The Mediate.com Weekly

July 29, 2014 #540 – Membership information

In This Issue:

Mind the Gap: Mediation and Justice • Understanding Each Party’s Power in Family Mediation-Arbitration: Why it is Critical • La Mediación en Costa Rica • Legal Mediation News – July 2014 • International Mediation Updates • Today’s Mediation News • Job Postings • Events Calendar • Blogs

• Stepping into Someone’s Shoes
  by Cinnie Noble
• Transformative Mediation, Slovenia, and the Wright Brothers
  by Dan Simon
• Start Spreading the News: Mandatory Mediation Comes to New York
  by Lorraine Brennan
• Facebook’s Templates for Conflict Resolution and Court ADR
  by Mary Novak
• Prisoners (Spoilers!)
  by Joe Markowitz
• Which System Is In Control?
  by Phyllis Pollack

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• Big Risks and Disadvantages of Arbitration vs. Litigation
  Three recent high-profile arbitral awards highlight the risks of arbitration and demonstrate that, contrary to widespread belief, arbitration is often not cheaper, faster or more predictable than litigation. These three awards, as well as emerging trends in arbitral proceedings, call into question the common practice among corporations of including contractual provisions mandating arbitration in the event of any disputes.
• “To See Ourselves as Others See Us”: The surprising potential of Online Dispute Resolution
  Many of us have been hearing about Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) for years but haven’t quite got round to using it. It sounds like a nice idea when face-to-face mediation isn’t an option through distance and/or cost. And yet I suspect that for most mediators the ‘gold standard’ is being in the same room as our clients. We can see people, hear them, feel the emotional temperature; we can also speak, use our eyes, use our hands; even jump to our feet when things get stuck. A small screen, by contrast, seems flat, miniature and limited. However, if precedent is anything to go by, it would be foolish to bet against the forward march of technology.
• Judge Orders Mediation for SpaceX, US Air Force
  A federal judge has asked the U.S. Air Force and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. to try mediation to resolve a lawsuit over the service’s $11 billion order of rockets from SpaceX-rival United Launch Alliance. SpaceX filed the lawsuit April 28, asking the U.S. Court of Federal Claims to void a large portion of the deal, under which the Air Force ordered 36 rocket cores from ULA on a sole-source basis. The U.S. Department of Justice, representing the Air Force, has asked the court to dismiss the case. But Judge Susan Braden on July 24 directed the two sides to explore a third alternative: mediation. Braden asked SpaceX to provide, by Sept. 10, a list of proposed issues for mediation, potential mediators and a timetable. The Air Force will then have until Oct. 14 to determine whether SpaceX’s proposed terms for mediation are acceptable.
• Five mediation secrets can change life
  I’ve been a lawyer for almost 30 years and a mediator since 1990. I’ve learned how to help resolve people’s problems, getting them not only what they say they want, but what they really want and aren’t telling me. I have five secrets that have changed my life and those of the people I work and play with. I’ll let you in on these secrets. Use them wisely. They are powerful tools.

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• Mediation Education Specialists – NY
• EEO Specialist – MA
• Human Resources Generalist – FL
• Case Manager – IL
• Mediator – OH
• Employment Specialist – CO
• Executive Director – MD
• Mediation Services Coordinator – FL
• Mediation/Arbitration Specialist – MI
• Mediation Clinic Fellow – MA

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• August 2 – San Rafael, CA – Realigning with Your True Self
• August 4-9 – Malibu, CA – Mediating the Litigated Case 6 Day Program
• August 4-6 – Dallas, TX – Family Mediation with Dr. Nancy Ferrell
• August 11 – San Rafael, CA – Free Forgiveness Teleseminar
• August 11-13 – Chicago, IL – 2.5 Day Training in Elder Mediation
• August 18-22 – Los Angeles, CA – 30 Hour Basic Mediation Training
• August 18-22 – Chicago, IL – Divorce and Custody Mediation Training
• August 18 – San Rafael, CA – Free Forgiveness Teleseminar
• August 18-30 – Brussels, Belgium – Become a Qualified International Mediator
• September 4-6 – Maynooth, Co. Kildare, IRE – International Mediation Conference
• September 5-14 – Santa Fe, NM – 40 hr. Basic Mediation Training
• September 6 – San Rafael, CA – The Power of Asking for Forgiveness Free Workshop
• September 8-12 – Denver, CO – Basic Mediation Training 40 hrs.

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