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New Jersey Civil Mediation Program
by Lewis J. Pepperman
At a recent meeting of the Conference of Civil Presiding Judges in New Jersey ("Conference"), the question was raised as to whether non-attorneys could appear on behalf of a business entity at a Court ordered mediation. This question was referred by the Conference to the New Jersey Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee ("Committee"). The Committee determined that such appearances are not permissible under the applicable New Jersey Rules of Court and Professional Responsibility.
Mediation in New Jersey has become mandatory in most cases and usually takes place in the early stages of litigation. Mediators are appointed by the Court from a State appointed list, but the litigants have the option of choosing their own mediator.