is a conciliatory and
non-adversarial process. Once mediation is inserted into the advresarial trial lawyers cannot be expected to check their duty of advocacy at the door. To be effective, mediators must
understand the dynamics of the attorney-client relationship and the tension between the trial lawyers advocacy duty and the party-driven and the interest-based nature of the mediation process.
-John R. Van Winkle
Front Row (left to right):
Margy Van Winkle, Stacey Ursini
Back Row (left to right): David L. Rimstidt,
John R. Van Winkle, William A. Baten
