Common-sense tips to follow before and during mediation.
November 2002 • Volume 90 • Number 11
Practice News
Articles
Pointers for lawyers about how to play the peacemaker role.
Practical suggestions for lawyers representing clients who mediate custody, visitation, and other family law issues.
Six judges from around the state describe their approach to pre-trial settlement conferences.
Pointers about the EEOC program from the Chicago office's ADR coordinator.
A program attendee reports on a pair of mediation training programs.
Columns
Continuing on with my ongoing discussion regarding my theme of "Back to the Future," this President's Page will address the ISBA's efforts to make the lawyer's professional life more efficient, more cost effective, more profitable, more client friendly and, yes, more pleasurable.
After evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of your facts and evidence, use one of the rhetorical strategies described here to argue your case.