Document Type
Article
Publication Title
New York Dispute Resolution Lawyer
Publication Date
2016
Volume
9(2)
First Page
9
Abstract
(Excerpt)
When lawyers represent their clients in party-decided dispute resolution processes such as negotiation or mediation, lawyers have a unique opportunity to work with their clients to help shape a comprehensive settlement beyond just a monetary settlement. This is an opportunity to address the client’s human and core concerns and to help their client secure their personalized sense of justice. However, lawyers and mediators who myopically seek to resolve every legal conflict by just monetary resolution are akin to the carpenter who sees everything as a nail because the only tool available is a hammer. This column invites you to expand your perspective to help your clients achieve the interests they value most, not just the money.
Comments
Reprinted with permission from the New York State Bar Association.