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Understanding the Difference Between a Mediator and a Lawyer

Martindale-Avvo

Still, the dilemma remains: should you hire a mediator to facilitate peaceful negotiations or a lawyer to fight for your legal rights in court? Clarifying the differences between mediators and lawyers is essential. Unlike a judge or arbitrator, a mediator does not impose a decision.

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How Attorneys Can Hire a Mediator

Martindale-Avvo

Your clients might have heard of mediation but don’t know whether it’s appropriate in their case, or even how to get started. It’s good for attorneys to recognize when mediation might be the path forward. If it is, having the resources to find the right mediator can help your client secure a satisfactory result.

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How Consumers Hire a Mediator

Martindale-Avvo

Many people find working with a mediator can make the process easier and more amenable to everyone involved. So, how do consumers go about finding a mediator? Below, we offer an overview of what happens in these sessions and what questions someone might ask upon searching for a mediator. What’s a mediator?

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A Favor To Ask: Help Support and Celebrate Community Mediation

LawSites

Long formerly known as the North Shore Community Mediation Center, it is an organization that provides conflict resolution and training services to a broad swath of communities north of Boston. 19, The Resolution Center celebrates its 30th anniversary.

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The Future of Mediation, Dispute Resolution and the Law in a Web3 World (Mitch Jackson, Lawyer/Mediator)

Technically Legal

In this episode, trial attorney, mediator and Web3 believer Mitch Jackson talks about the future of mediation, dispute resolution and the law in a Web3 world. He also maintains a busy mediation practice and is passionate about the positive impact new technologies can have on the practice of law.

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Immediation and Mediation Inst. Form ADR Partnership

Legal Practice Intelligence

Immediation (by ADR Technology), a leading provider of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) technology, and the Mediation Institute, a leading provider of dispute resolution training and professional support for dispute resolution.

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Mediation vs. Arbitration vs. Litigation: What’s the Difference Between Them?

CaseFox

This blog explores different alternative dispute resolution processes and methods, such as mediation, arbitration, and litigation. There are a few different types of alternative dispute resolution, such as mediation, arbitration, and litigation. Mediation proceedings are not very formal.