Mediation Ethics

This book takes a practical, concise, and coherent approach to mediation ethics to make lawyer-mediators aware of their ethical obligations while serving as mediators. The book has been written by 15 leading mediation scholars, with special expertise in mediation ethics, each contributing a chapter on a topic within his or her expertise. Topics covered include: Theory of mediators' ethics, Contrasting lawyer ethics and mediator ethics, Codes of Conduct for mediators and MEAC opinions, Accepting a case or refusing to mediate, Evaluating ethically, Separate meetings, Mediator proposals, Difficult parties, Lawyer representation in mediation, Med-arb, The mediated agreement, Mediators as witnesses, Mediator discipline, And continuing mediation ethics education. Contributors include Omer Shapira, James Alfini, Susan Nauss Exon, Ellen Waldman, Donna Erez-Navot, Kristen M. Blankley, Elayne E. Greenberg, Sharon Press, Bill Eddy, Jacqueline Nolan-Haley, Nancy A. Welsh, Fran Tetunic, Ellen E. Deason, Michael Moffitt, and Gregory Firestone.