MICHAEL D. MARCUS’S MEDIATION MESSAGE NO. 131 BASIC INTRODUCTORY REMARKS AT MEDIATION If a plaintiff, defendant or representative of either is unfamiliar with the mediation process, I begin their separate caucus by talking about confidentiality, my neutrality and the uncertainty and expense of litigation. These introductory comments are intended to put them at ease and serve as a bridge to the more critical discussions about the cases, themselves. The comments are, as follows: Mediation confidentiality…