Steve - When I'm helping my clients to build their ADR practices, I use your video as the perfect example of how to 'serve before you sell' and provide honest and helpful information for the consumers of mediation. Thank you!
@@attorneysteve I have my first mediation in years in 10 hours. I'm now armed with the 5 P's. And so will my kids growing up, whether they like it or not. :-)
Thank you Sir , feeling more comfortable after hearing your advice. I have a lawyer for mine but now I see an opportunity to revisit my notes to other ideas instead of just focusing on 1 particular thing . God Bless and thanks for the free advice , your a good man and service to others ✌🏽️🙏🏽
Thanks Steve from Toronto Canada I have mediation coming up on the wrongful termination lawsuit and I will remember 5p"s and hopefully I get justice after 23 years
Proper planning prevents poor performance- I am going to remember that for good, Attorney Steve. Wonderful video! Keep up the good work - Student of Law from India.
Thank you. My mediation is today. Not comfortable with my attorney, but definitely have some things to discuss beforehand. It is over the phone due to COVID. But once again, thank you. Wish you were representing me.
Great question Golfster I get that question a lot and my general response is it normally takes about 4-8 hours to really dig into the case facts in normal cases. In complex cases it can take 2 or 3 days. Sometimes, even after you "grind it out" in person, there are times when you get CLOSE to a settlement, but are not quite there. In some of these types of cases, the mediation can continue (often by phone) with the mediator continuing to try to hash out a deal (if the mediator is willing to continue pushing as a good mediator will be). So I would always provision one full day, with some luck or a willingness to settle, the mediation could go quicker, so it really depends. Hope this is helpful, thank you for taking time to comment and ask a great question!
What happens in a child custody mediation if the father was abusive to me and my child,neglecful?, my child has medical needs that his father will not take care of and my child is not safe with him
I am Scheduled for Mediation. This is very Helpful what you are telling me. Im sueing to get my rental deposit back. The Landlord is an LLC. I will not be able to have a Lawyer. Im Scared but I can do this.
You can do this. If you have not seen my video on small claims you should watch this (might also help with general tips). ua-cam.com/video/qTUhBMdddsk/v-deo.html
Im doing a phone mediation with FairWork on Tuesday 16/01/2018. My company has treated me as a permanent on call employee, basically a casual, as a full time guard. I did this for almost four years thinking it was normal. If I refused shifts due to fatigue or because the shift was too far from where I lived for a short shift, it'd become a shift refusal which would take hours away from my 76hrs a fortnight. My alarm bells rang when things got quiet at work and when the company werent able to cover my 76hrs they then asked me to use my own annual leave or sick leave to cover those hours (which I declined) so I checked the contract and was horrified to find 18 breaches in the contract including those I mentioned. I have a feeling the phone mediation will be more difficult than face to face mediation. Sorry for long message but its not easy knowing youve been screwed for so long. Im waiting for workers comp as I have work related stress and anxiety because of this. Its a difficult thing to process. Hope you can offer me some more advice. Thanks Steve.
Thank you for this very informative video! It is important to clarify that this is settlement focused mediation and is only one type of mediation. The transformative approach to mediation puts the clients in charge. The mediator is there to simply facilitate a conversation between two hurting people and to make sure that each person is heard as well as respected. Agreeing to mediation would mean agreeing to communicate and to advocate for oneself. Some people feel more confident with an attorney especially in cases where one of the participants has a very strong personality, some couples refuse to cooperate and would rather have the court issue the settlement, still others just want their day in court in an attempt to "win" as much as they can. To each his own. Steve- it should also be mentioned that 80% of cases that mediate usually do not end up back in court.
Thank you Steve I watched the whole video and found it very informative as I will be getting a mediator for my case my lawyer already informed me about mediation but now I understand it better thanks again very professional I feel better as I will need your information all the best mate regards from Australia Joe
Thank you so much for this discussion and advice. It has been extremely valuable! The 5 P’s are the most important, followed by listening and checking ego at the door. I have a discrimination case and I am representing myself because I cannot afford a $30k retainer (that was the average estimate I received). I have consulted with an attorney to access my case and to review my documents. That process has been expensive in and of itself. We will see how it goes...
Thank you I go to court on February 23rd for a mediation on a 3rd party law sue . I worked at a warehouse 6 years ago coming up now on may 2021 ... My left hand got caught in a 4 million dollar machine that was being operated with out a safety guard . Pretty much it was sucking my whole body in to the machine and by the grace of god I was able to pull my hand out and survived that injury . Now i had 35 surgeries since the date of the injury and now I’m going to be amputating what’s left of my left hand due to me not having no feelings on it and lost several fingers already and it’s been like that since day one but I was trying to give it a shot because once I amputated my hand I can’t go back . I wanted to do research on how far the technology is before I made it final . Anyway long story short it was a 800 million dollar company and we asked for 30 million at first so they know we mean business and we put a cap on nothing less than 12 million and the company agreed and requested The mediation even tho we had a trial set for may . Now I’m going to take the 12 million at the mediation if they try to go under that than I’m gonna go to trial on may 2021 . I know they agreed but you know how people changes their mind . We already won all the appeals they put in against me and the judge told them settle with me or we going to trial . No more changing things up or postponing the hearings because it’s costing them way more money . Oh yea 12 million and they gotta pay for the rest of the amputation and prosthesis hand also . Now am I doing the right thing settling out at my upcoming mediation on February 2021 ? Oh yea and if I end up having complications later on in life from The injury I can take them back to court ... Now my question is am I doing the right thing ?? ....
Impressive and informative video! Took a class regarding ADR two semesters ago! Came across to refresh what I have learned, and to prepare myself for mediation as well. Have you ever considered being a professor? UNR and UNLV offers degrees in Legal and Justice programs, and I am sure those students would appreciate your style of teaching!
The Mediator I went to had us in seperate rooms. I appeared by myself. My Child’s father was in the other room with his two attorney’s and an assistant. The Mediator kept telling me that I should accept their offer. I feel like Mediation is a total waste of time. P.S the Mediator was $500 per hour. I sent a 8 page brief prior to arriving. She didn’t seem to have read it.
Great video, Steve! I have mediation coming up with my former real estate broker for unpaid commissions. Wish you were in Florida, that guy's a serial offender and constantly tries to steal commissions from agents. I'd love to record a video call with you for my UA-cam channel, it would inform other Realtors of their rights.
@Attorney Steve: Thank you greatly for these videos. I am in the process of a civil suit (me, being the plaintiff) in Superior Court and I am representing myself and I'm NO lawyer. The case is so bizarre and outrageous that I would not believe it if it did not happen to me. I watched your video on Torts and I used the info as a ground plan to write my complaint and summons. Thank you Sir for sharing your knowledge and experience...and the 5 P's.
Steve Vondran I got nervous as hell giving a speech in the beginning, finally it’s over, I’m so glad, the weights been lifted off my shoulder, what you described is exactly what happened.
Tiffany, thanks for the comments and sharing your thoughts on mediation. Not sure I agree totally with the 80% figure, many cases are pushed to mediation by the Court and the parties are just too far off. As always, it depends on the facts of the case.
Hi from India -Steve- Very concise and excellent tips . Have you recorded any further videos after this- say on Negotiation or arbitration techniques. If not please do- I am sure Indian law students will like them
Pro se...mediation hearing Oct 4th, mediation brief due September 27. Steve, where can I get an example of what a 10-15 page mediation brief looks like. I have no idea how to put it together
You can also handle everything outside of mediation or say nothing during mediation and then speak in a tribunal hearing; not legal advice just invoke Rights.
If I show all my cards in a mediation (including the mediation brief), doesn't it expose my legal strategies, which gives the opposing party an opportunity to counter my arguments during the trial later?
Generally speaking, you call the shots regarding what you want to put in your brief and what you say in mediation. Yes, you always have to be strategic. Great question. SV
In general lawyers are in my view the least fit to be effective mediators. They are caught in paradigm of polarity thinking: winning OR losing, right OR wrong. They're trained to compete and not to cooperate. This talk is good example.
That's subjective. Attorneys acting as mediators are well aware that under no circumstances may they step out of an impartial stance; the objective is for both parties to reach a settlement agreement that both sides benefit from. There is no winning or losing and most importantly, attorneys do not generally partake in "right" or "wrong" arguments. (I'm not an attorney, I'm a second-year law student employed in the legal field).
My mediation is today, he’s lying ab his income and is self employed, I lost my job 2 weeks ago, the lady I was caring for (I’m a caregiver) was moved to skilled nursing out of my scope of practice as a CCMA, I was private healthcare, he will not provide his phone records credit report and more. We have 4 kids married 25 years and he doesn’t want to pay alimony and is low balling child support. I am a nervous wreck I only want my children and what’s fair to the truth of his real income. I’m a nervous wreck
I’d like some advice on how to go thru mediation with a person who is a dog thief without getting angry and screaming at her for what she did. I can’t believe she can get away with stealing my dog and not going to jail for what she did. Instead I have to sit in front of her calmly and ask her to return my dog. She sold the dog and she deserves to pay the price for this. This is not fair that I have to go thru mediation.
hello Steve thanks for the video, two thought first one I had a very bad lowyer and after 10 months and spend a lot of money I didn't have a other choose to change it. Second I have to hire a Forensic account because I'm not sure bat it could be and sorry for misspelling Emblazonment , could I have and small tip about this? thank you.
Wow, Attorney Steve! Your Mediation White Board looks just your Litigation White Board ... or hmmm ... are they both the same whiteboard? Great way to dual-purpose your out-of-pocket expenses, Steve. :-)
My attorney came to mediation not prepared and didn’t fight for us. My attorney agreed with the other side. The mediator agreed with the other side. It was a 9 hour nightmare. I fired my attorney today.
That's your right. And good for you for having the eye to see that. Great point - if you sense your attorney or law firm is best advocating FOR THE OTHER SIDE - unfortunately there are great attorneys, doctors, teachers and others and sometimes you get a lemon. This can often happens when a lower fee is paid for a less experienced professional. All the best! Steve
@@attorneysteve my father had his attorney draw up a new Will and a year and 10 months later passed away. His common law wife is contesting the Will. Of course mediation was ordered by the judge. I was told by the mediator that I would have to pay family allowance. My attorney said nothing and this is the first I’m hearing about. Only way to cover the family allowance was to give up the 1990 Jeep Grand Wagoneer. Then got into it about a New Yorker framed poster of my dad’s. My attorney turn and looked at me and said “Jackie, let her have the poster, I’ll buy you one.” The a little a later my attorney said “I’m missing my choir practice.” That seemed more important than the mediation. As soon as I got home I looked up this family allowance in Texas law and it states that family allowance is paid for 1 year from the date of the deceased death. My father has been dead for 1 year, 5 months and 3 days. So my dad’s common law wife missed her chance on receiving family allowance. I believe this is a case of Failure to apply law by my attorney. It’s been a year and 5 months, and have paid my attorney $12,100.00 and I’m worse off than when this all started. My deepest apologies about my long post. I don’t know what to do. I’m stuck between a rock and a hard place, and I don’t know if another attorney will take my case in the middle of litigation. I don’t know why people spend their money to have a attorney write a Will when no one wants to honey the Will. I don’t care about the material things, that’s just stuff. I just want my fathers Will honored and I promise my dad that I would fight to the bloody end to carry out his wishes.
when CRD investigates your Housing discrimination complaint and they contact you saying that the opposing party wants to mediate, should I see this as a positive?
I’m two years in a civil law suit Unlimited I’m disabled fifteen years and just had the the judge rule against the defidents and I’m on a case conference in May I don’t have a attorney my legal typist that I’ve had too Years lied to use conserning the case conference that was very important had meeting with the judge now I’m at case management
If me and ex lady can’t afford a lawyer or court case will this help? I don’t dispute anything just want to legally guarantee my father rights to be in my child’s life.
Bear in mind that there may be a lawyer appointed for the child to represent his or her best interests. So, you may not have a one-to-one situation. Check your state's laws to see if there is a guardian or lawyer appointed for children in custody or visitation case.
Do anyone who's unemployed have a chance in a joint custody case if one parent has the child and a friend at the house and he and the child had a good relationship both with the parent and the friend always gave the child candy but it wasn't candy he got out of the friend pocket when he fell asleep but the parent who is overprotective reacted in light speed quickness and goes into super father mode not knowing the child was completely safe and there was no injuries to the child??
just got a letter from the bank they want to go to mediation for accounts I never open been dealing with this for about 2 years they keep giving me the runaround I didn't request mediation they just sent me the form what should I do They want to know what I want to settle the case
What is a Facilitator? The same? I am clueless about this process, I am pro per and the other side is really billing the other party for a lot; but they are evil.
Attorney Steve I tried mediation and it was totally a joke whereas the attorneys never presented no information as you stated, and I was medicated and was taken advantage of. Nothing accomplish.
Steve - When I'm helping my clients to build their ADR practices, I use your video as the perfect example of how to 'serve before you sell' and provide honest and helpful information for the consumers of mediation. Thank you!
Hi Natalie, that's awesome!! Thank you for the nice comment. Glad my videos can be of service!! Steve
@@attorneysteve You're certainly welcome. I've added your video to my playlist.
As a lawyer with 19 years experience, I voraciously devoured this.
My non-lawyer aspects voraciously devoured this. Well done.
Thank you Asim, glad it sounds like it was a nourishing meal!! ; ). Steve
@@attorneysteve I have my first mediation in years in 10 hours. I'm now armed with the 5 P's.
And so will my kids growing up, whether they like it or not. :-)
Thank you Sir , feeling more comfortable after hearing your advice. I have a lawyer for mine but now I see an opportunity to revisit my notes to other ideas instead of just focusing on 1 particular thing . God Bless and thanks for the free advice , your a good man and service to others ✌🏽️🙏🏽
Thanks Steve from Toronto Canada I have mediation coming up on the wrongful termination lawsuit and I will remember 5p"s and hopefully I get justice after 23 years
Stay focused, you can and will DO IT!! SV
This was super SUPER helpful! My attorney sent this link to me and this information is pretty golden, in my opinion. Thanks so much! 👍🏾
You are welcome buddy! Knowledge is power!!! Steve
Thank you Attorney Steve for sharing the knowledge. I have learnt about 5ps proper planning prevents poor performance.
Thanks Mary, perfect, that is a gem to never forget!!! Thanks for your comment. Steve
Does it work when you are dealing with a Psychopath?
Thank you so much . I had appointment this nov 20 for mediation with the accused and I’m the complainant.
Proper planning prevents poor performance- I am going to remember that for good, Attorney Steve. Wonderful video! Keep up the good work
- Student of Law from India.
Thank you and good luck in your legal studies!!
image how many cases would settle if they could pass the blunt around.
If you want to see how this video should really be made, hit setting and put playback speed at 1.25
That's why we love UA-cam, you have that option. Seems my younger viewers like it fast, and some of my older clients like it slower. Steve
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@@attorneysteve too much innuendo
Thank you. My mediation is today. Not comfortable with my attorney, but definitely have some things to discuss beforehand. It is over the phone due to COVID. But once again, thank you. Wish you were representing me.
Best of luck, Steve!
So glad the sneeze is over. It was such a
Thank you for posting this video. I am absolutely terrified of court even though I'm not a criminal and this helped calm my nerves.
Hang tough - you got this!
Boudicca me too court is very sterile cut dry and they dont care one bit if you cry. I panic every time i go in there and Im the plaintiff
Great question Golfster I get that question a lot and my general response is it normally takes about 4-8 hours to really dig into the case facts in normal cases. In complex cases it can take 2 or 3 days. Sometimes, even after you "grind it out" in person, there are times when you get CLOSE to a settlement, but are not quite there. In some of these types of cases, the mediation can continue (often by phone) with the mediator continuing to try to hash out a deal (if the mediator is willing to continue pushing as a good mediator will be). So I would always provision one full day, with some luck or a willingness to settle, the mediation could go quicker, so it really depends. Hope this is helpful, thank you for taking time to comment and ask a great question!
What happens in a child custody mediation if the father was abusive to me and my child,neglecful?, my child has medical needs that his father will not take care of and my child is not safe with him
I need a lawyer wrongful termination
I am Scheduled for Mediation. This is very Helpful what you are telling me. Im sueing to get my rental deposit back. The Landlord is an LLC. I will not be able to have a Lawyer. Im Scared but I can do this.
You can do this. If you have not seen my video on small claims you should watch this (might also help with general tips). ua-cam.com/video/qTUhBMdddsk/v-deo.html
Im doing a phone mediation with FairWork on Tuesday 16/01/2018. My company has treated me as a permanent on call employee, basically a casual, as a full time guard. I did this for almost four years thinking it was normal. If I refused shifts due to fatigue or because the shift was too far from where I lived for a short shift, it'd become a shift refusal which would take hours away from my 76hrs a fortnight. My alarm bells rang when things got quiet at work and when the company werent able to cover my 76hrs they then asked me to use my own annual leave or sick leave to cover those hours (which I declined) so I checked the contract and was horrified to find 18 breaches in the contract including those I mentioned. I have a feeling the phone mediation will be more difficult than face to face mediation. Sorry for long message but its not easy knowing youve been screwed for so long. Im waiting for workers comp as I have work related stress and anxiety because of this. Its a difficult thing to process. Hope you can offer me some more advice. Thanks Steve.
Thank you for this very informative video! It is important to clarify that this is settlement focused mediation and is only one type of mediation. The transformative approach to mediation puts the clients in charge. The mediator is there to simply facilitate a conversation between two hurting people and to make sure that each person is heard as well as respected. Agreeing to mediation would mean agreeing to communicate and to advocate for oneself. Some people feel more confident with an attorney especially in cases where one of the participants has a very strong personality, some couples refuse to cooperate and would rather have the court issue the settlement, still others just want their day in court in an attempt to "win" as much as they can. To each his own. Steve- it should also be mentioned that 80% of cases that mediate usually do not end up back in court.
Tiffinay Compiano what is the percentage that ends up back in court?
Thank you Steve I watched the whole video and found it very informative as I will be getting a mediator for my case my lawyer already informed me about mediation but now I understand it better thanks again very professional I feel better as I will need your information all the best mate regards from Australia Joe
Glad you liked it. Thanks for the nice words!! Steve
GREAT EXPLANATION!
Thank you for sharing.
Very thoughtful and detailed.
Thank you so much for this discussion and advice. It has been extremely valuable!
The 5 P’s are the most important, followed by listening and checking ego at the door.
I have a discrimination case and I am representing myself because I cannot afford a $30k retainer (that was the average estimate I received). I have consulted with an attorney to access my case and to review my documents. That process has been expensive in and of itself.
We will see how it goes...
My pleasure Danny, thanks for taking the time to comment!! Steve
I woke up this morning not happy becs this situation didnt go in my favor, I didnt have good lawyer , thank you for this video
Sorry to hear that. We have to learn from things and keep moving forward! Best, Steve
This was ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING!!!! Literally watched it 4x!! Great Energy Steve!!
Yes!! Glad you liked it. 4X's? You are now at SUPERSTAR LEVEL!! : )
Thank you I go to court on February 23rd for a mediation on a 3rd party law sue . I worked at a warehouse 6 years ago coming up now on may 2021 ... My left hand got caught in a 4 million dollar machine that was being operated with out a safety guard . Pretty much it was sucking my whole body in to the machine and by the grace of god I was able to pull my hand out and survived that injury . Now i had 35 surgeries since the date of the injury and now I’m going to be amputating what’s left of my left hand due to me not having no feelings on it and lost several fingers already and it’s been like that since day one but I was trying to give it a shot because once I amputated my hand I can’t go back . I wanted to do research on how far the technology is before I made it final . Anyway long story short it was a 800 million dollar company and we asked for 30 million at first so they know we mean business and we put a cap on nothing less than 12 million and the company agreed and requested The mediation even tho we had a trial set for may . Now I’m going to take the 12 million at the mediation if they try to go under that than I’m gonna go to trial on may 2021 . I know they agreed but you know how people changes their mind . We already won all the appeals they put in against me and the judge told them settle with me or we going to trial . No more changing things up or postponing the hearings because it’s costing them way more money . Oh yea 12 million and they gotta pay for the rest of the amputation and prosthesis hand also . Now am I doing the right thing settling out at my upcoming mediation on February 2021 ? Oh yea and if I end up having complications later on in life from
The injury I can take them back to court ...
Now my question is am I doing the right thing ?? ....
How did it go??
@@TheArtDeva it went very well !!!! 🤩
Impressive and informative video! Took a class regarding ADR two semesters ago! Came across to refresh what I have learned, and to prepare myself for mediation as well. Have you ever considered being a professor? UNR and UNLV offers degrees in Legal and Justice programs, and I am sure those students would appreciate your style of teaching!
Thank you! I would love to teach a program like that, or even business law. If you ever hear of an opening let me know!! : )
U are on point and clear. Great watching from Nairobi , Kenya
Hello and Thanks for watching!! Steve
Awesome video attorney Steve! I have mediation tomorrow, my Ps are strong!
LOL, best of luck and thanks for the compliment!!! Steve
Great video! Really opened my eyes about mediation and how to handle myself during that time.
Glad you liked it Tonya! Steve
Tonya Mitchell me too this gave me a reality check and an attitude adjustment for how to be successful. Great stuff thank you Steve
A good book to help with negotiating is "Never Split the Difference" by Chris Voss. He was a negotiator for the FBI in kidnapping case.
YESSSS! I sent that book to my lawyer.
The Mediator I went to had us in seperate rooms. I appeared by myself. My Child’s father was in the other room with his two attorney’s and an assistant. The Mediator kept telling me that I should accept their offer. I feel like Mediation is a total waste of time. P.S the Mediator was $500 per hour. I sent a 8 page brief prior to arriving. She didn’t seem to have read it.
Sorry to hear that. Like anything in life, it's not always perfect. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn.'t
love your suggestions even it is a 5 years old video. but we can apply your suggestions always.
Yes, some of my videos have been up for a while, but usually still has some good information!!! Thanks for watching and commenting!! Steve
Great Video as usual Steve! Your helping lots of people brother!
Excellent video. Thanks for the easy-to-understand information.
Thanks Mona, you are welcome! SV
Great video, Steve! I have mediation coming up with my former real estate broker for unpaid commissions. Wish you were in Florida, that guy's a serial offender and constantly tries to steal commissions from agents. I'd love to record a video call with you for my UA-cam channel, it would inform other Realtors of their rights.
Real estate is full of thieves. They are all over. In by they are no better. Just get out of business it is incredibly corrupt and dishonest
@Attorney Steve: Thank you greatly for these videos. I am in the process of a civil suit (me, being the plaintiff) in Superior Court and I am representing myself and I'm NO lawyer. The case is so bizarre and outrageous that I would not believe it if it did not happen to me. I watched your video on Torts and I used the info as a ground plan to write my complaint and summons. Thank you Sir for sharing your knowledge and experience...and the 5 P's.
you are very welcome!! Good luck! Steve
So Far How is it going.
How’d it go ?
Outstanding presentation and very informative.
Thanks Marky Mark, appreciate the feedback!! Cheers
Thanks Marky!!!
Thank you for all you do you are truly a blessing
My pleasure!!
Going in in 2.5 hours waited 7 years, very nervous.
You got this, Deep breaths.....
@Ranjit any updates?
Silently Not Knowable ASMR settled for 280, 6 hours of mediation, my lawyer lowered his fee to 25% to get deal done. Yahoooooooooo.
Steve Vondran I got nervous as hell giving a speech in the beginning, finally it’s over, I’m so glad, the weights been lifted off my shoulder, what you described is exactly what happened.
Mediation next week on the 9th Wednesday. Nervous yet excited
Nerves are normal.....usually goes easier than most think. Remember to be a good listener. SV
@@attorneysteve Ok got it. Everyone should listen to me and things will go my way. Got it, thank you Steve😂. 🙏
Tiffany, thanks for the comments and sharing your thoughts on mediation. Not sure I agree totally with the 80% figure, many cases are pushed to mediation by the Court and the parties are just too far off. As always, it depends on the facts of the case.
Hi from India -Steve- Very concise and excellent tips . Have you recorded any further videos after this- say on Negotiation or arbitration techniques. If not please do- I am sure Indian law students will like them
Pro se...mediation hearing Oct 4th, mediation brief due September 27. Steve, where can I get an example of what a 10-15 page mediation brief looks like. I have no idea how to put it together
Ooh, good question. I am starting a low-cost document site on Spotify. Coming soon!!
The 5 P's and he stack em. I believe this guy 100 %
Right on!! Steve
You can also handle everything outside of mediation or say nothing during mediation and then speak in a tribunal hearing; not legal advice just invoke Rights.
If I show all my cards in a mediation (including the mediation brief), doesn't it expose my legal strategies, which gives the opposing party an opportunity to counter my arguments during the trial later?
Generally speaking, you call the shots regarding what you want to put in your brief and what you say in mediation. Yes, you always have to be strategic. Great question. SV
I found u Mr. V just in time...thanks for the visual!
If one side feels they stand a lot to lose, is it possible they will side bar and come back with a proposal and hope the other side takes it?
Thank you very much, Atty. Steve! Very helpful indeed- God bless you!
You are welcome Marilou!! Steve
Great job thank You 🙏🏾 I feel so much better
You are welcome, with knowledge comes confidence. Thanks Jasmine!! Steve
This attorney is awesome.
I strongly agree!! Thank you! Steve
Steve, you are great and your tips captured my fancy. Thanks
In general lawyers are in my view the least fit to be effective mediators. They are caught in paradigm of polarity thinking: winning OR losing, right OR wrong. They're trained to compete and not to cooperate. This talk is good example.
That's subjective. Attorneys acting as mediators are well aware that under no circumstances may they step out of an impartial stance; the objective is for both parties to reach a settlement agreement that both sides benefit from. There is no winning or losing and most importantly, attorneys do not generally partake in "right" or "wrong" arguments. (I'm not an attorney, I'm a second-year law student employed in the legal field).
@@ToABetterTomorrow great keep it up!
Wouldn't it be cool if it was an actual joint session. Pass around the pipe and hope for some "mediation" or at least some kind of "good vibes"
My mediation is today, he’s lying ab his income and is self employed, I lost my job 2 weeks ago, the lady I was caring for (I’m a caregiver) was moved to skilled nursing out of my scope of practice as a CCMA, I was private healthcare, he will not provide his phone records credit report and more. We have 4 kids married 25 years and he doesn’t want to pay alimony and is low balling child support. I am a nervous wreck I only want my children and what’s fair to the truth of his real income. I’m a nervous wreck
I don’t have a lawyer for my meeting should I be concerned
I’d like some advice on how to go thru mediation with a person who is a dog thief without getting angry and screaming at her for what she did. I can’t believe she can get away with stealing my dog and not going to jail for what she did. Instead I have to sit in front of her calmly and ask her to return my dog. She sold the dog and she deserves to pay the price for this. This is not fair that I have to go thru mediation.
Steve, I set it up at 1.25 seems too fast??
Steve Vondran it’s good, thanks for this great video
Thank you for what you do sir.
Thanks Benjamin, glad you like!! Steve
hello Steve thanks for the video, two thought first one I had a very bad lowyer and after 10 months and spend a lot of money I didn't have a other choose to change it. Second I have to hire a Forensic account because I'm not sure bat it could be and sorry for misspelling Emblazonment , could I have and small tip about this? thank you.
very informative, thank you.
Glad you liked it B mo! SV
Wow, Attorney Steve! Your Mediation White Board looks just your Litigation White Board ... or hmmm ... are they both the same whiteboard?
Great way to dual-purpose your out-of-pocket expenses, Steve. :-)
lol.....you got a keen sense of observation!! : )
I don't hear any sound...
Did you try your volume button?
How much is a mediation hour? And how much should I budget for a mediation since it takes few sessions? Great vid, thanks!
solid presentation sir!
Thank you, I appreciate the positive feedback!! Steve
can the other party sue you back after a mediation settlement ?
My attorney came to mediation not prepared and didn’t fight for us. My attorney agreed with the other side. The mediator agreed with the other side. It was a 9 hour nightmare. I fired my attorney today.
That's your right. And good for you for having the eye to see that. Great point - if you sense your attorney or law firm is best advocating FOR THE OTHER SIDE - unfortunately there are great attorneys, doctors, teachers and others and sometimes you get a lemon. This can often happens when a lower fee is paid for a less experienced professional. All the best! Steve
@@attorneysteve my father had his attorney draw up a new Will and a year and 10 months later passed away. His common law wife is contesting the Will. Of course mediation was ordered by the judge. I was told by the mediator that I would have to pay family allowance. My attorney said nothing and this is the first I’m hearing about. Only way to cover the family allowance was to give up the 1990 Jeep Grand Wagoneer. Then got into it about a New Yorker framed poster of my dad’s. My attorney turn and looked at me and said “Jackie, let her have the poster, I’ll buy you one.” The a little a later my attorney said “I’m missing my choir practice.” That seemed more important than the mediation. As soon as I got home I looked up this family allowance in Texas law and it states that family allowance is paid for 1 year from the date of the deceased death. My father has been dead for 1 year, 5 months and 3 days. So my dad’s common law wife missed her chance on receiving family allowance. I believe this is a case of Failure to apply law by my attorney. It’s been a year and 5 months, and have paid my attorney $12,100.00 and I’m worse off than when this all started. My deepest apologies about my long post. I don’t know what to do. I’m stuck between a rock and a hard place, and I don’t know if another attorney will take my case in the middle of litigation. I don’t know why people spend their money to have a attorney write a Will when no one wants to honey the Will. I don’t care about the material things, that’s just stuff. I just want my fathers Will honored and I promise my dad that I would fight to the bloody end to carry out his wishes.
Wow
I love this guy.
when CRD investigates your Housing discrimination complaint and they contact you saying that the opposing party wants to mediate, should I see this as a positive?
Great video, very informative. Instant subscribe! Thanks!
Our case is on the court but we have no schedule yet? How can i do,when i can go to help me for mediation
Thank you for the advice. I wonder how long a typical meeting should take, assuming both parties are interested resolving the matter?
Thank you I feel much better
Glad you liked it - education is power!!
Is there a time to object at 13:24? Like a period to confer with the client and rebut the situation?
Thank you for this video!! You are the best!
That's nice of you. I appreciate the feedback!! Steve
Hey. Steve if I signed a.settlement but was misrepresented and didn't sign a release.can I go to an appellant court .my case had to do with fraud.
lots of great tips, thankyou so much ❤
You got it Kris - thank you!! Steve
Steve what is your opinion on asking to be reinstated???
Awesome & helpful information!
Appreciate it!!
Thank you for the great tips!
I’m two years in a civil law suit Unlimited I’m disabled fifteen years and just had the the judge rule against the defidents and I’m on a case conference in May I don’t have a attorney my legal typist that I’ve had too Years lied to use conserning the case conference that was very important had meeting with the judge now I’m at case management
I THOUGHT THIS WAS A MEDITATION VIDEO I WAS SO CONFUSED
lol, now that's funny. SV
Very good presentation.
Thanks Kathryn, I really appreciate your comments!! Steve
Thank you so much sir.
You are welcome, glad you liked it!! Steve
Pearls, Steve...TY
If me and ex lady can’t afford a lawyer or court case will this help? I don’t dispute anything just want to legally guarantee my father rights to be in my child’s life.
Bear in mind that there may be a lawyer appointed for the child to represent his or her best interests. So, you may not have a one-to-one situation. Check your state's laws to see if there is a guardian or lawyer appointed for children in custody or visitation case.
Do anyone who's unemployed have a chance in a joint custody case if one parent has the child and a friend at the house and he and the child had a good relationship both with the parent and the friend always gave the child candy but it wasn't candy he got out of the friend pocket when he fell asleep but the parent who is overprotective reacted in light speed quickness and goes into super father mode not knowing the child was completely safe and there was no injuries to the child??
Well what if i medatate and my family hears me medation thats embarrassing
You are very welcome! Thanks for the comments!!
How does mediation work when it has already attempted in small claims court?
Do this apply to mediation using the aberration process?
Thank you for sharing this. Your guide is very practical and useful. It didn't hurt watching a handsome guy explain this either ! ;)
You are too kind, thank you!! Steve
Great video. Thank you.
glad you liked it!
Great mediation video, I feel so relaxed that I'm going to sell all my weed, thank you, so much, let's be UA-cam pals?
just got a letter from the bank they want to go to mediation for accounts I never open been dealing with this for about 2 years they keep giving me the runaround I didn't request mediation they just sent me the form what should I do They want to know what I want to settle the case
You have skill with sense of humor Steve 👍👍
I love you! Thank you!
Aww, you are AWESOME.....thank you so much!! Steve
Great video! Thank you :)
Thank you Sara!!! Steve
What is a Facilitator? The same? I am clueless about this process, I am pro per and the other side is really billing the other party for a lot; but they are evil.
Can you get a mediator if you already have a jury trial scheduled?
Reasonable demands...from my $250,000 to ??? the jury would give
Very informative .
Fantastic.
Thank you!! SV
Attorney Steve I tried mediation and it was totally a joke whereas the attorneys never presented no information as you stated, and I was medicated and was taken advantage of. Nothing accomplish.
I’m going into mediation in my divorce tomorrow any last minute advice.
Yes don't get married
@@MrLambdaMan don't have kids