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Criminal Mediation
Criminal Mediations:
Theory, Style and Strategy - www.wiseresolution.com/Criminal%20Mediation.pdf - This article by V. Michelle Obradovic, Esq.,
Wise Resolution, LLC of Birmingham, is a great source for essential information on Criminal Mediation. It reads in part...
“Plea bargaining done well revisits the past relationship between all stakeholders
so as to manage the present relationship in order to structure an appropriate
future relationship. To be most effective as a resolutionist in a criminal matter,
the mediator must fully appreciate the charges, the inherent philosophical and
moral tensions, constitutional protections (or lack thereof), confidentiality,
privilege and the specific political agendas and financial pressures relevant in
the local jurisdiction. Resolutionist practitioners have to embrace all three
modes of legal problem solving; judgment, consent and systems design, and
understand the ways in which one bears upon the other and on the different
stakeholders in the case.”
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Arbitration agreements, are often found in pre-printed consumer contracts. They require parties to the contract to resolve disputes in binding arbitration, rather than in court before a judge and/or jury. - More -
Mediators
Mediation is a confidential, informal process during which an impartial third party, the mediator, assists disputing parties in reaching a mutually acceptable agreement regarding their dispute.
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