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Schedule Mediation with Lee Wallace By Mediator Lee Wallace © 2019 Such a small thing! Could a handshake really make a difference in the result at your next negotiation? According to a brand-new study by a team of professors from the business schools at Harvard, Berkeley, and the University of Chicago — yes, a handshake […]

By Mediator Lee Wallace© 2019 Schedule Mediation with Lee Wallace As a mediator, I once successfully finished a mediation in just an hour and a half!  In fact, we ordered lunch when we started the mediation at 10 a.m., but finished long before it arrived. Most mediations take longer, and they should.  Mediation is a […]

By Mediator Lee Wallace© 2019 Schedule Mediation with Lee Wallace A few weeks ago, I wrote about how you can mediate when you hate the other side. Afterwards, I got a great question from a notable qui tam lawyer. How do you handle a mediation when the other side hates your client? (Oh, sure, in […]

By Mediator Lee Wallace © 2019R Schedule Mediation with Lee Wallace Want to be better at mediating? Here are seven classic mistakes that you DON’T have to make. 1–Setting an argumentative tone at the opening conference.   At trial, you win when a jury says you do. But at mediation, you win when the other side […]

By Mediator Lee Wallace© 2019 Read more at Lee’s mediation blog site Schedule Mediation with Lee Wallace Do you have one of these three clients? As a general rule you want your clients to talk at the mediation opening conference — but NOT these three types of clients! If your client fits into one of […]

By Mediator Lee Wallace© 2018 Schedule Mediation with Lee Wallace Last year at this time I was visited by a full-sized leprechaun dressed in bright Kelly green and wearing a cleric’s collar.  This is a true story, and she changed my life. I’m a mediator, and normally I write about mediation.  But this week is special, […]