Conflict has erupted. You and your clients decide to attempt a negotiated resolution with a professional mediator prior to beginning litigation.

When does a mediation begin? Lately I have been contemplating this question in connection with why some mediations result in resolution and some don’t.

Section 1281.9 (a) of the California Arbitration Act requires a proposed neutral arbitrator to “disclose all matters that could cause a person aware of the facts to reasonably entertain a doubt that the proposed neutral would be able to be impartial.”

An employment case arrives on your desk. Regardless of whether you represent the employee or the employer, planning a strategy on how to handle the case,

Conflict has erupted. You and your clients decide to attempt a negotiated resolution with a professional mediator prior to beginning litigation.