Please click on the link below.  This is an excellent article on deciding when you should mediate a case; what you should do to prepare your client, your case and yourself for the mediation; what you should provide to the mediator and to the opposing parties before the mediation and strategies on how to proceed in mediation. It is a well written article that is not unnecessarily technical. I think you will find the article both helpful and an interesting read.  Bruce

Mediation Strategies: A Lawyer’s Guide To Successful Negotiations

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