1. JOHNSON COUNTY MEDIATION PROGRAM (HOW IT WORKS AND HOW WELL IS IT SERVING THE INTERESTS OF PARTIES, LAWYERS AND JUDGES)

2. POSITION PAPERS (OR OPENING STATEMENTS) AND WHAT SHOULD BE IN THOSE PAPERS AND TO WHOM SHOULD THEY BE SENT

3. CONDUCT OPENING SESSION AND SEPARATE BREAK OUT ROOMS (ONE DEFENDANT TO A ROOM?) AND HOW LONG SHOULD IT BE

4. VALUATION (THE KEY INGREDIENT IN ANY SUCCESSFUL MEDATION): CHARISMA OF THE CASE; COMPLEXITY; FINANCIAL; LEGAL ISSUES; JURY VERDICTS

5. HOW ACTIVE SHOULD THE MEDIATOR BE. (EXPRESS OWN OPINIONS
HOW ACTIVE SHOULD THE MEDIATOR BE? (EXPRESS OWN OPINIONS? ASSESS THE FAIRNESS OF THE RESULT; INSURANCE COMMITTEE VALUATION BEFORE THE MEDIATION V. PLAINTIFFS MAKING DECISIONS IN REAL TIME)

6. FOLLOW UP AFTER THE DATE OF MEDIATION