Conflicts as Inner Trials: Transitions for Clients, Ideas for Lawyers

Authors

Jonathan R. Cohen, University of Florida, Levin College of Law

Abstract

As times of transition, conflicts often produce significant inner trials for parties. This paper categorizes some of the more common inner trials parties in conflict face (e.g., coping with loss, strong emotions, uncertainty, etc.) and suggests that, as liminal times in people's lives, some conflicts may also hold within them important opportunities for learning, growth and self-definition. This paper also offers some ideas for how lawyers might best assist clients during such transitions.

Disciplines

Dispute Resolution and Arbitration | Law | Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility | Legal Profession

Recommended Citation

Jonathan R. Cohen, Conflicts as Inner Trials: Transitions for Clients, Ideas for Lawyers, 13 Cardozo J. Conflict Resol. 393 (2012).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cjcr/vol13/iss2/3