I believe that you, the parties, should run the process. It is for you to decide whether to use me as a mediator, or whether to settle all or part of the case. Because my teaching career involved litigation procedures both civil and criminal, constitutional issues, arbitration and mediation skills, I developed an approach that tries to get to the heart of the matter as quickly as possible. Before a hearing starts I will try to have you, the parties, address issues such as disclosure, production, particulars, scope of the grievance, jurisdictional issues such as arbitrability, timeliness, notice to interested parties, and service of process such as summons and whether mediation is sought.