Also, the genie now is out of the bottle, and perhaps more attention will be given to the need for civility and, if one cares to split definitional hairs, sociability. The irony of uncivil behavior is that it is a loser. At the least, it is nonproductive, at worst counterproductive. In other words, it just doesn t achieve the desired results. The only achievement is one of ego enhancement, or at least the perception of it by the ego s owner.
Nothing pleases a mediator more than a proceeding where attorneys remain cordial, win or lose.
The reference can be to either an attorney or an adjuster. Both are experienced, repeat participants in the mediation process. Lobbyists are seen by the public, thanks largely to the media, in a negative light. I did some in my previous life, and I can tell you that a lobbyist who steps over the line and is caught lying to a legislator or even another lobbyist can find his feet buried in deep defecation. In some cases, his credibility is destroyed.