The Effective Mediation Brief: A Missed Opportunity for Many

Attorney writing and editing an effective mediation brief by hand

In an era where the vast majority of disputes settle before reaching trial, the mediation brief remains one of the most under‑leveraged tools in a lawyer’s advocacy toolkit. Too often, attorneys rush past this critical step, treating the mediation brief as a procedural obligation rather than the first, and perhaps most powerful, opportunity to influence […]