• "Dynamic and proactive mediator who works hard for the parties to find the deal."

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• “Able to retain confidence of the client in mediation process in extremely difficult circumstances.”

 

• “Extremely professional in using her mediation skills.”

 

• “Approachable, can do, calm, personable, patient and thoughtful.”

 

• “Many mediators understand the legal issues but Jane combines this with the emotional intelligence that can be the difference between a wasted day and a successful outcome.”

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• “Jane’s proactivity and people skills were key in enabling the parties to reach agreement.”

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• “Strikes a good balance between empathy with the client and the harsh reality of litigation.”

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• “We were very pleased with Jane and the way she conducted the mediation.”

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• “Good on coming up with ideas, discussing tactics and quick to pick up on reality testing, questioning etc.”

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• “Determined to explore every possible option rather than giving up.”

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• “Highly constructive and added greatly to the process.”

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• “Good rapport with the principals.”

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• “Obviously a very good lawyer, excellent interpersonal skills, a really warm and likeable person – a great asset to the mediation community.”

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• “She was excellent.  She worked hard with us and built rapport well with our client.  I would be happy to use her again in the future.”

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• “Jane had a very thorough approach to the mediation.”

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• “We were very impressed by Jane.  She is very personable and conciliatory.  She is a good listener.”

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• “We were very pleased with Jane and will be happy to work with her again.”

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• “She did a good job in helping the parties see where they could settle.”

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• “I was very impressed by Jane.  She had a very quick grasp of all the key legal issues and was very familiar with all of the points so as to ensure that all parties could make as good a use of the time available as possible.” 

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• “Her ability to identify common ground and to debate and challenge ideas was excellent and she was key in achieving the settlement.” 

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• “Her manner and style was also good - calm and understanding of the clients' concerns but firm and in control at all times.  My clients were also impressed.”

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• “Jane is not afraid to get stuck in and work with the parties towards a settlement.”

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• “Jane’s manner helped us persuade well meaning but ill-advised defendants that a mediated resolution was a good result for them.”

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• “Jane mixes a tenacious and involved style with a warm personality that brings all the parties together.  She is excellent at rapport building.”

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• “Despite being a lawyer, Jane was good at steering clear of the law and ensuring that the clients’ commercial interests were best served on the day.”

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• “The most recent mediation was a traumatic experience for the clients.  It was on the rocks for a good while.  That we steered through to calmer waters was in large part due to Jane’s perseverance, wisdom and good humour.”

 

• “Jane shows an extraordinary ability to identify commonality of issues and puts a very positive slant on issues where parties appear miles apart.  She remains encouraging and non-judgmental yet directional.  My experience of using Jane has been incredibly positive.”

 

• “I had all but given mediation up as a pointless step and additional cost in hotly contested commercial disputes until I used Jane.  Jane has such enthusiasm for the process spurred on by an impressive 100% success rate at settlement that she keeps the parties negotiating when others might give up and go home.  This is what sets her apart.  She doesn’t give in.”