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Empathy in Mediation Is a Skill You Can Develop

by | September 10, 2026 | Professional Practice & Training | 0 Comments

Ask a room of lawyers which of them is empathetic and watch what happens. A few hands go up slowly. Most people look at the table. Underneath that is an assumption that empathy came issued at birth, and if you didn't get any, you facilitate paperwork and hope nobody...
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Mediators Need Muscle Memory

by | August 20, 2026 | Professional Practice & Training | 0 Comments

Years ago, a client of mine was a Navy SEAL Commander. He was kind enough to permit me to bring a group of Boy Scouts I led to the Navy SEAL Training Center in Coronado. The kids were mesmerized. He showed us where the SEALs train, and where they suffer. We went to...
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Don’t Panic: How to Stay Calm During Divorce Mediation by Trusting the Process

by | July 8, 2026 | Family & Divorce Mediation | 0 Comments

Fans of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy know that the guide offers one essential piece of advice in large, friendly letters: Don’t Panic. This is especially important when you’re wondering how to stay calm during divorce mediation. It is good advice for travelers...
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International Be Kind to Lawyers Day

by | Apr 9, 2013 |

Apparently it is International Be Kind to Lawyers Day.  I simply don't know what to say.  Perhaps I will just sit in my office and wait for kindness to flow my way.  (Yeah that'll happen!)  😉 So go out.  Find a lawyer.  Give him or her a great big hug.  Awwww!  (Now...

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