Negotiation Law Blog - Restrain the pitbulls and release the attentive questioners for theirs is the Kingdom of Resolution. - Comments http://www.negotiationlawblog.com/ Southern California Arbitration Mediation & Conflict Resolution: Settle it Now Dispute Resolution Services: Serving Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Century City en Copyright 2012 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 01:00:31 -0800 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 01:00:31 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.32-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Christopher G. Hill Thanks for the excerpt and the great thoughts. I have always wondered about some mediators that I have encountered who attempt to strong arm folks into settlement. That goes against mediation in the sense that mediation is supposed to be voluntary and creative, and not what a third party (in this case the mediator), thinks is correct. If the parties wanted that type of resolution, they'd be in court.

]]> http://www.negotiationlawblog.com/mediation/restrain-the-pitbulls-and-release-the-attentive-questioners-for-theirs-is-the-kingdom-of-resolution/#22603 http://www.negotiationlawblog.com/mediation/restrain-the-pitbulls-and-release-the-attentive-questioners-for-theirs-is-the-kingdom-of-resolution/#22603 Mediation Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:48:27 -0800 Victoria Pynchon Gavin Craig Great story. I always liked the mediator who could be tough, and tell the parties the reality of the situation. I had a mediator tell my client once that he had a seven figure problem (the client had not believed me up to that point.) That really helped get my client interested in settling the case. Most mediators are good at telling you everything that is wrong with your case, and cost of failing to settle, but they rarely get to the point where they understand interests of the parties.

In a recent mediation, the mediator told me and my client what one of the parties wanted. The case did not settle, but I was able to use the information and work with my client and the other parties attorney to start working toward a settlement. The case may never settle but at least some of the parties can be on the same page.

]]> http://www.negotiationlawblog.com/mediation/restrain-the-pitbulls-and-release-the-attentive-questioners-for-theirs-is-the-kingdom-of-resolution/#22604 http://www.negotiationlawblog.com/mediation/restrain-the-pitbulls-and-release-the-attentive-questioners-for-theirs-is-the-kingdom-of-resolution/#22604 Mediation Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:48:27 -0800 Victoria Pynchon Cathy Scott The dog in the photo didn't choose to wear a leather-studded collar; his owner did. And the dog didn't opt to have his floppy ears clipped to make him look mean. Pit bulls -- who weren't named for the word "bully" -- don't choose to go into fighting rings or hang out with drug dealers or gang bangers in the 'hood.

Their owners, as in the Michael Vick case, put them in these awful predicaments. They are not natural-born fighters or bullies. Pit bulls are considered American's first dog, bred initially as family companions.

To learn more about pit bulls, read The New York Times article about rehabilitation of 22 dogs who lived on Vick's property through no fault of their own: http://bit.ly/44SgV2

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