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7 Reasons Your Case Doesn’t Settle at Mediation and How to Avoid Them

There are a whole host of reasons why cases don’t settle at mediation. This article explores seven of those reasons: lack of preparation; unrealistic expectations; clients not appearing at the mediation; lack of settlement authority; poor timing; approaching mediation as…

Preparing for and Appearing at a Mediation Hearing

Good preparation is the key to a successful mediation. But how do you prepare for a mediation? What happens during and after mediation? MSNY mediator Lauren Wachtler walks you through it in the slides below – or scroll down to…

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Is Your Case Right For Mediation or Arbitration?

Deciding whether to resolve your case through the court system with litigation or to choose an alternate form of resolution like mediation or arbitration is not something to be decided lightly. When opposing parties are locked in a dispute, the…

How to Choose a Mediator

How do you choose a mediator for your mediation? Take a look at the slides below, or scroll down to read tips from MSNY mediator, Lauren Wachtler on choosing the right mediator for your case. Benefits of Alternative Dispute Resolution…

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MSNY Co-Founder Allison Johs in LIBN Article on Mediation

Mediation Solutions of NY co-founder Allison Johs was quoted in “We can work it out: Legal mediation goes beyond divorce law,” by Jared Scot, published on February 23, 2024. Here are some excerpts from the article: “According to the market…

Getting to Know Mediator Matthew Kiernan

Matthew G. Kiernan, former Public Administrator of Suffolk County as appointed by the Surrogates Court, mediates and arbitrates cases for Mediation Solutions in Surrogate’s Court matters (estates and trusts, probate), municipal law, and personal injury. He brings decades of legal…

With the Right Neutral, ADR Brings Resolution

By Hon. A. Gail Prudenti The History of Dispute Resolution Once upon a time, human beings routinely resolved their disagreements through brute force, with the more powerful party to a conflict prevailing and the weaker one licking their wounds. Litigation…