I recommend a visit to Mediate.com to review Professor Pearlstein's interview on the state of mediation, negotiation and ADR. It is an excellent insight into his hope, philosophy and expectations for our chosen profession.

Professor Pearlstein caused the interviewer to stop dead in his tracks or more precisely to cover his heart and his wallet when he stated that the courts will become "irrelevant" in time concerning mediation and ADR. This is what makes for an entertaining and informative interview, a provocative statement exquisitely timed to shake up a traditional and predictable exchange. See for yourself and enjoy a great mind at work or more at play.

John C. Turley