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Selected Publications of Forrest S. Mosten (May 2018)
Books
- Building a Successful Collaborative Practice (with Adam Cordover).
ABA Book Publishing (October,2018).
- Family Lawyer's Guide to Unbundling Legal Services (with Elizabeth Potter Scully).
ABA Book Publishing (2017).
- The Complete Guide to Mediation (with Elizabeth Potter Scully).
2nd ed. ABA Book Publishing (2015). Prior Edition, 1st: 1997
- Collaborative Divorce Handbook: Helping Families Without Going to Court.
Jossey-Bass (2009).
- Mediation Career Guide: A Strategic Approach to Building a Successful Practice.
Jossey-Bass (2001).
- Unbundling Legal Services: A Guide to Delivering Legal Services à la Carte.
American Bar Association, Law Practice Management Section (2000).
Articles and Chapters
- Educating The New Lawyer: Teaching Lawyers to Offer Unbundling and Other Client Centric Services,

Dickinson Law Review (July 2018) Read Full Article
- Interdisciplinary Teamwork in Family Law (with Lara Traum),

Hostra Law Review (July 2018) Read Full Article
- Representing Clients in Family Mediation,
Los Angeles County Bar Symposium Book (2018)
- The Family Lawyer's Role in Preventive Legal and Conflict Wellness (with Lara Traum),
55 Family Court Review 26 (2017).
- Working with Your Spouse’s Lawyer,
ABA Family Law Advocate (2017)
- It Takes a Village: Using Seniors to Help Divorcing Families (with Lara Traum),
17 Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution 767 (2016).
- Representing Clients Effectively in Family Mediation (with Elizabeth Potter Scully),
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (Summer, 2016)
- Late Nights and Cancellation Rights (with Hon. Thomas Trent Lewis and Elizabeth Potter Scully),
California State Bar Family Law News (2016)
- The Future of Mediation: 20 Predictions for 2030,
Mediate.com (2015)
- The Uncertainty of Mediation Confidentiality in California (with Hon. Thomas Trent Lewis and Elizabeth Potter Scully),
California AFCC News, (2015)
- Unbundled Legal Services to Enhance Peacemaking,
Family Court Review (July 2015)
- Mediator Settlement Proposals,
Association for Conflict Resolution Commercial Section Newsletter (Summer, 2015)
- Unbundle Your Law Practice,
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts News (April 2015)
- The Lawyer as Collaborative and Preventive Peacemaker, Reinventing the Practice of Law,
In Herrera, Innovations in the Practice of Law (ABA, 2014)
- Beyond Mediation Toward Peacemaking.
Association for Conflict Resolution Magazine (Fall, 2014)
- Unbundling in 2014: Recommendations for the Courts
ABA Judge’s Journal (Winter, 2014)
- Unbundled Legal Services Today–and Predictions for the Future

ABA Family Law Advocate Vol. 35, No. 2, Fall 2012, p. 14-21 Read Full Article
- Using Mediation Stories to Improve the Teaching of Conflict Resolution,
34 Cardozo Law Review 2455 (2013). Full Text
- Family Lawyering: Past, Present and Future (with John Lande)
Family Court Review (2013)
- Tips for Lawyers Using Mediation for Their Own Personal Disputes

Los Angeles Daily Journal, May 16, 2012 Read Full Article
- Unbundled Legal Services Today – And Predictions for the Future,
Family Advocate 14 (2012).
- The Future of Collaborative Practice: A Vision for 2030,
Family Court Review 282 (2011).
- Guest Editor's Introduction,
Family Court Review 211 (2011).
- Confidentiality in Mediation,
California Lawyer 32 (2011).
- Confidential Mini Child-custody Evaluations: Another ADR Option,
Family Law Quarterly 119 (2011).
- Editor's Introduction to Family Court Review's Special Issue on Collaborative Practice
Family Court Review, No. 2, April 2011, p.211
- Future of Collaborative Practice: Vision for 2030
- Disputant Autonomy and Power Imbalance (with Bill Eddy)
Waldman, Legal Ethics (2011)
- Collaborative Lawyers' Duties to Screen the Appropriateness of Collaborative Law and Obtain Clients' Informed Consent to Use Collaborative Law (with John Lande),
Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution 347 (2010).
- Building a Successful Law Practice Without Ever Going to Court (Forrest S. Mosten, GPSOLO),

The Best Articles Published by the ABA (Sept. 2010) Read Full Article
- Before You Take a Collaborative Law Case: What the Ethical Rules Say about Conflicts of Interest, Client Screening, and Informed Consent (with John Lande)
Family Advocate 31 (2010).
- Lawyer as Peacemaker: Ethical and Innovative Practice Roles,
Family Law Quarterly 489 (2009).
- The Uniform Collaborative Law Act's Contribution To Informed Client Decision Making In Choosing A Dispute Resolution Process (with John Lande),
Hofstra Law Review 611 (2009).
- Introduction,
2009 ACResolution Magazine 3-5 (Spring 2009). Special Issue.
- Marketing Our Practices,
2009 ACResolution Magazine 3-5 (Spring 2009).
- Collaborative Law Practice: An Unbundled Approach to Informed Client Decision Making,
Journal of Dispute Resolution 163 (2008).
- Unbundling Legal Services to Help Divorcing Families, in Innovations in Family Law Practice
(edited by K. B. Olson and N. Ver Steegh, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, 2008).
- Collaborative Law Practice: An Unbundled Approach to Informed Client Decision Making,
Journal of Dispute Resolution 163 (2008).
- Unbundling Legal Services to Help Divorcing Families, in Innovations in Family Law Practice (edited by K. B. Olson and N. Ver Steegh),
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (2008).
- The Potential of the Family Law Education Reform Project for Family Lawyers,
Family Court Review 5 (2007).
- Secrets to Successful Mediation Practice,
ABA Dispute Resolution Just Resolutions (Summer/Fall 2007). Parts 1, 2 and 3. ABA
- Where to Locate Your Mediation Practice,
ABA Dispute Resolution Just Resolutions (Spring 2007).
- The Path of the Peacemaker: A Mediator's Guide to Peacemaking,
ACResolution Magazine 8-11 (2006).
- Advanced Mediator Moves (with D. Mercer),
Association for Conflict Resolution Family Section News 6-11 (Fall 2006). ACR Family Section, Parts I and II.
- Intake Should Be Your Primary Marketing Strategy,
Just Resolutions 1, 3 (Jan. 2006). American Bar Association Dispute Resolution.
- Using Your Duty to Inform as a Marketing Tool
- Institutionalization of Mediation,
Family Court Review 292 (2004).
- Unbundling Legal Services: Servicing Clients Within Their Ability to Pay,
American Bar Association Judge's Journal 15 (Winter 2001).
- Peacemaking Can Be Your Day Job,
SPIDR Newsletter 1 (2000).
- The Lawyer's Role During Agreement-Making,
American Journal of Family Law 13 (1997).
- Emerging Roles of the Family Lawyer: A Challenge for the Courts,
Family and Conciliation Court Review 213 (1995).
- Unbundled Legal Services in Mediation,
ADR Report (Nov. 1999).
- Unbundling Your Mediation Services,
ADR Report 3-6 (1999).
- Operating a Profitable Mediation Practice.
Mosten Mediation Training (1998a).
- Recent Developments in Mediation,
LACBA News and Review of Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section 16-18 (Summer 1998b).
- Written Mediation Agreements and Settlement Stipulations,
DRS Newsletter (LA County Bar) 7-8 (Fall 1998c).
- Our Own Communication Is Important Too (with J. Kichaven),
Southern California Mediation Association News 4 (Nov. 1997).
- Eleven Questions Most Commonly Asked About Mediation,
Fair Share: The Matrimonial Law Monthly 5-7 (1997).
- Mediation in Divorce Cases: Two Views (with P. Gangel-Jacob),
Trial Magazine 43-44 (Aug. 1997).
- Preventing Future Conflict Through Legal Wellness Check-Ups,
Preventive Law Reporter 12-15 (Fall 1996).
- Unbundling Legal Services,
International Legal Practitioner 42-45 (June 1996).
- Preventive Mediation in Blended Families, 3(1)
Dispute Resolution Magazine 16 (1996). American Bar Association, Dispute Resolution Section.
- The Client Library: Law Firm's Preventive Law Classroom,
Preventive Law Reporter (Fall 1995).
- Coaching the Pro Se Litigant,
American Bar Association Complete Lawyer 1-8 (Winter, 1995).
- Client Centered Consultation and ADR (with R.S. Redmount),
International Legal Practitioner 28-34 (Mar. 1995).
- Louis M. Brown: His Work in Preventive Law Receives Long Awaited Recognition,
Preventive Law Reporter 30-31 (June 1994).
- Unbundling of Legal Services and the Family Lawyer,
Family Law Quarterly 421 (Fall 1994).
- The Lawyer As Dispute Resolution Manager,
Family Law News and Review 5-8 (1994).
- Avoiding Trial in Family Law: ADR Options and Methods,
Los Angeles Lawyer 45-48 (Sept. 1993).
- The Case for a National Legal Health Strategy (with T.H. Gonser),
Preventive Law Reporter 31-32 (Summer 1993).
- Mediation and Prevention of Business Disputes,
Beverly Hills Bar Journal 105-008 (Summer 1993).
- Mediation Makes Sense: How to Prevent an International Crisis,
ABA Family Advocate 44-45 (Spring 1993).
- Confidential Mini-Evaluation,
Family Court Review 373 (1992).
- The Violent Family: Part II Intervention Strategies for the Family Lawyer (with N. Kaser-Boyd),
Family Law News 4-7 (1992).
- Lou Brown: Preventive Law and World Harmony,
Preventive Law Reporter 2-3 (Dec. 1991).
- The Violent Family: Psychological Dynamics and Their Effect on the Lawyer-Client Relationship (with N. Kaser-Boyd),
Family Law News 17, 28 (1991).
- The Duty to Explore Settlement: Beyond Garris v. Severson,
California State Bar Family Law News 25, 40-42 (1989).
- The Consulting Lawyer in Private Divorce Mediation: Sample Client Retainer Letter and Discussion,
LA County Bar Family Law News and Review 6-9 (1989).
- Preventive Planning in the Resolution of Dispute,
Denver Law Review 441-42 (1988).
- The Option of Private Family Law Mediation (with S.E. Wasserstrom),
Beverly Hills Bar Journal 118-22 (Spring 1987).
- How to Provide Legal Services to Middle Income Clients Profitably,
State Bar of California (1985)
- The Role of the Therapist in the Co-Mediation of Divorce: An Exploration by a Lawyer-Therapist Team (with B. Biggs),
Journal of Divorce 27 (1985).
- Introduction of Special Issue on Client Counseling,
Creighton Law Review 1329 (1985).
The Future of Peacemaking and the Legal Profession
- Woody Mosten joins Stu Webb, Founder of Collaborative Practice, and other Innovative Family Practitioners in dreaming about the future.
- The Future of Collaborative Practice: A Vision for 2030,

Family Court Review 282 (2011) Read Full Article
- The Future of Mediation: 20 Predictions for 2030,

Mediate.com (2015) Read Full Article
- Unbundled Legal Services Today–and Predictions for the Future,

ABA Family Law Advocate Vol. 35, No. 2, Fall 2012, p. 14-21 Read Full Article
- Family Lawyering: Past, Present, And Future (with John Lande),

Family Court Review (January 2013) Read Full Article
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