Mediation is an out of court process in which both parties meet with a trained professional to resolve the issues of their separation and/or divorce including division of property, spousal support, ...

Formal Opinion 518 addresses how lawyer-mediators should handle party communications under the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct (ABA Rules) and distinguishes them from the responsibilities of ...

As many of my readers know, aside of my work in nonverbal communication, I am also a professional mediator. Enjoy the following article in which I share a recent conversation I had with expert ...

Nothing in Opinion 518 impairs or constrains an ethical lawyer-mediator’s ability to help parties reach a fair settlement. In particular, the opinion does not prevent the use of a mediator’s proposal.