By Rejecting Evaluation, Maryland's New Mediation Standards Present Significant Practice Issues for Commercial Cases - Published in CPR's Newsletter, "Alternatives"

Issue: New mediation practice standards run against common practices. They restrict approaches neutrals may use to assist parties in reaching a settlement.

Potential effects: Confidentiality, inefficiency in court-ordered mediation, and party self-determination.

Published in the March edition of Alternatives, the newsletter of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution. https://www.cpradr.org/

A PDF of the article can be found here.

Jeff Trueman