By Anthony Giannotti ( December 8, 2021, 10:34 AM EST) -- The genesis of this article arises from routine comments that I hear and read from other lawyers about judges, mediators and adjusters being particularly aggressive, obstinate or otherwise difficult in general. As we all know, the same case tried before five different judges can yield five remarkably different results — the same evidence, same presentation but different outcomes. The same is true with mediation. Some lawyers achieve far better results with similar evidence using the same mediator and same adjuster or defence counsel....