On Bankruptcy and Mediation
By: Donald L. Swanson The American Bankruptcy Institute and St. John’s University School of Law do an annual forty-hour [yes, that’s 40-hour] “Bankruptcy Mediation Training” course in New York City. The next course is coming soon -- it’s scheduled for December 8 – 12, 2019. Here is a schedule and sign-up link. I took... Continue Reading →
By: Donald L. Swanson Conventional thinking (as I understand it) is that mediators should not have a role in preparing a settlement-terms document that concludes a successful mediation. I'm suggesting that a mediator can/should have a limited-and-neutral role in preparing such a document. Here's why. Some Ancient History Its 25 years ago -- or more.... Continue Reading →
Action Item. Issues relating to settlement impediments, parties, information and discovery, use of joint sessions, and tax implications need to be discussed in advance by the mediator with parties and their attorneys to prepare for multiparty mediation sessions.
Action Item. Here’s the proposal: hold mediation sessions in regional hub cities near where multiple defendants reside (instead of Wilmington or New York City) and include trained mediators from those regions on the panel of mediators.
Here’s the proposal: hold mediation sessions in regional hub cities near where multiple defendants reside (instead of Wilmington or New York City) and include trained mediators from those regions on the panel of mediators.
