Articles & Links - Sheldon J. Stark - Mediator

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Mar

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Shel Stark speaks in Grand Rapids

March 19th, 2022

On March 18, Shel Stark spoke at the 2022 Voluntary Facilitative Mediation Advanced Refresher Training sponsored by the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan. The topic presented was “Building a Successful ADR Practice.” Read More

Nov

18

Appearance on "We Can Work It Out"

November 18th, 2020

Shel Stark was a guest on “We Can Work It Out,” the local access cable show hosted by Earlene Baggett-Hayes. Titled “What is Mediation, Part 1” and “What is Mediation, Part 2,” Shel and Earlene discussed the mediation process and how it works, identified the virtually endless list of disputes that can be successfully mediated, described the benefits of mediation over other forms of dispute resolution such as arbitration and trial, and laid out techniques used by mediators where the parties are separated by strong emotions, arguments over money or the need for relationship repair. Read More