In recent years, parties and courts have viewed mediation as an attractive alternative for resolving disputes, and with good reason. Mediation can be a useful tool to attempt to resolve high-stakes matters without incurring hefty legal fees, and without the publicity and attention that can come from litigating in open court. However, states vary in their applications of confidentiality and privilege protections associated with mediations. Therefore, before deciding how much information to provide a mediator or the other party in a mediation, disputing parties should be cognizant of the jurisdiction of both their present dispute, and jurisdictions of potential future disputes that may relate to similar underlying facts.