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Need Help? ASTC’s Pro Bono Committee May Be Just What You Need
by Ric DexterPosted on May 31, 2018 | No CommentsWhen the American Society of Trial Consultants was formed, over 30 years ago, the Pro Bono Committee was one of the first standing committees to be established. Initially the committee encouraged the members to offer Pro Bono services to their clients. Over the course of years we have reached out […] -
The Psychology of a Persuasive Settlement
by Ken Broda-Bahm, Ph.D.Posted on February 27, 2015 | 9 CommentsWhy doesn't the other side want to settle? Let Ken Broda-Bahm show you just some of the reasons. -
No Such Thing As A Sure Thing: Neuroscience, The Insanity Defense, and Sentencing Mitigation
by Adam B. Shniderman, M.A.Posted on February 6, 2014 | 7 CommentsA very current update on neuroscience research and the neurologically impaired client. -
Civil Case Mediations: Observations and Conclusions
by James A. Wall, Jr., Ph.D. and Suzanne Chan-Serafin, Ph.D.Posted on September 1, 2009 | 10 Comments"You can see a lot by just looking," Yogi Berra once said, and this adage is quite relevant to civil case mediations. Currently, in the United States, there are approximately 250,000 civil case mediations per year (Wall & Chan-Serafin, 2009), but we know very little about what happens within them. […] -
If A Case Is Going to Settle: A Guide to Negotiating in the Mediation Millennium
by Matthew McCuskerPosted on July 1, 2009 | No Comments“The fellow who says he’ll meet you halfway, usually thinks he is standing on the dividing line.” – Orlando Batista Introduction: Welcome to the Mediation Millennium When young trial attorneys first enter law school, they arrive with dreams of being charismatic lawyers who stride into the courtroom and mesmerize jurors. […] -
Solution Focused Mediation
by Fredrike P. BanninkPosted on September 1, 2008 | No Comments“Winning will depend on not wanting other people to lose.” –R. Wright. Nonzero. History, Evolution and Human Cooperation INTRODUCTION Using mediation, conflicts can often be resolved rapidly, economically and at an early stage, with a satisfying outcome for the clients involved. From the perspective of ‘game theory’ mediation revolves […]