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AVOIDING pitfalls : COMMON REASONS FOR MEDIATION FAILURE AND solutions FOR SUCCESS1 Jack G. Marcil2 and Nicholas D. Thornton3 I. INTRODUCTIONi In mediation, the primary focus of the mediator is to encourage the disputants to communicate with each other concerning the Without an effective channel of communication between the disputants and a commitment to resolve the matter, mediation will most likely fail. When mediation sessions are not going well, disputants often feel discouraged, frustrated or disenchanted, 1The authors would like to extend special thanks to their families for providing support and encouragement and the members of the North Dakota Law Review who helped prepare this article for publication. 2Managing Partner, Serkland Law Firm, Fargo, North Dakota. , University of North Dakota School of Law, 1968; , University of North Dakota, 1963.

AVOIDING PITFALLS: COMMON REASONS FOR MEDIATION FAILURE AND SOLUTIONS FOR SUCCESS1 Jack G. Marcil2 and Nicholas D. Thornton3 I. INTRODUCTIONi In mediation, the primary focus of the mediator is to encourage the

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