An email exchange with counsel

I don't mean to blog my life, but I thought this email exchange with a repeat user attorney client, who I know and like, maybe holds some learning.

It's in the context of a difficult mediation sometime ago, followed by me chasing up an unpaid invoice... and I think shows the value of always calling the elephant in the room, even if it's just real brief;

"Hi [ ]
On the assumption you will flick my other email re the invoice to your client I thought I would say this separately

I have always been a bit uneasy about this mediation, not only because we didn't get to yes, but I don't think I really connected with your people who I found challenging... all I'm really trying to say is that if there is a problem with the way the mediation went from their perspective, please let me know and we can work something out...

Hope you are well

Geoff"

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"Geoff

Thanks for that.

I am still working through issues with my people. For some reason (and in hind sight I suspect we put ourselves under unhelpful time pressure - it was probably a two dayer) the mediation didn't click and it wasn't just you. I was off my game and my client wasn't ready to move on....altogether an unhelpful combination.

I will get back to you but we are still hoping to resolve it. We did go back with a counter offer but the contract issues still needed to be finalised. Those became complex and nailing a position has proved a bit tricky.

Cheers"