Mediation can be like a box of chocolates. How so? Well, as Forrest Gump famously said, “you never know what you’re going to get.” That’s the case with the clients you’ll be working with as a mediator ...

Mediation asks parties to acknowledge uncertainty, consider opposing perspectives, and explore solutions to disputed issues. When parties feel respected and heard, they are more willing to engage in ...

You may have encountered this before. Maybe even often. You are at a total impasse, locked in a legal, personal or business dispute. You sit, out of your mind frustrated, and say to yourself: It would ...

Doug Stone and Sheila Heen, authors of the bestselling book "Difficult Conversations," will be the keynote speakers at the MetroWest Mediation Services' annual "Celebration of Mediation," according to ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...