Use the following checklist when considering a mediation program1.Is the mediati

Use the following checklist when considering a mediation program1.Is the mediation program pre-dispute or ad hoc (e.g. case-by-case)?2.What cases are eligible for mediation?3.Who is eligible for a mediation program?4.How would mediators be selected?5.How will mediators be compensated?6.What style of mediation is preferable?7.How will the process be triggered?8.How timely will the process occur?9.Are the parties entitled to legal representation?10.Shall the costs incurred by the parties by subsidized?11.Should the parties by required to sign confidentiality agreements?12.Is mediation the last stage of a conflict resolution system or are there backwards and forward-movement options (e.g. forward to arbitration)