Articles by Tim Mara
You Need To Know That Your Expert Trial Lawyer is a Negotiator Expert, Too.
Not all trial lawyers are first rate bargainers. You really want your expert trial lawyer to have also made striking plea deals in criminal cases, a meaningful part of her career.
Almost all of us choose mediation.
Juries decide less than one-half of one percent of cases. Why?
Are We There Yet? Can we pick the perfect time to mediate?
Looking for our goldilocks moment …
Can rocket science teach us anything about settlement value?
What’s our case’s real value? How do we know we’re right?
Negotiation and the “combined experience” fallacy.
Credible negotiators mediate better. If we want to be credible, what’s indispensable?
Winning With Disarmament. “Tell me about your case”.
If mediation is our strategy, its no good to preach. Resolution always lies in hearing the other side.
Yes … and? Can Improv Comedy Teach Us About Negotiation?
When we’re mediating, we’re all negotiation MacGyvers.