$45
Explore how cognitive biases like confirmation bias, anchoring, and reactive devaluation subconsciously influence decision-making in mediation. The presenter draws on decades of trial experience and recent psychological research to demonstrate practical techniques for recognizing these mental shortcuts in both your opponent and yourself, and provides tested strategies for counteracting their effects to achieve better settlement results.
Ed Oster is a mediator with Judicate West, where he has handled nearly 1,000 insurance-related disputes across 36 states. He brings 38 years of prior experience as a trial lawyer, focusing on insurance coverage, bad faith, and commercial litigation. He has served as a court-appointed arbitrator and Judge Pro Tem for the Orange County Superior Court and has spoken on mediation topics for DRI and the American Conference Institute.
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