nuffer, David // National Underwriter / Property & Casualty Risk & Benefits Manag; 4/16/96 Supplement, Vol. 100 Issue 16, p6Presents a services directory that looks at service providers who facilitate settlement of claim disputes, including support for parties agreeing to take part in a structured settlement negotiation through the guidance of a neutral expert. Companies include Custard Insurance Adjusters and Kris...
- Collaboration through mediation.
Bowman, Linda K. // BusinessWest; Nov96, Vol. 13 Issue 7, p26Describes the advantages of mediation in conflict management. Definition; Cost effectiveness; Effects on interpersonal relations; Finding solutions for conflicts.
- Mediation an option in coverage disputes.
Roberts, Sally // Business Insurance; 5/8/95, Vol. 29 Issue 19, p10Reports on a seminar on mediation as a tool for resolving conflicts over reservation of rights letters. Speech by Michael J. Daly at the 33rd annual conference of the Risk & Insurance Management Society; How risk managers and insurers should select a mediator and prepare for mediation;...
- Mediation, or is it? Everything you thought you knew...
Hix, Phyllis M.; Negussie, Mel M.; Scully Jr., Daniel J.; Maas III, Earl H. // Defense Counsel Journal; Apr98, Vol. 65 Issue 2, p256Presents three articles that explored the distinctions and differences to be encountered in mediation. `How to Select a Mediator,' by Mel M. Negussie; `Jurisdictional Analysis of Mediation,' by Daniel J. Scully; `Ethical Considerations in Mediation,' by Earl H. Maas III.
- Mediation attracts LI businesses.
LaFemina, Lorraine // Long Island Business News (7/1993 to 5/2009); 9/23/96, Vol. 43 Issue 39, p3Discusses various aspects of mediation in legal disputes. Economic benefits of mediation; Elements of mediation; Disadvantages of mediation.
- Mediation.
Bates Jr., John B.; Edwards, Bruce A. // USA Today Magazine; Mar94, Vol. 122 Issue 2586, p38Reports on mediation as an alternative to traditional litigation. Tremendous costs and interminable delays in litigation; Increasing number of commercial disputes being settled through mediation; Alternative dispute resolution (ADR); Process; Advantages; Public and private firms specializing on...
- Mediator roles in Simbu conflict management.
Podolefsky, Aaron // Ethnology; Jan1990, Vol. 29 Issue 1, p67Focuses on the use of mediators to resolve conflict by the Simbu people of the New Guinea Highlands. Role of mediator as derivative from the status positions of big man and councilor; Opportunity, style and task as analytic categories for studying mediator roles.
- Mediation reduces unnecessary trials.
Rohn, Bill // Grand Rapids Business Journal; 4/22/96, Vol. 14 Issue 17, p14Focuses on mediation program in Kent County, Michigan. Lawyers' presentation of cases before independent mediators; Value of mediation in promoting settlements and clearing crowded court dockets; Alteration of the way litigation is prepared by lawyers; State mediation rule; Kent County's...
- Mediation for ethics committees: A promising process.
Gibson, Joan McIver // Generations; Winter94, Vol. 18 Issue 4, p58Discusses the potentials for the use of trained outside mediators to manage disputes in clinical settings in the United States. Ethics committees as vehicle for conflict resolution; Comparison between the stages of mediation and committee consultation; Sources of power in ethics committee...
- Common ground.
Beresford, Lynn // Entrepreneur; Jul96, Vol. 24 Issue 7, p86Reports on the International Mediation Center formed by the Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce and the Dallas Bar Association to help businesses settle trade tiffs. Reason why mediation is fast becoming the method of choice to resolve international business disputes; Reason for unresolved...
- Practical peacemaking for educators.
Commanday, Peter Martin // Education Digest; Oct93, Vol. 59 Issue 2, p20Offers advice on how to neutralize the reacting process of combatants. Suggestions on what can be done in the first 90 seconds of interaction to distract and perhaps interrupt the disrupters; Getting the attention of the arguers; Using a human tone of voice; More. INSET: Untitled (The...
- Mediation as a mental health service: Consumers' and...
Schwebel, Andrew I.; Clement, Jeanne A. // Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal; Summer96, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p55Assesses consumers' and family members' opinions about mediation and its potential usefulness in supporting recovery and in resolving the treatment-related disputes consumers often encounter. Mediation proven effective in enabling various individuals to settle varied issues they had been in...
- Birth of a mediation association.
Pasternak, Ceel // HRMagazine; Sep94, Vol. 39 Issue 9, p20Reports on the National Association for Community Mediation's scheduled election of its first board of directors in the fall of 1994. Mission of the association; Contact information.
- MEDIATION PROSPERS IN CHINA.
Pierce, Lemoine D. // Dispute Resolution Journal; Jun94, Vol. 49 Issue 2, p19Reports on the use of mediation in China. Resolution of disputes; Use of mediation committees; Requirement for consent; Availability of non-binding mediation; Selection of mediators.
- Practice makes peaceful.
Webb, Marilyn // Self; Dec97, Vol. 19 Issue 12, p162Presents abbreviations pertaining to mediation practiced in United States. How to do Zen Buddhist mediation; Information on Tibetan Buddhist mediation; Religious aspects of yoga.
- 16 States Open Mediation Offices.
Webb, Marilyn // Dispute Resolution Journal; Mar1994, Vol. 49 Issue 1, p3Reports on the opening of Statewide Offices of Mediation (SOM) in the states of Montana, New York and Washington. Function of SOMs originally spearheaded by the National Institute of Dispute Resolution; Resolution of large in-state disputes.
- Making the Most of Court Ordered Mediation.
Boomer, Robert G. // Dispute Resolution Journal; Mar1994, Vol. 49 Issue 1, p17Focuses on court ordered mediation in the United States. Clients' concerns on mediation; Importance of reviewing relevant pleadings; Structure of offers and counteroffers.
- CHECKLIST For Successful Mediation.
Spolter, Jerry // Dispute Resolution Journal; Mar1994, Vol. 49 Issue 1, p26Outlines the necessary elements in maximizing attorneys' effectiveness as advocates in the mediation process in the United States. Need for attorney to know the case well; Preparation of the client; Convincing of the opponent to mediate; Selection of the mediator; Mediation process; Emphasis on...
- Mediation From A to Z.
Berlin, Robert A. // Dispute Resolution Journal; Mar1994, Vol. 49 Issue 1, p31Presents suggestions for effective mediation for attorneys in the United States.
- MANAGING MEDIATION.
Carmichael, Neil // Dispute Resolution Journal; Mar1994, Vol. 49 Issue 1, p36Presents the management strategy required to mediate between disputing parties to resolve a multimillion dollar case involving a football stadium on an environmentally contaminated plot of land in the United States. Allocation of cleanup and investigatory costs; Prioritization of issues.
- No need to muddle through mediation.
Jarret, Joseph // Public Management (00333611); Mar98, Vol. 80 Issue 3, p27Discusses mediation, an alternative litigation process aimed at resolving courtroom disputes efficiently. Definition of mediation; Mediation process; Important points to consider to ensure successful representation of the attorney's entities.
- Mediation of Farm Debt Disputes Way Up.
Jarret, Joseph // Dispute Resolution Journal; Nov2009-Jan2010, Vol. 64 Issue 4, p5The article announces that a report on the University of Minnesota Extension Farmer-Lender Mediation Program shows the significant increase in the use of mediation to resolve disputes over farm debt in fiscal year 2009 in the U.S. as compared to the prior fiscal year.
- Mediation squad prevents fights.
Jarret, Joseph // Curriculum Review; Sep91, Vol. 31 Issue 1, p22Focuses on the `Conflict Resolution Team,' a mediation team in Vista High School that helps students settle conflicts without a fight. How the teachers serves as a mediation squad between students on the verge of fighting; Comments of Gayle Brower, coordinator of the team about the effectivity...
- Lawsuit alternatives.
Kushner, Louis B. // Executive Report; Dec96, Vol. 15 Issue 4, p52Discusses the advantages and disadvantages of mediation and arbitration in resolving employment disputes. Savings; Timeliness of litigation.
- Kids with clout.
Shields, Charles // Curriculum Review; Sep92, Vol. 32 Issue 1, p9Discusses the effectivity of peer mediation in disciplining students. Views of Shirley McDonald, assistant professor at the University of Illinois' Jane Addams College of Social Work about peer mediation; Basis of some student problems in schools; Actions done by Moriarty in looking for...
- What a good mediator can do.
Shields, Charles // Christian Science Monitor; 6/7/95, Vol. 87 Issue 134, p10Presents points to be taken into account when one is looking for someone to help end a dispute.
- The case for mediation.
von Bibra, D.H. // IPA Review; 1995, Vol. 48 Issue 1, p36Focuses on the increasing use of the private mediation process in Australia. Faults of the existing public court system; Costs of private mediation; Elements of private mediation.
- Conflict resolution through peer mediation.
Wheeler, Walter H. // Thrust for Educational Leadership; Nov/Dec95, Vol. 25 Issue 3, p32Outlines an approach schools can take to implement a peer mediation program at both the elementary and secondary levels. Selection of peer mediators; Student buy-in; Problem-solving steps.
- Fixing financial-planner woes.
Wheeler, Walter H. // U.S. News & World Report; 5/13/96, Vol. 120 Issue 19, p93Describes a novel strategy that clients can now utilize to settle disputes with financial planners. Using a mediator selected by the American Arbitration Association to help negotiate a settlement; Cost; Advantages and disadvantages.
- The lawyer turns peacemaker.
Reuben, Richard C. // ABA Journal; Aug96, Vol. 82 Issue 8, p54Reports on the trend toward mediation as a legal option. Difference between mediation and dispute resolution; Markers of the preference for mediation; Comments of Judith Filner, a senior lawyer with the National Institute for Dispute Resolution. INSET: Plethora of ABA resources for ADR..
- A quick course in mediation advocacy.
Riskin, Leonard L. // ABA Journal; Aug96, Vol. 82 Issue 8, p56Outlines factors to be considered in cases involving mediation. Includes knowing the mediator; Matching strategies to the mediator's approach; Thinking of the mediator as a resource.
- Mediation group opens D.C. office.
Riskin, Leonard L. // Dispute Resolution Journal; Sep94, Vol. 49 Issue 3, p5Reports on the National Association for Community Mediation's (NACM) opening of its headquarters in Washington, D.C. Agreement by the National Institute for Dispute Resolution (NIDR) to house NACM in its office; Membership information on NACM.
- Mediate, don't litigate.
Meisner, Jane Schorer // Better Homes & Gardens; Jun98, Vol. 76 Issue 6, p96Discusses the importance of using a mediator when dealing with a parenting issue. Advice given by Peter Lovenheim in his book `How to Mediate Your Dispute'; Increasing popularity of mediation in the United States; Application of basic conflict management. INSET: When to mediate.
- Family mediation.
Fisher, Thelma // BMJ: British Medical Journal (International Edition); 6/17/95, Vol. 310 Issue 6994, p1551Discusses the use of family mediation for resolving disputes between separating and divorcing couples in Great Britain. British government's report on divorce titled `Looking to the Future. Mediation and the Grounds for Divorce'; Maintenance of the child's self esteem; Effects of divorce on adults.
- A better approach to divorce: mediation.
Marcus, Walter // Westchester County Business Journal; 02/26/2001, Vol. 40 Issue 9, p4Recommends mediation in settling divorce problems. Concept and processes involved in divorce mediation; Statistics comparing the results of mediated and adversarial divorce; Tips for couples planning a mediated divorce.
- Next Steps to Resolve Vietnam?
Marcus, Walter // America; 5/13/1972, Vol. 126 Issue 19, p501The author looks into the peace negotiations between the U.S. and North Vietnam which took place in Paris, France. The author believes that if both sides have resolved on ending the war through diplomacy, they might consider the offers of United Nations (UN) Secretary General Kurt Waldheim to...
- "But, it is only about money."
Marcus, Walter // Dispute Resolution Journal; Aug-Oct2004, Vol. 59 Issue 3, p62This section presents a reprint of a portion of the introduction to the book 'Mediation Representation.'
- A Mediation Checklist.
Marsh, Stephen // Commercial Law Bulletin; Nov/Dec2002, Vol. 17 Issue 6, p8Presents a checklist of considerations for labor mediation in the U.S. Selection of a mediator; Preparation of confidential pre-mediation papers for the mediator; Pre-mediation client caucus; Order referring to mediation; Role of lawyer; Lawyer's opening statement; Initial caucus.
- SITTING STILL.
Marsh, Stephen // Pacific Standard; Sep/Oct2012, Vol. 5 Issue 5, p7A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Just Breathe" in the July/August 2012 issue.
- Does a lawyer make a difference? Effects of a lawyer on mediation outcome in Japan.
Murayama, Masayuki // International Journal of Law, Policy & the Family; Apr99, Vol. 13 Issue 1, p52As mediation began to handle property issues as well as disputes concerning children, lawyers came to be involved either as mediators or representatives of a party. Drawing on divorce mediation data at a family court in Japan, the paper investigates how the legal representation affects the...
- Don't litigate - mediate!
Murayama, Masayuki // Credit Management; Feb2002, p12No abstract available.
- Talk it out.
Murayama, Masayuki // Current Health 1; Nov93, Vol. 17 Issue 3, p10Discusses the role of student mediators in solving communication problems. Increase in the number of mediation centers; Training of students to become mediators; Honing of communication and listening skills; Conflicting parties' enlistment of mediators' help in solving a problem; Reaction of...
- Mediation in New York vs. Mediation in New Jersey.
Zimmerman, Philip // CPA Journal; Feb2000, Vol. 70 Issue 2, p11Compares mediation in New York with mediation in New Jersey. Advantage of certified public accountants (CPA) that practice in New Jersey; Areas of mediation practice covered by sessions of the New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators; What a New York CPA should do.
- New N.J. Law Limits Mediation.
Zimmerman, Philip // Dispute Resolution Journal; Jan1995, Vol. 50 Issue 1, p4Reports that New Jersey Governor Christine Whitman has signed legislation which bars courts from referring custody and visitation matters to mediation in cases involving domestic violence. Participation in mediation on the issue of custody or visitation; Issuance of temporary or final order.
- DIVORCE MEDIATION.
Wolk, Allan // Dispute Resolution Journal; Jan-Mar96, Vol. 51 Issue 1, p39Dicusses divorce mediation in the United States. Benefits of divorce mediation; Details on the mediation process. INSET: New Divorce Mediation Program..
- A better approach to divorce: mediation.
Marcus, Walter // Fairfield County Business Journal; 02/26/2001, Vol. 40 Issue 9, p4Discusses the alternative use of divorce mediation in the settlement of the issues involved in the adversarial divorce process. Neutral party need in divorce mediation; Advantages of divorce mediation; Appropriateness of the mediation; Collaborative law of the divorce process.
- Mediation as an alternative to probation revocation proceedings.
Cook, Stephen S. // Federal Probation; Dec95, Vol. 59 Issue 4, p48Outlines how the introduction of mediation into the probation revocation proceedings could help ease overburden revocation process and provide benefits to the parties involved. Present status of probation supervision and probation revocation proceedings; Criticisms against mediation; Model for...
