Vote tomorrow!

Tomorrow, November 4, 2008, is election day across America.  Mediators are strong proponents of self-determination and elections are how society makes their self-determination.  Please be sure to vote if you are registered. If you think that your vote doesn’t...

Mediation: Kinder and Gentler

A writer for the Long Beach (CA, my former home for 6 years) Post Sports wrote the following: In one of the penultimate scenes from the film “Philadelphia”, Tom Hanks’ character waxes eloquently on the very real but somewhat infrequent joys of being a lawyer. His...

Mediation in Criminal Law

Traditionally, mediation has been limited to civil lawsuits — commercial, family and divorce disputes.  It has rarely been used in the criminal context (beyond misdemeanors).  Now the American Bar Association is studying the possibility of using it in the...