At some point, a case is usually referred to mediation, which is essentially a meeting where all the parties and their lawyers get together to see if the case can be settled before trial. The mediation is run by an unbiased attorney called a mediator. At first, all of the people attending the mediation sit in one room and the attorneys discuss their client's positions. Then the parties go into separate rooms and the impartial mediator moves back and forth between the rooms, delivering offers and counter-offers. A good mediator does more than act like a carrier pigeon, and will challenge the attorneys and their clients to realize and discuss the strengths and weaknesses in their cases. In most counties in Texas, the court will order you to mediate at some point before trial. Some cases go to mediation more than once. Local statistics show that about
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