Founded in 1977 by Stephen Erickson, J.D., and Marilyn McKnight, M.A. as Family Mediation Services, Erickson Mediation Institute (EMI) offers a safe, confidential, economical and fair process to arrive at
a successful mediation settlement...
Not exact matches
The
mediation was
successful and the Deschutes County judge who presided over the session said the resulting
settlement was the largest he had seen in that county for a personal injury.
While some litigants may relish their day in court if
mediation is not
successful, and therefore strategically resist
settlement at
mediation, the power of the arbitrator to impose an adverse verdict would be persuasive.
I have been particularly
successful in the
mediation stage of an audit prior to entering into litigation, both in reaching a
settlement directly (i.e. proving no wrongdoing) with the authorities, as well as having PRODECON review and mediate in the audit process.
She also has experience with
successful settlement negotiations and alternative methods of resolution, including
mediation and arbitration.
Advising the National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago in a
mediation and ICC arbitration in a dispute with its contractor arising from the catastrophic failure of a pipe pullback operation for an LNG plant and the
successful settlement of follow on Commercial Court claims against insurers before the English High Court.
He negotiated a
successful mediation on the eve of one month trial of a very substantial claim by the Department of Trade and Industry which was contested on the basis that enforcement of the compromise
settlement under which it was claimed was a breach of the European prohibition on State Aid.
They are also skilful negotiators with a solid record of
successful mediations, arbitrations and
settlements before trial.
Mediation is non-confrontational and non-adversarial and results in more
successful settlements since the parties are often committed to the mediated
settlement.
The
mediation process is as
successful as the willingness of the parties to participate in good faith to reach a
settlement.
David Hoffman's Boston Law Collaborative analyzed 199 of its recent divorce cases, and found while
mediation, collaborative divorce and litigation all produced high rates of
successful settlement, the costs varied greatly.
Mediation is a relatively new component in the array of tools available to build a
successful settlement.