Mediation Matters: Practical Negotiation Strategies from a Nationally Recognized Mediator

Description: Do you want to be a better negotiator in mediation?
Do you know how to prepare your clients for their first mediation?
Do you have a strategic approach to opening offers?
Do you know how to close a deal?

Lawyers spend many hours and significant resources learning to be better trial advocates. The truth, however, is that most lawsuits are not resolved at trial. They are resolved in mediation. Despite this, few attorneys spend the time necessary to learn and master proven negotiation strategies.

Nationally recognized mediator Michael Russell has compiled his most popular articles into a collection of easily digestible negotiation strategies for the busy litigator. This book should be the last thing a busy lawyer reads before going into an important mediation.

Brief description: Michael Russell, J.D., LL.M. is widely regarded as one of the leading mediators in the United States. He has helped resolve complex disputes from coast to coast, often involving high profile matters. Michael is also a sought-after speaker and author. His writings have been published in the American Journal of Trial Advocacy, the University of Memphis Law Review, the Ohio Northern University Law Review, the Seton Hall Constitutional Law Journal, and the Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal. Michael has been elected to the American College of Civil Trial Mediators, the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals, and the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. He lives with his family in Nashville.