Mediation

Article originally appeared on August 31, 2020 in the Western New York Daily Record. As a lawyer advocate, preparing a client for mediation is assisted by encouraging the development of a narrative of their story — in their own voice. This expression of their experience is something that does not…

Mediation is a protected process which occurs in both state and federal courts, and elsewhere. The timing of a mediation may be early on, after a few depositions have been taken, or before trial. Whenever it happens, I believe the client’s therapist should be at the mediation table because it…

When a parent raises a child, he/she will tell the youngster at some point during childhood, to “say you are sorry” for some act of not sharing or being impolite. This occurrence may be repeated throughout the child rearing process. Query—at what stage do adults learn that apologizing is NOT…