Crafting Effective Settlement Agreements

Effective settlement agreements convert the risks, delays, and expenses of lawsuits into solutions that the parties choose for themselves. The drafting of a written, binding, enforceable settlement agreement requires an amount of attention, time, energy, and effort for which attorneys and mediators are seldom fully prepared. In a single, comprehensive volume, this essential handbook provides valuable guidance for attorneys regarding the process of drafting settlements as well as the substantive terms required for enforceable agreements. This book contains a very detailed, valuable checklist of items to be included in a settlement agreement. Attorneys and mediators will want to carry it with them you to every mediation and negotiation they attend.