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An Interview With Judge Dan Polster

An Interview With Judge Dan Polster

Wednesday, April 11th, 2018

On March 5, the New York Times ran an extensive profile of a federal judge in the Northern District of Ohio who has used mediation to settled multidistrict litigations and many other cases.

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Navigating the Complexities of Workplace Sexual Harassment Mediation

Navigating the Complexities of Workplace Sexual Harassment Mediation

Thursday, December 14th, 2017

From the New York Law Journal Dec. 12, 2017

Ortal Mendelawe, an Israeli attorney specializing in sexual harassment cases and an LL.M.

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Strategies for Handling High Conflict in Negotiations

Strategies for Handling High Conflict in Negotiations

Monday, August 28th, 2017

As family mediators, we are often regaled with stories of high conflict divorce cases. “They never could have mediated” is a common refrain we hear from well-meaning friends who share details of protracted divorce litigations and custody battles, each replete with extensive collateral damage, such as a retirement account liquidated to fund a litigation.

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Our article in the New York Law Journal 4/12/17

Our article in the New York Law Journal 4/12/17

Thursday, April 13th, 2017

Revisiting Agreements After Unforeseen Changes Occur

The current political climate has encapsulated what we have longed recognized: that unpredictable—even outlier, low-probability events—happen.

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Tools for Getting Parties Through Impasse

Tools for Getting Parties Through Impasse

Thursday, December 8th, 2016

DECEMBER 7, 2016.  New York Law Journal.

In our last column, we discussed several strategies for addressing impasse in mediation: examining the conflict dynamic; using silence to allow parties time to consider the issues; exploring the parties’ motivation to mediate; shifting to a different topic, enabling time for further reflection; considering the smaller components of each issue; obtaining and analyzing more information; and having separate conversations with the parties.

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“Thank you both for all your help and hard work. You made a difficult process bearable. Thank you both for listening to me, understanding and then telling me what I needed to hear and know.”

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“I cannot recommend Abby and Ellie from Family Mediation highly enough. These two attorneys are humanistic and effective practitioners of family law. They will help you and your spouse work through any problems that may arise. They are wise and experienced and most of all, they are decent human beings who really care about their clients.”

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“Without reservation, I highly recommend Abby and Ellie. They are seasoned professionals whose legal expertise and unique co-mediation teamwork model, coupled with a humanistic approach, was effective in bringing a difficult situation to an amicable conclusion.”

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“Ellie and Abby were able to help resolve a conflict that had seemed irreconcilable after months of efforts by other professionals. Their deep empathy combined with legal expertise gave me the confidence I needed to withstand the most stressful challenge of my life. Their commitment to achieve optimal results went far above and beyond all my expectations.”

–C.A., Manhattan

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