In this episode, Christopher Ernst, arbitrator, mediator, & neutral at Ohio ADR, shares his tips for how attorneys can effectively use mediation in the course of client representation.

Courts are beginning to back laws that prohibit employee/employer arbitration clauses.

It's sad, so sad. Why can't we talk it over?
Oh, it seems to me that sorry seems to be the hardest word

Traditionally used in civil matters, mediation is now expanding to criminal cases.

Be prepared. Be prepared. Be prepared.

Never send a boy (or girl) to do a man’s (or woman’s) job.

Collaboration in mediation is so crucial to success.

Hybridization moves from the garden to ADR.

I’m pleased to announce the addition of EDR to the list of services offered at Nationwide ADR.

"Now you listen here, I'm an advertising man, not a red herring. I've got a job, a secretary, a mother, two ex-wives and several bartenders depending upon me, and I don't intend to disappoint them all by getting myself 'slightly' killed." — Roger O. Thornhill

Arbitrations result in awards. To reduce the awards to judgment, they have to be confirmed by a court. The Ohio Supreme Court just made a major ruling on that process.

Would you rather be Michael Caine/Mark Wahlberg or Ed Helms?

Many clients are data-driven today. Data and information control their decisions. It’s time to give your client more data points by doing mock trials in front a trained neutral.

How does the Italian Renaissance affect your mediation?

Put me in Coach, I’m ready to mediate.

ENE (Early Neutral Evaluation) is a powerful ADR technique you need to be doing more often.

New legislation in Congress may resolve this issue once and for all.

Rule number one in any mediation? Don’t tick off the mediator. One major key to getting a deal done is to be likeable. Being obnoxious is easy.

The pandemic has ground the judicial system to a veritable halt. That’s why you should think about ADR for your cases.

An agreement to arbitrate is an agreement to arbitrate … even if you’re now a non-believer.