Mediators Talk About the Issues

These are articles written by mediators to help you understand the mediation process. You can find articles on the following topics.

• When to Use Mediation
• Family Law and Mediation
• Employment and Mediation
• Home Improvement and Mediation
• More on Mediation

Mediation in Maryland

Visit the Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office or call (410) 321-2398 for more information on mediation or becoming a mediator.

Community Mediation Centers

Title 17 of the Maryland Rules lists the requirements for mediators

When to use mediation

• When Mediation Can Help - When you should consider mediation. Author: Peter Loveheim for Nolo Press.
• Getting the Other Side to the Mediation Table - Practical tips on persuading the other side to mediate with you. Author: Peter Loveheim for Nolo Press.
  
• The Benefits of Mediation - A short article describing some of the benefits of mediation. Mediation.com, the author of this article, has other articles on mediation which may also be of some interest to you.
• Why ADR? An article on the advantages and disadvantages of using Alternative Dispute Resolution by an ADR advocacy group. Author: Center for Public Resources

Family law and mediation

Employment and mediation

• How to Help a Valued Employee Survive a Divorce and Become Productive Again - Tips for an employer to help an employee make it through this difficult time.

Home improvement and mediation

• Your options for resolving disputes with contractors

More on Mediation

• For an excellent additional resource on mediation visit, Mediate.com. It contains articles, links and other information free of charge.  Mediatecom is a for-profit website, that earns money from web advertising.  The articles online are informative and the referral search engine is helpful.  The mediators to which Mediate.com refers you are private businesses and they charge a fee for their services.  The Peoples Law Library does not endorse these mediators.