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Conflict management quote9/20/2023 As a peace-maker the lawyer has a superior opportunity of being a good man. Point out to them how the nominal winner is often the real loser - in fees, and expenses, and waste of time. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. It is an admonition to young lawyers, and in addition to encouraging diligence and thoroughness, includes this passage:ĭiscourage litigation. The well-known citation comes from a document usually titled “Notes on the Practice of Law” and dated about July 1850. Since then I have since seen it in articles, pamphlets, traning materials, mediation center literature, law school courses, PowerPoint presentations, and every other imaginable medium and context, in at least 10 different countries including China. I first saw it on a pamphlet at CPR in 1998. For as long as I’ve been active in conflict management, I have been confronted with a quote from Abraham Lincoln about not stirring up litigation.
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