SMART to Mediate | How smart lawyers and claims adjusters litigate fast, save money, and reduce caseloads

About SMART to Mediate | How smart lawyers and claims adjusters litigate fast, save money, and reduce caseloads

Resolution Mastery: Build Relationships + Reduce Your Caseload Fast In this episode, Tony Mascolo, a seasoned attorney and mediator, discusses the power of mediation in reducing caseloads, saving costs, creating time, and making happy clients and a happier and healthier you. This podcast is for the personal injury claims professionals, adjusters, and attorneys who create solutions for pending claims. · Drawing from personal experiences, Tony illustrates how redefining oneself can lead to more efficient resolutions, reduced caseloads, and improved professional relationships. Listeners will learn strategies for planning, focusing, and relationship-building to achieve quicker, cost-effective case resolutions. The Power of Redefinition · Ever hear of redefinition? It's a powerful concept that involves your vision for the future while you also respect and understand the past.... · Redefinition is going to help you move forward. In this episode, I propose you look at yourself as a Captain of a Luxury Cruise Ship. So go ahead. Put that captain's hat on, look in the mirror, and repeat three times, "I am the captain of my ship of cases, and I do not captain a ship of fools...." A New Perspective on Claims Professionals · “Let's be real here. Not too many people like attorneys or insurance adjusters. Just ask them”! This perception is an obstacle that needs to be overcome. · The Relational Mediation Method recognizes and creates relationships among the interested parties in the litigation. It makes outside perception irrelevant to the work claims professionals every day. · It embraces the concept that WE, those in the personal injury field, are defined by the work we do together, not by the bar room jokester. We are valuable because we make ourselves valuable. WE DEFINE OURSELVES. · The relational mediation method facilitates this redefinition by creating a network of attorneys and adjusters who realize it's better to work together while still effectively representing the interest of their clients.

Publisher

Tony Mascolo

Category

business · business · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Aug 2024

Latest episode

9 Apr 2025

Latest episodes

12 episodes in the feed.

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   9 Apr 2025

   Can You Build Trust When Lawyers Have Gone Rogue? | #9

   Lawyers love to argue I suspect that doesn't surprise you But it may surprise you that some lawyers also get physical. · Like that time a lawyer had it out for me and threw me against the wall · What would you do with your back literally up against the wall? · And a hostile lawyer screaming in your face. Would you retaliate? Just what would you do? I CREATED TRUST…… Suppose trust of opposing counsel was a hel...

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   9 Apr 2025

   It's not always about the money when it comes to reducing your caseload | #13

   Is your case only about money? There is more to a closed case than money. Know your case and know your client. What will motivate your client to resolve the case? Money?Certainty?An apology? It may surprise you to learn: ➤ With mediation, you actually create the future of your case ➤ Case resolution can flip fast based on non-monetary factors ➤ Mediation is less about reality than your vision for expedient resolution ARE YOU READY TO RESOLVE MORE CASES THAN YOU E...

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   2 Apr 2025

   When the Ball is in Air: A Mediator's Perspective |#8

   Where does Mediation live? You may find that question a bit odd. But it really is not. Mediation lives in its own time zone. Its own twilight zone. Not total reality. Not total fantasy. The lines are blurred. A time of endless possibilities. A good mediator works in this zone. And crafts a good resolution. It may surprise you to learn: ➤ that blurred moment between desire and reality, a moment that seems as if i...

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   26 Mar 2025

   Mediators and Magicians: The Shared Art of Transformation | #7

   Is there really magic to a mediation? In this episode we will confront that head on and determine if there is really magic. It may surprise you to learn: ➤ That there is magic, but not how you think it is ➤ Pre mediations and process are the stuff of magic ➤ What seems like magic, is really the result of hard work, preparation and finding common goals. ARE YOU READY TO RESOLVE MORE CASES THAN YOU EVER DID? ARE YOU WILLING TO MAKE THE ADJUSTMENTS? ⚖️ I believe Successfu...

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   19 Mar 2025

   From Adversaries to Allies: Cultivating Constructive Relationships | #6

   Is the adjuster your ally or adversary? In this episode we will confront that question head on and determine which it really is or should be. It may surprise you to learn: ➤ That most adjusters see themselves as helpers. ➤ How you develop that relationship has real life consequences on your entire case load ➤ Plaintiff adversarial advertising is an affront to the resolution of cases. ARE YOU READY TO RESOLVE MORE CASES THAN YOU EVER DID? ARE YOU WILLING TO MAKE THE ...

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   12 Mar 2025

   "From Painter to Peacemaker: Lessons in Managing Your Caseload"; SMART to Mediate|#5

   Are you the problem to your caseload woes? In this episode we will confront those issues. It may surprise you to learn you are the problem when: ➤ You spend too much time on what others do or don't do. ➤ Or you get too emotional and forget the process that leads to resolution ➤ Or you fail to realize that it is the clients best interest to keep in mind, and quick resolution is in the clients best interest ARE YOU READY TO CONFRONT THE PROBLEM? Even if it means looking in the mirr...

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   5 Mar 2025

   Play the cards you have for a successful mediation|#4

   Are trial lawyers modern day gamblers? Does gambling play a role in a successful mediation? My intent was to explore the relationship between a gamblers mentality, love of competition, and the role of a lawyer in the personal injury field. Is it ever appropriate to gamble with your clients case? Shouldn't you only be gambling with your own money and not that of others? As I was preparing, the Trump-Zelenskyy Oval Office "mediation" fell apart. Then I...

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   26 Feb 2025

   History is an SOB Because History Resists Change - Even When You Mediate | #3

   Do you ever wonder why: "If the world is changing at breakneck speed, why does nothing ever change for me?". Are you constantly reminded that forgetting history means you are doomed to repeat it? I was reminded about that last night. I have a theory that history favors continuity. Want to know what it is? ➤ History does not favor change. ➤History itself will fight back against significant change because it is stubborn. Until you embrace the concept of change and...

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   19 Feb 2025

   From Cold Case to Closed Case: Smart To Mediate Tactics for Success | #2

   Are you spending too much time focused on the wrong aspects of your caseload? If you've been buried under a heavy caseload, angry clients, and vitriolic parties for even a short time, you know this can be a bloody business - if you allow yourself to get pulverized by the competition. I propose there's another way. What if you could reduce your caseload without getting pulverized by the competition? HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE? I'll share that and more as we share how you can implement a s...

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    12 Feb 2025

    Resolution Mastery: Build Relationships + Reduce Your Caseload Fast| #1

    What if you could : ➡️ work more productively? ➡️ accomplish more in the same time? ➡️ reduce your caseload by 50 percent? ➡️ impress your clients and supervisors? ➡️ improve your position in the company or firm that you work for? You would do it, right? No brainer, right? Ever hear of redefinition? It's a powerful concept that involves your vision for the future while respecting the past. Ask yourself, "How do I define me" today? I propose you redefine yourself as the capt...

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    1 Feb 2025

    SMART to Mediate TRAILER

    Personal injury law poses daily challenges that can lead to significant stress for attorneys and adjusters. One individual, after experiencing a heart attack from work-related stress, launches the Smart to Mediate podcast. This platform aims to help legal professionals manage their cases, strive for excellence, and build client relationships. Listeners are encouraged to subscribe for ongoing insights to improve their professional lives. https://tonymascolo.buzzsprout.com Subscribe to ...

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    30 Aug 2024

    Smart To Mediate with Tony Mascolo, Esq.

    How smart lawyers and claims adjusters litigate fast, save money, and reduce caseloadsI help attorneys and adjusters resolve cases quickly so they can end the exhausting cycle of drawn out litigation and save money, reduce caseloads, make clients happy, and stop working 80 hours a week.BOOK YOUR FREE 20 MINUTE C0NSULT WITH TONY AT SMART TO MEDIATE

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YouTube views

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5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 36 / 100

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32

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