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Author: Diane J. Levin is the founder of Partnering Solutions in Marblehead, Mass., and OptionBridge in Concord, N.H. She also authors World Directory of ADR Blogs.
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Recent Posts from MediationChannel.com
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Law has a PR problem: too often, lawyers viewed as instigators not healers of disputes
I spent Mother’s Day weekend in the town where I grew up, visiting my folks. On the drive eastbound home to Boston this morning along the Massachusetts Turnpike, I spotted the sign, hanging from an…
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On Mother’s Day, every mother deserves a little peace…and justice
An organization committed to promoting social justice, Inter Pares, whose name means “among equals” in Latin, has launched a campaign to take back Mother’s Day and rededicate it to the causes of peace and reconciliation…
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Mediators pull plug on efforts to enact Uniform Mediation Act in Massachusetts
In 1985, the Massachusetts legislature enacted a statute creating a privilege for mediation communications. As it turned out, despite the good intentions of its makers, it proved to be a deeply flawed statute. It fails…
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Mediation Channel round-up: good stuff online for mediators and negotiators
From time to time I round up the links to articles I’ve been sharing with my followers on Twitter, where I’ve been microblogging for the last couple of months. I’m passing some along here to…
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Mediation and negotiation blog tracking site ADRblogs.com reaches 200 mark, updates its look
Shortly after I began blogging in January 2005, I became interested in inventorying and tracking the slowly increasing number of blogs devoted to ADR. In 2006 I created and launched ADRblogs.com, a site that catalogs…
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Mediate.com launches interview series with mediation bloggers
Over the years the terrific folks at Mediate.com - the premier online source for the latest in news and ideas related to dispute resolution and negotiation - have shown tremendous support for ADR bloggers. They…
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What about clients? Time at last to consider what they want from mediation
At the recent ABA Section on Dispute Resolution spring meeting, I attended one program whose title promised an answer to the fascinating question “What Do Litigators Want?” when it comes to mediator practices. All well…
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Gorilla in the room: the dividing lines in mediation practice
Last week’s annual spring meeting of the ABA Section on Dispute Resolution was endowed with an optimistic title: “ADR: Building Bridges to a Better Society”. Despite the noble sentiment it carried, something else - unwelcome…
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Connecting at the ABA Section on Dispute Resolution Spring Meeting
Surmounted by an image of a righteous Old Testament god, the frieze above the entrance to the GE Building in New York City bears the words, “Wisdom and Knowledge shall be the stability of thy…
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Facilitative? Evaluative? The struggle to define the practice of mediation
Recently I criticized a call by Stephen Erickson of the Association for Conflict Resolution to establish a certification system for mediators. (Lively discussion ensued, and people have continued to weigh in, so please feel free…