In Episode 9 of the Alternative Litigation Strategies podcast, Kevin interviews Rachel Gupta, an independent mediator and arbitrator.  Rachel is the Founder and Principal at Gupta Dispute Resolutions and a JAMS Diversity Fellow.  Kevin and Rachel discuss the most critical behaviors the parties in an ADR should avoid in order to achieve a successful resolution.  Kevin and Rachel tackle issues such as; anchoring too high or too low, failing to adequately prepare (your clients) for the mediation, not accounting for compound risks, making premature ultimatums and simply being overly litigious.