Written by leading practitioners, trainers, academicians and judges, Definitive Creative Impasse-Breaking Techniques in Mediation is replete with tips, techniques and tools for breaking impasse in mediation and negotiation. This book is a resource for lawyers who represent clients in mediation and negotiation, general practitioners and other professionals interested in honing their ADR skills.

This invaluable reference offers mediation approaches which can be applied to many different situations. The topics include: Avoiding Impasse: A Mediator's Rules to Live By; Using Emotions in Mediation to Avoid or Get Through Impasse; Changing Faces to Change Positions; Getting a Bigger Bang for Fewer Bucks; Resolving Impasses in Personal Injury Mediations; Using Game Theory to Break Impasse in Disputes Between Joint Owners of Property; The Technique of No Technique; and more...