50 Milk Street 16 th Floor Boston MA 02109 wwwworleyconflictresolutioncom Mediation What it is and What it is not Mediation is 1 The best opportunity to settle 2 An opportunity for the actual parties to a case to hear from attorneys who will try the case ID: 605884
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Sarah E. Worley Conflict Resolution, P.C.
50 Milk Street, 16
th
Floor Boston MA 02109
www.worleyconflictresolution.comSlide2
Mediation
What it is and What it is notSlide3
Mediation is:
1. The best opportunity to settle
2. An opportunity for the actual parties to a case to hear from attorneys who will try the case
3. An opportunity for parties to participate in the process
4. An opportunity for resolution and closureSlide4
Mediation is not:
1. An opportunity to bully, intimidate, or berate people
2. An occasion to show off to your client to the detriment of your case
3. An opportunity for free discovery
4. A scouting missionSlide5
Mediation: What Do You Stand to Gain?
1. A settled case
2. A happy client
3. A tidy resultSlide6
Mediation: What Do You Stand to Lose?
1. The confidence of your client
2. Your reputation in the community
3. The opportunity to secure a tidy resultSlide7
Recipe for Success
1. Prepare your case
2. Prepare your client
3. Have a plan
4. Be flexible
5. Execute your planSlide8
Please Please Do Not:
1. Mistreat opposing party/opposing counsel
2. Play/mislead the mediator
3. Mislead your client
4. Lose perspective: don
’
t sabotage your relationshipsSlide9
Golden Rules of Successful Mediation
1. Courtesy always gets you more of what you want
2. Think strategically about how to send a message
3. Don
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trumpertantrum
4. Don
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t forget your client
5. Don
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t lose sight of your objective