Comments on: Should the States Certify and Regulate Mediators? http://loreelawfirm.com/blog/should-the-states-certify-and-regulate-mediators Fri, 13 May 2011 22:34:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Article | Should States Regulate the Mediation Profession? http://loreelawfirm.com/blog/should-the-states-certify-and-regulate-mediators/comment-page-1#comment-42170 Article | Should States Regulate the Mediation Profession? Thu, 03 Feb 2011 13:02:20 +0000 http://loreelawfirm.com/blog/?p=1143#comment-42170 [...] In the article, Mr. Loree argues that “proponents of state licensure [of mediators] should be careful what they wish for,” and argues that state licensure of mediators would likely target non-lawyer members of the profession.  Mr. Loree also discusses three reasons why he believes state licensure would harm both the public and the mediation profession.  Additionally, his article expands upon and refines some of the arguments Mr. Loree made in a July 30, 2009 post on his firm’s blog, the Loree Reinsurance and Arbitration Law Forum, entitled Should the States Certify and Regulate Mediators? [...] [...] In the article, Mr. Loree argues that “proponents of state licensure [of mediators] should be careful what they wish for,” and argues that state licensure of mediators would likely target non-lawyer members of the profession.  Mr. Loree also discusses three reasons why he believes state licensure would harm both the public and the mediation profession.  Additionally, his article expands upon and refines some of the arguments Mr. Loree made in a July 30, 2009 post on his firm’s blog, the Loree Reinsurance and Arbitration Law Forum, entitled Should the States Certify and Regulate Mediators? [...]

]]> By: Revisiting State Regulation of Mediators | Loree Reinsurance and Arbitration Law Forum http://loreelawfirm.com/blog/should-the-states-certify-and-regulate-mediators/comment-page-1#comment-41246 Revisiting State Regulation of Mediators | Loree Reinsurance and Arbitration Law Forum Sat, 29 Jan 2011 23:54:24 +0000 http://loreelawfirm.com/blog/?p=1143#comment-41246 [...] article expands upon and refines some of the arguments I made in a July 30, 2009 post entitled, Should the States Certify and Regulate Mediators?  It also argues that state licensure of mediators would likely target non-lawyer members of the [...] [...] article expands upon and refines some of the arguments I made in a July 30, 2009 post entitled, Should the States Certify and Regulate Mediators?  It also argues that state licensure of mediators would likely target non-lawyer members of the [...]

]]> By: Read the Mediation Channel’s 24 Alternative Dispute Resolution Blogs to Follow | Loree Reinsurance and Arbitration Law Forum http://loreelawfirm.com/blog/should-the-states-certify-and-regulate-mediators/comment-page-1#comment-3984 Read the Mediation Channel’s 24 Alternative Dispute Resolution Blogs to Follow | Loree Reinsurance and Arbitration Law Forum Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:46:28 +0000 http://loreelawfirm.com/blog/?p=1143#comment-3984 [...] worldwide ADR blogs, ADRblogs.com.  Diane is a very talented writer, and as we have said before (here), her posts really make you think.  She’s been blogging for a number of years now, and she’s [...] [...] worldwide ADR blogs, ADRblogs.com.  Diane is a very talented writer, and as we have said before (here), her posts really make you think.  She’s been blogging for a number of years now, and she’s [...]

]]> By: The log in your eye: eliminating gender bias in mediator performance evaluations — Mediation Channel http://loreelawfirm.com/blog/should-the-states-certify-and-regulate-mediators/comment-page-1#comment-3491 The log in your eye: eliminating gender bias in mediator performance evaluations — Mediation Channel Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:21:16 +0000 http://loreelawfirm.com/blog/?p=1143#comment-3491 [...] The hot-button issue of mediator credentialing and credentialing seems to be on the minds of many folks in the ADR field these days. It has generated discussion, here and on other blogs (including Tammy Lenski’s, Vickie Pynchon’s and Philip Loree’s). [...] [...] The hot-button issue of mediator credentialing and credentialing seems to be on the minds of many folks in the ADR field these days. It has generated discussion, here and on other blogs (including Tammy Lenski’s, Vickie Pynchon’s and Philip Loree’s). [...]

]]> By: Philip J. Loree Jr. http://loreelawfirm.com/blog/should-the-states-certify-and-regulate-mediators/comment-page-1#comment-3433 Philip J. Loree Jr. Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:09:40 +0000 http://loreelawfirm.com/blog/?p=1143#comment-3433 Diane, Thanks so much for your kind words! I am not sure that proponents of state regulation of mediators have given much thought to the multi-jurisdictional practice issue. I suppose the assumption is that most or all states will simply grant reciprocity to one another, but the history state regulatory regimes suggests otherwise. The result will be that highly-skilled mediators (like you) will find it much more difficult to maintain a national practice. Phil Diane,

Thanks so much for your kind words!

I am not sure that proponents of state regulation of mediators have given much thought to the multi-jurisdictional practice issue. I suppose the assumption is that most or all states will simply grant reciprocity to one another, but the history state regulatory regimes suggests otherwise.

The result will be that highly-skilled mediators (like you) will find it much more difficult to maintain a national practice.

Phil

]]> By: Diane Levin http://loreelawfirm.com/blog/should-the-states-certify-and-regulate-mediators/comment-page-1#comment-3424 Diane Levin Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:47:51 +0000 http://loreelawfirm.com/blog/?p=1143#comment-3424 Phil, I hope you'll forgive my delay in acknowledging this post. I've been away on vacation and have only just returned. Thanks for your kind words, first of all. You do me a great honor, and I'm pleased to know that you have found my posts useful. Secondly, thanks for taking this discussion to a higher level and for presenting such well-reasoned objections to initiatives to credential mediators. I am particularly concerned about the limits on multi-state practice that jurisdictional restrictions on the practice of mediation could give rise to. I'd hate to see the day when mediators could be prosecuted for the unauthorized practice of mediation. If we're not careful, that day might come. Thanks again, Phil. Phil, I hope you’ll forgive my delay in acknowledging this post. I’ve been away on vacation and have only just returned.

Thanks for your kind words, first of all. You do me a great honor, and I’m pleased to know that you have found my posts useful. Secondly, thanks for taking this discussion to a higher level and for presenting such well-reasoned objections to initiatives to credential mediators. I am particularly concerned about the limits on multi-state practice that jurisdictional restrictions on the practice of mediation could give rise to. I’d hate to see the day when mediators could be prosecuted for the unauthorized practice of mediation. If we’re not careful, that day might come.

Thanks again, Phil.

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