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Praise for Effectively Representing Clients in Family Mediation
"As a psychologist I've found this book invaluable for both my own mediation practice and working with lawyers. This book makes an enormous contribution to the field of family mediation." -Robin M. Deutsch, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist and Mediator, Professor William James College (ret.), Associate Clinical Professor Harvard Medical School (ret.), Newton, MA
"A masterpiece-a simply stunning case for creating a lucrative, honorable, and sustainable practice representing clients in family mediation. The authors dazzle us with the massive benefits for attorneys and clients and chart out an unprecedented step-by-step manual chock-full of the precise concepts, skills, and practice tips that can change attorney life as we know it and create a more peaceful world. If the authors' approach to family lawyering becomes widespread, the profession will become what we dreamed it could be when we decided to go to law school-a world where attorneys are peacemakers who profoundly help people and family law attorneys support parents and their children's brightest future." -Michael Aurit, Co-Founder of The Aurit Center for Divorce Mediation, President of The Academy of Professional Family Mediators (2019-2022), and Adjunct Professor at The Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University School of Law
"As mediation for family disputes grows in popularity it is essential to have a comprehensive guide for family lawyers on how to effectively advise and represent their clients throughout the resolution process. This incredibly helpful and insightful book, by three legends in the field, distills the essential insights into an accessible and well-designed volume. The "bonus chapter" on online mediation from Susan Guthrie (itself growing rapidly) is icing on the cake." -Colin Rule, CEO mediate.com
"Effectively Representing Clients in Family Mediation is essential reading for every attorney who wants to help clients resolve their family law disputes without availing the court system. The authors have pulled together both the theoretical and practical into one book, answering every question about how to effectively practice law as a Peacemaker. The world needs more Peacemakers and this amazing book will help us do our best work." -Brian Galbraith, Collaborative Attorney, Mediator, Trainer, President of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, Barrie, Ontario (Canada)
"With this book Mosten, Scully, and Traum provide everything legal practitioners need to expand the legal services they offer while at the same time improving their job satisfaction and financial bottom line. A fabulous resource." -Kevin R. Scudder, JD, Secretary, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, Chair, Collaborative Law Committee, ABA Section of Dispute Resolution, Seattle, WA
"In Effectively Representing Clients in Family Mediation, Woody 'Forrest' Mosten, Hon. Elizabeth Potter Scully, and Lara Traum draw on over a century of combined professional experience to offer an extraordinarily generous gift to the peacemakers (and future peacemakers) of the family law community. This book is a leading-edge treatise on both the art and science of enlightened family mediation. The authors start by placing the current state of mediation (as well collaboration and multi-disciplinary divorce work) in an evolutionary context. They go on to carefully deconstruct the process of successfully shepherding clients through the emotionally fraught, practically complex, and legally rigorous transition from one household to two-from our earliest contacts with clients through to the signing of their Agreement and beyond. Familiar ideas such as 'unbundling' are given new life. Less familiar concepts are skillfully introduced and integrated. Meticulously thorough and authoritative (though never doctrinaire), the authors lean into even the least-discussed yet crucial aspects of our work (nowhere else have I read a nuanced exploration of issues around professionals' fees!). The authors' respect and empathy for their clients and colleagues, and of the hard work couples face in making difficult decisions during a period of intense upheaval, shine through in their writing. The authors also display the rare ability to distill often-confusing concepts into manageable chunks, and to describe them in non-jargony, reassuring, plain-English. Even this mental health professional found it a zippy read. There's something for everyone here: Seasoned professionals will gain increased clarity and renewed professional energy; greener practitioners will be affected in career-altering ways. Whether you're a curious skeptic or are already passionately aware that when human relationships falter court will (almost) always make things exponentially worse, this book has the potential to transform your practice. Read it today and put it to work at your mediation table tomorrow." -**Kate Scharff, LICSW, LCSW-C, LCSW, Psychotherapist, family mediator, Collaborative Divorce Coach and Child Specialist Author, Therapy Demystified: An Insider's Guide to Getting the Right Help, Co-Author (with Lisa Herrick, PhD), Navigating Emotional Currents in Collaborative Divorce: A Guide to Enlightened Team Practice, and Mastering Crucial Moments in Separation and Divorce: A Multidisciplinary Guide to Excellence in Practice and Outcome
"A magnificent contribution: comprehensive and clear, inspirational and practical, firmly grounded in experience and wisdom. An essential guide for any lawyer who even considers representing a client in family mediation." -Leonard L. Riskin, Author, Managing Conflict Mindfully: Don't Believe Everything You Think (2023), Visiting Professor, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
"This book is an essential resource for lawyers who want to develop a thriving and satisfying practice representing mediation clients." -Ron Ousky, Past President, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, Minneapolis, MN
"This book provides a model of the lawyer as peacemaker. It offers rich perspectives, resources and examples of how lawyers can incorporate mediation into their practices to help both parents and their children." -Andrew I. Schepard, Sidney & Walter Siben Distinguished Professor of Family Law and Director of the Center for Children, Families and the Law, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
"A MUST READ for Mediators and all Family Law Attorneys. This book provides consulting attorneys and mediators the necessary framework so that the mediation can succeed from the beginning." -Patricia Van Haren, Collaborative Attorney and Mediator, President, Collaborative Solutions of Orange County, Irvine, CA
"Having practiced family law for 47 years, I find that this book is a brilliant, comprehensive, wise and practical roadmap for lawyers navigating family law mediation." -Wlliam J. Howe , Gevurtz Menashe, Portland, OR, Former Chair of Oregon Statewide Family Law Advisory Committee
"As a mental health professional who has met with far too many children and families emotionally scarred by the adversarial family court system, it gives me pleasure and relief to see the American Bar Association promoting greater awareness among family lawyers of the huge role they can play as peacemakers. I studied divorce mediation with Woody Mosten and have the highest regard for his creativity and generosity in sharing the wisdom derived from his many years of mediation and collaborative practice experience with mediation novices and trainees, both attorneys and non-attorneys alike. This book, co-authored with Elizabeth Scully and Lara Tram, is another great contribution to the field, filled with practical tips and strategies." -*Robert A. Horwitz, Ph.D., Psychologist / Mediator, New Haven, CT, Former President, Connecticut Psychological Association and Connecticut…