Once debts start to mount, the pressure can be intense, and it can be hard to see your way out. Since unresolved financial issues affect your daily life, Credit Mediation ...

Trust is an essential element of the mediation process. The whole point, of course, is to take two or more parties who have a dispute and help them reach an agreement. Because the process necessarily ...

Preparing your client for mediation can ensure that the mediation process is productive and not a frustrating, anxiety-producing event. While settlement is always preferable, it is not the only ...

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 ...

Effective advocacy at mediation is both an art and a science. At bottom, you are trying to probe whether settlement is possible—in other words, is there something that both sides would agree to. The ...

While the parties may never truly trust each other, a mediator can gain their trust—both in the process and in the mediator—and pave the way for resolution. Trust is an essential element of the ...