by Robin Seigle | Sep 4, 2018 | Mediation Skills
By Robin Duboe Seigle, J.D. Do Specific Words Really Matter? It may be that “a rose is a rose is a rose.” But when it comes to couples getting divorced, some words used by their lawyers, mediators or other professionals can sound harsh, accusatory or negative....
by Shawn Skillin | Dec 16, 2017 | Mediation Skills
By: Shawn Weber, Esq. FRI Founder, Attorney, Mediator, Collaborative Divorce Practitioner ©2017 By Shawn Weber Perhaps the most important divorce mediation skill I have learned over the years as a family law mediator is keeping one’s eye on the emotional...
by Shawn Weber | Jul 12, 2017 | Mediation Skills
By: Shawn Weber, Esq., FRI Founder, Attorney, Mediator, Collaborative Divorce Practitioner ©2017 By Shawn Weber Having mediated divorce cases my entire career, I have learned that the space in which the negotiations take place can have a huge impact on whether we can...
by Shawn Weber | Dec 29, 2015 | Mediation Skills
Our Co-founder and mediation trainer, Shawn Weber, J.D., recently wrote a post on his personal blog about why “FAIR” is a terrible word to use in mediation. Really, a good mediator will move people away from fictional and hard to define concepts...
by Shawn Skillin | Dec 29, 2015 | Mediation Skills
By: Shawn D. Skillin, Esq., FRI Founder, Attorney, Mediator, Collaborative Divorce Practitioner ©2015 By Shawn D. Skillin In divorce mediation, there is almost always a numbers person and a feelings person. The numbers person was probably...
by Shawn Weber | Nov 22, 2015 | Mediation Skills
By Shawn Weber, J.D., CLS-F* In my years as a consensual dispute resolution professional, I have gotten to know a lot of professionals who try to manage conflict in divorce and family law situations. Some are very successful… and others not so much. I have compiled a...