Second Thoughts on Mediation
A Trial Lawyer's View
By Elden Rosenthal

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After 40 years of litigation and trial work, Portland
trial lawyer Elden Rosenthal considers the effect of
mediation on litigation and litigators. He offers his
personal observations and views in the hope there
will be a rethinking of how civil lawsuits are resolved
in the coming years.