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Mediation Advocacy

In today's legal world, being an expert in the process of mediation is essential to effective representation. Mediation Advocacy is the perfect companion for a lawyer at any stage of the game, leading you step-by-step through the stages of mediation. Each chapter includes a checklist highlighting key actions at critical stages of the mediation process, helping you think and act strategically from the beginning of any dispute. This edition includes a detailed chapter on cybermediation, as well as sections on various mediation design processes and techniques.

Written by a lawyer for lawyers, this book will change the way you practice law.

• >> TABLE OF CONTENTS
  TABLE OF CONTENTS
  
  Preface
  
  Acknowledgments
  
  Chapter One
  General Description of Mediation in the ADR Context
  
  Chapter Two
  Preliminary Premediation Considerations
  
  Chapter Three
  Preparing the Case for Mediation
  
  Chapter Four
  Preparing the Client for Mediation
  
  Chapter Five
  Effective Advocacy in the Mediation Session
  
  Chapter Six
  Postmediation Advocacy
  
  Chapter Seven
  Description of the Hybrid Processes
  
  Chapter Eight
  Effective Advocacy in Cybermediation
  
  Epilogue
  
  Appendices
  
  October 13, 2010

• >> AUTHOR
  
  
  • Hon. John W. Cooley
    
    
    • Hon. John W. Cooley (1943-2009) was a mediator in government and private practice since 1977. He was a former United States Magistrate, Assistant United States Attorney, Senior Staff Attorney for the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and a nationally recognized author and teacher of appellate advocacy and of alternative dispute resolution.