In This Issue:

IN DEPTH - State Mediation Foreclosure Programs Show Success after Initial Start-up Difficulties; ADR CONVERSATIONS - A Q&A with FINRA Dispute Resolution Executive Vice President George Friedman; DOMESTIC FOCUS - New York State Bar Calls for Creation of International Arbitration Center in NYC; INTERNATIONAL FOCUS - UN Passes First Resolution on the Use of Mediation to Peacefully Resolve Conflict; ADR NEWS & CASE UPDATES; GOOD WORKS - National Association for Community Mediation Serves as Clearinghouse of Information and Unites People with Local Centers; EVENTS - Weinstein International Fellowship – Napa Valley Event 13 JAMS International Launch – London Event; WORTH READING Bargaining with the Devil: When to Negotiate, When to Fight.

State Mediation Foreclosure Programs Show Success after Initial Start-up Difficulties

State mediation foreclosure programs have grown in use over the past few years in response to the ongoing residential foreclosure crisis. After facing some initial difficulties getting ramped up, they are becoming more effective in resolving foreclosure actions in both judicial and non-judicial

foreclosure states, according to program managers.

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