Therefore, settlement preparation should be treated as seriously as trial preparation.
Planning is essential because the party who is best prepared obtains the best result.
The Court has found that the following points are essential to a successful settlement conference. A. Format 1. Presettlement Conference Demand and Offer. Settlement conferences are generally unproductive unless the parties have exchanged demands and offers before the conference and have made some attempt to settle the case on their own. Accordingly, immediately upon assignment of a settlement conference date the plaintiff shall submit a written itemization of damages and settlement demand to defendant.