Rethinking the Lawyer’s Role in Mediation with Guest Gary Friedman
The Other Chair Podcast

Rethinking the Lawyer’s Role in Mediation with Guest Gary Friedman

2025-09-30
In this episode Gary Friedman traces the evolution of mediation from a people-centered alternative to a lawyer-dominated process, explaining how courts and legal culture turned voluntary mediation into mandatory settlement practices. He describes the understanding-based model that returns decision-making to the parties, while showing how lawyers and the law can support - rather than control - constructive, creative agreements. Friedman offers practical takeaways for mediators and attorneys:...
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