While good mediators can work around almost any obstacle, there are a number of ways that counsel can unknowingly impede the mediation process.  Here are ten mistakes to avoid:

Not long ago, alternative dispute resolution was one of the many stopping points on the path to trial: it was something you checked off the list as you prepared a case for a presentation in a courtroom. Increasingly, though, ADR has become the last step in the life of a lawsuit -- the ending place where litigation is concluded. The waypoint has become the destination.