Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
5-7-2023
Graduation Year
2024
Abstract
In mediation, conflicting parties meet with a mediator, a neutral party, to help them resolve their dispute. Mediations have traditionally been conducted in person, due to the importance of nonverbal communication in the mediation process. During Covid-19, however, states issued stay-at-home orders to prevent the spread of the virus. This mandate led to mediations conducted virtually through the use of videoconferencing platforms like Zoom. I interviewed ten mediators who mediate across different areas of law to hear their thoughts on the differences between mediating virtually and in person, difficulties with mediating virtually, and if they will return to in person mediation.
This post was originally published on the Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution website on May 7, 2023. The original post can be accessed via the Archived Link button above.
Recommended Citation
Gershbaum, Penina, "To Zoom or Not to Zoom?: Mediators’ Perspectives on Virtual Mediation" (2023). CJCR Blog. 66.
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cjcr-blog/66
