TY - BOOK AU - Golann, Dwight. ED - American Bar Association. TI - Mediating legal disputes: effective strategies for neutrals and advocates SN - 9781604423037 (pbk.) AV - KF 9085 .G63 2009 U1 - 347.73/9 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Chicago PB - ABA Section of Dispute Resolution KW - Arbitration and award KW - United States KW - Local KW - Commercial law KW - Mediation KW - USA KW - swd N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-360) and index; A basic strategy -- The stages of mediation -- Before the mediation session -- Process obstacles : positional bargaining -- Process obstacles : based negotiation and other issues -- Psychological issues : strong emotions and cognitive forces -- Merits barriers : information exchange and analysis -- Merits barriers : evaluation and decision analysis -- Resolving impasse and closure -- Ethical and legal issues -- Representing clients in mediation : advice for lawyers -- How to borrow a mediator's powers -- Advocacy at specific stages -- Employment disputes -- Insured claims and other monetary disputes -- Intellectual property cases -- Environmental contamination disputes -- Mega-disputes and class actions ER -