The purpose of this article is to describe in detail the most effective approaches and techniques that I have seen lawyers use in settlement conferences. Having hosted hundreds of negotiations, I have seen many different lawyering styles. In the pages that follow, I share with interested litigators my ideas (unconfirmed by scientific tests) about what works in the settlement dynamic and what does not. I write informally; the you that I address so often are the litigators I hope to reach
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The purpose of this article is to describe in detail the most effective approaches and techniques th...
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Most cases settle before trial. Recent studies show that approximately 1% of cases filed in federal ...
My aim in this Article is to provide background, along with some modest suggestions, that could assi...
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Negotiation, the standard settlement process for lawsuits, is increasingly being conducted by attorn...
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Published in cooperation with the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolutio
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published articleNegotiation is often viewed as an alternative to adjudication. In fact, however, ne...
This article outlines the need to help self-represented litigants (SLRs or pro se parties) understan...
This article provides a current look at how lawyers actually negotiate and should serve to shatter t...
This article provides an overview of a symposium sponsored by the University of Missouri Center for ...
The purpose of this article is to describe in detail the most effective approaches and techniques th...
This Article sets out various perspectives that litigants, lawyers and judges commonly bring to sett...
Most cases settle before trial. Recent studies show that approximately 1% of cases filed in federal ...
My aim in this Article is to provide background, along with some modest suggestions, that could assi...
This article is partially based on a study in which I interviewed respected lawyers about their nego...
Negotiation, the standard settlement process for lawsuits, is increasingly being conducted by attorn...
For many years, law schools have based most of their practical instruction on the adversary system...
By protecting the right to a jury, the state and federal constitutions recognize the fundamental val...
Published in cooperation with the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolutio
Judicial settlement conferences present novel challenges to judges in assisting parties to settle th...
Lawyers’ relationships with their “opposing counsel” make a big difference in how well they handle t...
published articleNegotiation is often viewed as an alternative to adjudication. In fact, however, ne...
This article outlines the need to help self-represented litigants (SLRs or pro se parties) understan...
This article provides a current look at how lawyers actually negotiate and should serve to shatter t...
This article provides an overview of a symposium sponsored by the University of Missouri Center for ...