Representing clients in mediation

Index

• Preliminary Sections
• Invitation to Readers
• Publisher’s Note
• Dedication
• Acknowledgments
• Foreword (by John Lande)
• Introduction: The Big Picture
• Step One: Check Out the Governing Rules and Plan Accordingly
• Step Two: Agree on a Mediator (If You Have a Choice)
• Step Three: Agree on Tailored Ground Rules (As Needed)
• Step Four: Exchange Information With Your Opponent, Including an Exchanged Memo for the Mediator (As W arranted)
• Step Five: Confidentially Brief the Mediator (As Allowed or Required)
• Step Six: Prepare Yourself for the Mediation Session
• Step Seven: Prepare With Your Client for the Mediation Session
• Step Eight: Start the Mediation Session Strategically
• Step Nine: Position Your Negotiations at the Initial Private Caucuses
• Step Ten: Pursue Your Plan for Movement Through Caucus Rounds to Settlement or Impasse
• Step Eleven: Seal the Deal, Plan for Future Resolution, or Disengage at the Closing Joint Session
• Step Twelve: Follow Up as Needed in the Postsession Period
• About the Author
• Note on Interview Quotes and Legal Citations
• References (Other Than Interviews, Statutes, and Rules)
• Appendix A—Checklist for Pre-Mediation Conference Call
• Appendix B—Sample Agenda for Mediation Strategy and Preparation Session
• Appendix C—Tough Questions: Mediator Questions Lawyers Should Anticipate
• Expanded Table of Contents
• Bios of Interview Participants
• Bios of Authors and CLE Panelists Quoted
• Index
• Invitation to Readers