tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18850327.post266018491689268270..comments2023-08-10T02:27:32.601+12:00Comments on mediator blah...blah...: HEY YOU!Geoff Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09440892864160295577noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18850327.post-25538798329591083272006-11-08T07:03:00.000+13:002006-11-08T07:03:00.000+13:00Geoff,
I too am puzzled and irritated by legal cou...Geoff,<br />I too am puzzled and irritated by legal counsel who "dare me" to come up with a deal for their client! Perhaps they need a Dale Carnegie course.<br />The attorney who tells the mediator “We want to settle but the other side is not going to be reasonable” often is indicating that he or she has a firm settlement value in mind and has given-up on the other side simply because it has not accepted their valuation figure. This is a self-defeating strategy. The attorney who has a studied judgment as to the reasonable range of value of their case and understands that it is in the interest of their client to reach a quick and final settlement in or near that range is much more likely to get their client what they need in mediation. <br />My conclusion (always unspoken) is that if your not part of the solution process your part of the problem process.<br />Perhaps, today's US election results will improve my mood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com