{"id":896997,"date":"2020-01-28T11:49:23","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T18:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/?p=896997"},"modified":"2020-01-28T11:49:27","modified_gmt":"2020-01-28T18:49:27","slug":"top-ten-mistakes-lawyers-make-in-mediations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/top-ten-mistakes-lawyers-make-in-mediations\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 2 of the Top 10 Horrible, Terrible, No Good Mistakes Lawyers Make in Mediations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

David K. Taylor | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This post is a continuation of the 10 most horrible, terrible, no good, \u201cbang your head against the door\u201d mistakes<\/a> that I have seen lawyers make before, during and after mediations in which I was the mediator. As stated in previous posts, it takes more than throwing together a mediation statement at the last second and showing up at the mediation. Doing it right requires the same kind of due diligence and work that goes into preparing for a key deposition or even trial. Great \u201cmediation\u201d lawyering is essential and is the best way to get to an acceptable deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Number 2: Don\u2019t Make a Failed Mediation a Failure<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As much as the mediator, counsel, and the parties might like, the fact is that not all disputes submitted to mediation get to a complete \u201cglobal\u201d settlement. However, if your mediation \u201cfails,\u201d don\u2019t throw your documents into your briefcase and complain that the other side wasted your time and did not come in \u201cgood faith.\u201d Stop. Think. Evaluate carefully what you learned and may have agreed upon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You and your client have just spent an entire day reviewing and discussing the pros and cons of your case and the positions of the other side, and all the while \u2013 hopefully (see post No. 4<\/a>) \u2013 listening to what the mediator has to say. Even in a \u201cfailed\u201d mediation, you leave with additional knowledge about your case and the other side\u2019s case as well, Now, consider what else may have been accomplished. Are there are any non-global agreements that can be reached that will possibly lead to a better chance at a later settlement and\/or save legal fees? Use the mediator to raise these issues. Can there be discovery (formal or informal) on the key issues that led to a non-global deal? Can there be a partial settlement of some of the disputed issues? How many depositions are really needed? What about shifting the case from litigation to binding arbitration? If a major factor is a pending summary judgment motion, perhaps schedule another mediation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The point is: set aside any disappointment about not getting a global deal done and put on your litigator thinking hat before you walk out the mediation door. You may very well have accomplished much more than you realize.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

David K. Taylor | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings This post is a continuation of the 10 most horrible, terrible, no good, \u201cbang your head against the door\u201d mistakes that I have seen lawyers make before, during and after mediations in which I was the mediator. 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