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In my March 21, 2019 newsletter, I cited four strategy tips from Harvard Program on Negotiation in dealing with value-based disputes, where a party’s deeply held beliefs can thwart beneficial reciprocal concessions:

Consider interests and values separately and separating the person from the problem. Engage in relationship-building...

On Sept. 21, 2017 I gave a presentation to attorneys in Ningbo, China on Mediation from a USA Perspective. A few weeks after, representatives from the Shanghai High People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China and The Steering Office for Judicial Reform of the Supreme People’s Court came to NYC...

My recent Newsletter, republished below, discusses SELF-DETERMINATION as a primary characteristic that sets Mediation apart from Litigation and Arbitration.  This blog seeks to share comments and illustrations from diverse legal practices regarding the role PARTY SELF-DETERMINATION plays in resolving specific areas of conflict.

SELF-DETERMINATION

Mediation is a widely used and growing dispute resolution...

The effectiveness of New Jersey's Rule 1:40 mandated mediation program has been under attack.  I shared my views in a recent NJ Law Journal Article, and invite your response and comments.

http://www.njlawjournal.com/id=1202772991335?keywords=dickey&slreturn=20161106135018

Generating input from  a diverse pool of attorneys will greatly assist in efforts to...

Mediation is not the top choice for every matter: if your case turns on a novel issue of law or a disputed interpretation of a statute; if clarity arising from a court opinion may benefit your clients’ industry beyond the aspects of the specific matter, you may want to take the case...

My colleagues and I were interviewed on Princeton TV (Comcast 30 and FiOS 45) which aired Sept. 24, 2015 at 7:30 pm   You can catch the interview on

https://youtu.be/I6i_wg2yi0s