Article from Clifford Law Offices, Personal Injury Attorneys: "A Time and Place for Mediation"

Mediation is a popular topic in legal circles. However, not all legal disputes are well served by employing mediation for resolution. Yet, in other circumstances, justice is aided when a dispute is resolved through mediation. So while mediation can be helpful, it comes with its own set of issues including potential problems when mediators are working in an unfamiliar area of law, questions of continuing education requirements, biases and ethics.

Robert Clifford, the nationally renowned personal injury attorney based out of Chicago, wrote about the issues surrounding mediation from a trial lawyer's perspective in a piece for the Chicago Lawyer. In "A Time and Place for Mediation," Clifford details mediation's utility in tort disputes by illustrating a couple of scenarios where justice was served through its alternative structure. In the article, Clifford also is careful to highlight the limits of mediation for tort disputes and offers a list of tips for the attorney who uses it for settlement.

Read the full Mediation article here.