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INSIGHTS
Insights
Writing on mediation, early resolution, and the economics of resolving a dispute, for counsel and their clients.
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Why I Mediate in Person
In probate, estate, and trust disputes the real conflict is rarely only about money. Why these matters are best resolved face to face — reading what goes unspoken, managing grief and long-held family tension, and giving families a path back from litigation.
James W. Fuhrmeister READ THE ARTICLE →
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Early Dispute Resolution as an Alternative to Traditional Mediation
A structured, mediator-led alternative to traditional mediation that resolves civil disputes before, or in the earliest stages of, litigation. A four-step process, the role of the decision tree and risk-adjusted value, and why good-faith participation is the condition.
James W. Fuhrmeister READ THE ARTICLE →
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