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Honoring AFCC’s 60th Anniversary author.

Honoring AFCC’s 60th Anniversary

This article honors the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) 60th Anniversary Celebration now taking place in Los Angeles....

By James Melamed, J.D.
Divorce Mediator & Attorney – What’s the Difference? author.

Divorce Mediator & Attorney – What’s the Difference?

“Do you have a lawyer, or are you going with mediation?” If you’re starting the divorce process (or the post-judgment...

By Sarah Jacobs
Your Ultimate 12-Step Guide to Coworker Mediation author.

Your Ultimate 12-Step Guide to Coworker Mediation

Whether problems between coworkers seem constant or sporadic, handling conflict resolution in the workplace can be difficult and uncomfortable for...

By Jeremy Pollack
Mediate.com Podcast Episode 37 – Mediating the Business Divorce with Margeaux Thomas author.

Mediate.com Podcast Episode 37 – Mediating the Business Divorce with Margeaux Thomas

If you've ever been curious about the attorney perspective on what makes for an effective mediation, then this episode is...

By Veronica Cravener
Does Online Mediation Create Disadvantages for New Mediators? author.

Does Online Mediation Create Disadvantages for New Mediators?

No one can doubt that mediators have power and exert influence. Within a session, the mediator’s primary focus is to...

By Philip Graham
Harnessing Technology for Dispute Resolution: A critical assessment of India’s ODR Policy 2021 author.

Harnessing Technology for Dispute Resolution: A critical assessment of India’s ODR Policy 2021

Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) has emerged as a promising alternative to traditional dispute resolution methods, such as litigation and arbitration....

By Pitamber Yadav
Navigating a High Conflict Divorce author.

Navigating a High Conflict Divorce

Divorces often start from a place of conflict or stress, but some divorces are more contentious than others.  A number...

By Sarah Jacobs
Colin Rule Receives D’Alemberte-Raven Award from ABA in Las Vegas! author.

Colin Rule Receives D’Alemberte-Raven Award from ABA in Las Vegas!

Colin Rule, CEO of Mediate.com and ODR.com, has been presented with the 2023 D’Alemberte/Raven Award from the American Bar Association. Colin...

By James Melamed, J.D.
Better Reflecting Mediation to the World author.

Better Reflecting Mediation to the World

While mediators often assist in the creation of near miracles behind closed doors, our miraculous work and effective approaches are...

By James Melamed, J.D.
ICODR Podcast Episode 19 – Influence of ChatGPT on ODR with Noam Ebner author.

ICODR Podcast Episode 19 – Influence of ChatGPT on ODR with Noam Ebner

Chances are you've heard about ChatGPT, but have you thought about the potential influence of ChatGPT on ODR? In this...

By Noam Ebner, Ian MacDuff
Mediate.com Podcast Episode 36: Development of Mediation in Brazil with Mariana F. Souza author.

Mediate.com Podcast Episode 36: Development of Mediation in Brazil with Mariana F. Souza

Did you know that the average length of a lawsuit in Brazil is about 10 years? Good thing there's mediation! ...

By Veronica Cravener
Inside the Mediation Room with Guest Ken Neumann author.

Inside the Mediation Room with Guest Ken Neumann

In this episode, Michael and Karen Aurit interview Ken Neumann. Ken is an expert in the field of family and...

By Ken Neumann, Karen Aurit, Michael Aurit
Breaking Barriers in Order to Access Justice: Improving Diversity in Canada’s Mediation Field author.

Breaking Barriers in Order to Access Justice: Improving Diversity in Canada’s Mediation Field

The justice system in Canada is based on the lofty principles of fairness and equity, with the goal of providing...

By Aaron Sidhu
To Zoom or Not to Zoom? author.

To Zoom or Not to Zoom?

If prior to 2020 someone had asked me if I zoom, I would have thought they were asking me about...

By Oran Kaufman
How to Have an Unsuccessful Mediation author.

How to Have an Unsuccessful Mediation

Recently, I conducted a mediation which from the moment I introduced myself, I knew it would not settle. Certain signs...

By Phyllis Pollack
8 Important Topics Often Overlooked in Custody Mediation author.

8 Important Topics Often Overlooked in Custody Mediation

When you enter custody mediation, your focus is most likely on creating a parenting schedule and dividing decision-making responsibility. However,...

By Zarira Love
Choosing the Right Mediator for Your Disputes author.

Choosing the Right Mediator for Your Disputes

The fields of law and mediation share a common interest in resolving disputes, but are none-the-less separate fields. Who you...

By Yvette Durazo
Implementing AI in Next Level Mediation Software author.

Implementing AI in Next Level Mediation Software

The history of ethics and AI is long and spotty. The earliest works came from Isaac Asimov in his book...

By Robert Bergman
Optimization in Mediation and Artificial Intelligence author.

Optimization in Mediation and Artificial Intelligence

As far as I can tell, the development and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) is the biggest technical advance for...

By James Melamed, J.D.
The Life Goals Analysis: A Powerful Mediation Tool author.

The Life Goals Analysis: A Powerful Mediation Tool

When discussing my book Seven Essentials for Business Success:  Lessons from Legendary Professors last year during a Great Reads Book...

By George Siedel
Competing, Accommodating and Compromising in Conflict Resolution author.

Competing, Accommodating and Compromising in Conflict Resolution

Competing, accommodating, and compromising all fall on the distributive dimension — on the diagonal from the upper-left mode to the...

By Ralph Kilmann
What Makes Parties Trust a Mediator? author.

What Makes Parties Trust a Mediator?

For mediation to be successful, it is considered essential that the involved parties trust the mediator. Yet little research has...

By Jennifer Shack
The Italian Mediation Reform: Elements and Perspectives author.

The Italian Mediation Reform: Elements and Perspectives

Speaking about mediation in Italy can be harder than it seems. Because - with the development, the regulations, and the...

By Sergio Fontana, Marco Imperiale
Maximizing Value: Soft Negotiation Skills to Create Value author.

Maximizing Value: Soft Negotiation Skills to Create Value

To most people, negotiation is a battle of words. They are all about reaching an agreement. They get blinded by...

By Papito Francis Ojok
AI, ADR and Anxiety author.

AI, ADR and Anxiety

This post started as a response to Jen Reynolds’s comment about my Avatar Mediation post.  It has grown into this new post about AI...

By John Lande
Notice to Mediate: When to serve one in British Columbia author.

Notice to Mediate: When to serve one in British Columbia

If you've just opened your divorce case in British Columbia, see if you and your ex can talk through your...

By Ben Coltrin
How Will AI Change Mediation? 3 Bold Predictions author.

How Will AI Change Mediation? 3 Bold Predictions

AI market share in the United States is expected to be $190.61 billion by 2025. 44% of companies want to...

By Shane Ray Martin
Mediator Mugs Breaking Out! author.

Mediator Mugs Breaking Out!

Progress in the mediation field is often a bit abstract, if not illusory.  Related, humor in mediation has historically often...

By James Melamed, J.D.
Developing Mediation Culture in Civil Law Systems: A Tale of Two Countries – Italy & Georgia (Part 2) author.

Developing Mediation Culture in Civil Law Systems: A Tale of Two Countries – Italy & Georgia (Part 2)

Georgia adopted its first mediation law much more recently than Italy. Previously, Georgia had only limited provisions in its Code...

By Chiara Tondini
Who says Mediation is not for Complex Cases? author.

Who says Mediation is not for Complex Cases?

Debunking common Myths about Mediation and Asserting how Litigators can help with the process Mediation has rightfully earned a reputation...

By Scott Levin

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