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I think this is an incredibly important part of the process. I think this is a way of guiding your client to reasonable solutions, to determine if your client is even one who desires to be reasonable (or if the animosity that might have brought them to this point in the first place is guiding all of their actions), if settlement prior to litigation is a goal (or in the alternative if litigation is the only way they will be satisfied). It helps you manage client expectations. It helps you determine some of the steps you will take as you proceed with your representation of the client. It helps you counsel your client on setting realistic or attainable goals and planning for the future (putting immediate hurts and harms aside). At least, that’s my take on this. Thanks for posting on this issue.