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"Mediation is for Everybody" Cassette Tape

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Court Trial can be scary. It's confusing and usually not private. MEDIATION is a process for resolving disputes which is PRIVATE and CONFIDENTIAL. Maybe you have heard of it.

Mediation involves the use of a neutral third person to assist people in conflict to resolve their own disputes.

Would you like to LEARN more about HOW TO PARTICIPATE and EVALUATE the process called MEDIATION?

MEDIATION

Gives you CONTROL over the outcome. If you don't like a proposal you don't have to agree to it.

Permits you to LEAVE anytime you want.

Is QUICKER and LESS EXPENSIVE THAT COURT.

Permits you to EXPRESS your FEELINGS. We all know that mosty Judges don't like people to express emotion, to stand and pace if they feel they need to. In mediation you can express your emotions.

Permits you to SELECT and EVALUATE the mediator. How many hours of training does a mediator have? Does a mediator follow standards of conduct? Can a mediator order you to agree to a particular settlement option?

MEDIATION IS FOR EVERYBODY is a NEWLY RELEASED Audio-cassette. It PROVIDES ANSWERS TO these and many other QUESTIONS about Mediation. Questions are ANSWERED from the perspective of disputants.

1. What sorts of disputes can be mediated?
2. Who can mediate?
3. What can you get out of mediation? In other words, what's in it for you?
4. What is mediation?
5. What is the mediation process? Who is an appropriate mediator?
6. What can you bring to mediation?
7. Who's dispute is it and who controls whether to settle?
8. What is your role as a disputant in mediation?
9. When should you mediate and why?
10. Which are some of the special characteristics of mediation?
11. What happens during a mediation session?
12. When should mediation not proceed and why?
13. Where is mediation done?
and
14. What do mediators actually do?

WHEN SHOULD YOU MEDIATE? Sometimes Mediation is required by law, by court rule, or by Court Order. Sometimes everybody agrees to mediate. Mediation is often used in Business disputes, Dissolution of Marriage and Divorce disputes, including Property Settlement and Residential Placement and Child Sharing, and Child Support matters.

MEDIATION IS FOR EVERYBODY: HOW TO MEDIATE WITHOUT FEELING "RIPPED-OFF" is a 58-minute AUDIO CASSETTE prepared with the disputant in mind. It answers the above questions based upon the training and experience of the presenter, Allan A. Bonney. He is an attorney, and has received more than 130 hours of training as a Mediator. He has practiced mediation skills since 1978.

DISCLAIMER: Listening to "Mediation is For Everybody," the audiocassette, does not guarantee a successful outcome of a mediation. It is not intended to substitute for legal advice or other professional advice. The advice of a competent professional should sought about one's personal situation, including whether to mediate.

The audio presentation uses a Question and Answer format to present information about PREPARING for mediation, DETERMINING your opponent's NEEDS, and UNDERSTANDING what THE MEDIATOR is doing.

It PROVIDES numerous PRACTICAL TIPS about how to PREPARE for Mediation, what to LOOK FOR in the Mediator's OPENING, in the AGREEMENT TO MEDIATE, and during CAUCUSING.

At the End of the Presentation, the 14 basic Questions are Repeated. The Answers are Summarized in about 8 minutes to provide a quick review which you can use to prepare for mediation or between mediation sessions.

GUARANTEE: You may review this audio cassette for 30 days and return it for a full refund (less shipping and handling) if you are not satisfied with it.

To ORDER or to REVIEW this audio cassette in the PRIVACY of your Home, Car or Office:

For 1 tape: SEND $17.97 + $3 s/h per tape
For 2+ tapes: SEND $16.97 per tape (includes $2 s/h)

Prices are subject to change without notice.

Allan A. Bonney, Attorney at Law
Attn: Mediation Tape
222 W. Mission, Suite 104
Spokane, WA 99201

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