Meetups With Mediators

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.  

In this episode, Shelley Whalen, executive director of Community Mediation Services of Central Ohio discusses the agency’s eviction mediation program during COVID-19 in Columbus, Ohio

In this episode, attorney and mediator Nathan Witkin, of the Outside Innovation Institute, discusses co-resolution and its implications for dispute resolution practitioners. Co-resolution is a new negotiation-coaching process, applying mediation methods within a framework for reliable cooperation across the table.

In this episode recorded pre-COVID-19, mediators Sandra Mendel Furman and Mike Moran discuss their own experience in co-mediating together as well as the benefits and challenges of co-mediation. 

In this episode, Katherine Knapke, Chief Operating Officer of the American Negotiation Institute, joins us as both a guest and a co-host.  Katherine shares her perspective as a new mediator and Veronica, host of Meetups with Mediators, shares her perspective as an experienced mediator.

In this episode, Cathy Geyer, Esq.,  Manager of the Dispute Resolution Section at the Supreme Court of Ohio, joins us to discuss the history of court-connected mediation in Ohio, what makes an effective court-connected mediator, and mediation styles common in court-connected mediation.

In this episode, Derek Pratt of 4Ward With Purpose Inc. discusses how mediation can create a positive social impact by removing the barriers to housing stability and self-sufficiency.

In this episode, mediator Charlotte Parsons discusses how she focuses on what is being communicated as a whole in mediation—rather than just the words that are being said— in order to help parties have a productive and empowering mediation.

In this episode, attorney and mediator Dave Cohen discusses the benefits, challenges, and how he makes use of a caucus in a mediation.

In this episode, attorney and mediator Alex Sanchez discusses why he’s adopted a more flexible, solutions-focused approach to mediation and how he encourages productive conversations rather than bitter communications between parties.

In this episode, we discuss a technique called ‘compassionate curiosity’ with corporate attorney and mediator Kwame Christian.   Compassionate curiosity is an effective way to build rapport with parties in a mediation.

In this episode we discuss a mediation technique called reframing with mediator Cynthia Price. Reframing is an effective way to change the tone of a mediation.