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Index of Articles

INDEX OF ARTICLES


Some Parting Thoughts: Applying a Special Master Can Aid Process
11/1/19
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You Can't Go Back to the Future

10/17/19

Nine Fine Dry Mediation Whines
10/3/19

​All's Not Well That Doesn't End Well
9/11/19

Three Heads Can Be Better Than One
7/31/19

Take Down the Picasso
7/17/19

Phone First
7/9/19

Mediation: Impassable - Thoughts for Mediators
6/20/19
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Skin in the Game, Part 3: More From Top Trial Lawyers

6/5/19

Skin in the Game, Part 2
5/23/19

Skin in the Game, Part 1: The Bed Sore Case
5/8/19
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Note to an Old Friend, The Future of Special Interrogatories

4/24/19

Time is of the Essence
4/10/19

Starts and Start-Overs
3/26/19

Getting to No You
3/12/19

The Car Guy
2/26/19

"Probably" and More: IPI Part 8
2/13/19

Having it All 
2/6/19
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Missing Witness and More: IPI Part 7
1/28/19

Settling the Monster Case: An Interview With Matt Williams
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1/17/2019


Settlement Tips and Tales From Our Readers
1/17/2019

A Natural Wonder: IPI 125.04 
12/19/2018


Exercising power: Knowing when (and when not) to flex it
11/21/2018

Dick Donohue is moving on.  Here are his thoughts.
11/7/2018

For Halloween: Some scary words from the judge
10/31/2018

Avoid surprises in computer insurance
10/17/2018

Turning CMC topics into mediation
10/4/2018

Making the best of a cruddy client
9/19/2018

​‘Take out the noise:’ My talk with Ald. Michele Smith
9/5/2018

Lawyers on one planet, clients on the other
8/22/2018

Mediation from an alderman’s view
8/8/2018

Add Facilitation to Your Toolkit
7/25/2018

Say that to their face: See what happens
7/11/2018

Is your mediator the one negotiating?
6/27/2018

Cover the Bases
6/13/2018

Divvying up negligence vs. causation
5/30/2018

Recent Developments in Alternative Dispute Resolution
5/23/2018

Sometimes Say Never
5/16/2018

Is Batson Real?
5/1/2018

Confronting an alleged harasser
4/18/2018

Preventing and Addressing Sexual Harassment - Part 2
4/4/2018

Preventing and addressing sexual harassment 
3/21/2018

A trip into the mediation mailbag 
3/7/2018

Unpacking Mediation 
2/21/2018

Arbi-traitors 
2/7/2018

Wheel of Fortune 
1/24/2018

Judicial dignity in the outside world 
1/10/2018

With few oral arguments, make your writing shine 
12/27/2017

Justice Hyman’s lessons from Lincoln 
12/15/2017

Stop, Look and Listen
11/29/2017

Verdict values: While we’re on the subject,
​how low is too low?
 

11/22/2017

Is There Such a Thing as "Too Much"? 
11/15/2017

Tips From The Real Estate Broker
11/9/2017








​Cause for Concern
10/18/2017

Negotiation Lessons From the Wayback Machine
9/18/2017

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“It’s Your Problem: Four Veteran Court Reporters Tell All” Part 2
8/31/2017

“It’s Your Problem: Four Veteran Court Re-porters Tell All”
8/28/2017

Circumstances Beyond Our Control
8/17/2017

Can You Hear Me Now?
8/13/2017

Barney Oldfield: One that stood out from the herd
6/28/2017

Count me in: The quality of quantifying
6/14/2017

How Women Can Take First Chair
5/31/2017

'We just kept going’: Judge Clay-Herron
5/31/2017
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'You know it when you feel it': My talk with
Judge Clay-Herron

5/17/2017

Preparing To Mediate
5/15/2017

Having It All
5/11/2017

Jury instructions: Tips for each side
5/3/2017​

'Have a nice day, Mr. Bond'
4/19/2017

Dreading jury selection? Voir dire don'ts
4/5/2017

Collins on dissolving a law firm
3/22/2017

Recent Developments in Alternative Dispute Resolution
3/15/2017

Collins on mediating law firm breakups
3/8/2017

One spot where mediation won't work
2/22/2017

The Most Important Question Every Mediator 
Should Ask

2/20/2017

Collins on the JIB and judges as clients
2/8/2017

When is it really over?
1/25/2017

Our modern-day code duello
1/11/2017

Making an offer that can be refused

1/9/2017

Inspiring Trust During Mediation and Negotiation
1/4/2017

Not tech-savvy? The court won’t find it cute
1/2/2017

Running your case through the lab
12/28/2016

How to put your case on display
12/20/2016

"We Need Each Other To Do This Job": Two Old 
Adversaries Reconsider

12/14/2016

Finding your position of strength
11/18/2016

Trump and Voir Dire
11/11/2016
 
The good, bad and ugly with mediation
10/28/2016

Best New Tool For Case Disposition
10/25/2016

Yes, it could be worse!
10/25/2016

How Judge Griffin breaks an impasse
10/15/2016

Defense lawyers are people, too: A lesson in civility
9/29/2016

Should We Be Questioning All of Our Rhetorical Rules?
9/21/2016

Pre-diating:  Mediating about Mediating
9/20/2016

Visualization: See what I’m saying?
9/19/2016

Trust is key to reaching agreements
9/1/2016

Mediation: Know whom you’re persuading
8/18/2016

Tribune Exposes Supreme Court Nominee
3/24/2016

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