It should come as no surprise that, during the time the courts were largely shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, resort to mediation increased significantly as a way of reaching legal resolutions of pending or urgent matters. Angela Morris, Business is Booming for Mediators as COVID-19 Cools Courts. Texas Lawyer, April 2, 2020. https://www.law.com/texaslawyer/ 2020/04/02/business-is-booming-for-mediators-as-covid-19-cools-courts/.