Litigation
Cal. Litig. 2014, Volume 27, Number 2
Content
- California Attorney Fee Orders: When to Appeal, Defend or Settle
- Editor's Foreword This Award-Winning Publication (?)
- Fighting Procrastination in Legal Practice: Defining and Finding Your Role in the Cycle
- From the Section Chair
- Litigation Section Executive Committee Past Chairs
- Masthead
- McDermott on Demand: Horsing Around
- Mediation Research: What Really Works?
- Mum's the Word: Why Saying Too Much May Invalidate a Contract
- New Lawyer Column: Motion Buffet
- Past Editors-in-Chief
- Riverisland: Inordinate Burdens or Leveling the Playing Field
- Sargon Enterprises v. Usc-a Different Perspective
- Table of Contents
- The Inelegant Art of Scorched Earth Discovery
- Adr Update - the Pre-Mediation Conference: An Underused Step Toward Resolution
ADR Update – The Pre-Mediation Conference: An Underused Step Toward Resolution
By John S. Warnlof
Most civil disputes settle before trial. Mediation, whether private or court-connected, is the most frequently used method in reaching resolution. Pre-mediation conferences are an effective first step toward such resolution. This article considers seven key components typically raised in a pre-mediation conference from the advocate’s perspective.
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