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Mediation Attendance
As a
successful mediation necessarily involves the presence and
participation of all decision makers and involved parties, we
encourage you to arrange to have the appropriate individuals attend
the mediation. All participants in the mediation will be required to
sign an agreement which, among other things, maintains the
confidentiality of the mediation. A copy of our standard
Confidentiality Agreement is available on this website.
Preparation For the Mediation
We
request
mediation briefs, no longer than five pages, which include the factual
and legal issues you believe to be pivotal in your case as well as a
statement of settlement positions and anything else you deem helpful
to facilitate good faith settlement negotiations. Please submit
briefs at least three business days prior to the scheduled mediation.
We encourage you to exchange briefs prior to the mediation. Should
your briefs contain confidential information, please provide this
office with an unexpurgated version and exchange expurgated versions
with opposing counsel. We also suggest bringing to the mediation all
discovery responses and any other demonstrative evidence you believe
may assist the settlement process. Finally, it is helpful to bring a
Draft Release/Settlement agreement, either hard copy or a copy on
floppy, compact disc or USB Device to facilitate consummation of a
settlement (we can accommodate most Word and Word Perfect formats).
Scheduling
To schedule a mediation with Steve Cerveris, please call his
scheduling assistant, Janee Blanchard, at (818) 760-1047.
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