Managing the Mediation

When:  Oct 7, 2014 from 04:00 PM to 06:00 PM (ET)

When considering mediation, experienced practitioners know the importance of managing the process. Join our panel of experienced neutrals and litigators on October 7 for a discussion of effective mediation techniques. Specific topics include:

  • Managing the client: The mediator and the attorneys
  • Dealing with obstinate attorneys, clients and insurance adjustors
  • Opening statements: When they are effective and when they should be avoided
  • Winning the private sessions
  • When to walk away
  • Mediation confidentiality
  • Mediation’s role in bad faith cases
  • Learning to trust the mediator and when not to
  • Mediating with a judge
  • How hard can a judge and/or one party push for mediation, and how to say no

Co-sponsored by the MBA's ADR Committee, and the Federal Bar Association, Massachusetts Chapter 

Location

20 West St
Boston, MA 02111