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How to Prepare and Present your Case at a Mediation Session Select a good mediator or mediation service provider. ... Know your case. ... Prepare a short case summary for service prior to the mediation. ... Make a list of the strengths and weaknesses of your case and that of your opponent.

Any type of "community dispute" can be resolved through mediation. Some examples include neighbor, employment, consumer, school, roommate or group conflicts. Privacy - All discussions during the mediation are confidential. The parties reach their own solution - The mediator will not impose a solution on the parties.

The mediator asks each participant to explain why they are in the mediation and what they would like to see happen in mediation. The mediator may ask questions to clarify, brainstorm, or create options. Anyone may ask the mediator for a break at any time, or the mediator may decide to call for a break.

I'm (Mediator's Name) and this is (Mediator's Name). We will be serving as your Mediators. You may call us by our first names; how would you like us to address you? The purpose of our meeting is to help you work out an understanding acceptable to both of you to resolve the situation that has been developing for you.

Mediation is a facilitated negotiation. You'll do better adhering to the five predictable stages Preliminary stage. The first step in the process is the preliminary stage, during which you're deciding whether to mediate. ... Preparation stage. ... Information stage. ... Negotiation stage. ... Closing stage. ... The takeaway.

Open the session on a positive note, by thanking them for being open to resolving the conflict. Remind them of the ground rules, summarize the situation, and then set out the main areas of agreement and disagreement. Explore every issue in turn, and encourage the participants to express how they feel to one another.