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High Quality, Professional Mediation Services
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Benefits of Mediation (instead of litigation)
Less Expensive
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Mediation is almost always less expensive when compared to the huge expenses of litigation. In addition, the cost of mediation is usually split between the parties, rather than each party paying separately. |
Quicker Results
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It can take a long time just to get a court date, and multiple years when the case is appealed. Mediation doesn’t rely on the court trial system. So, mediation is beneficial if the parties want to resolve their dispute and move on with their lives quicker. |
Control & Predictability
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Parties who negotiate their own agreements have more control over the outcome of their dispute. Gains, losses, and divisions are more predictable than if the case was decided by a judge relying on information from adversarial attorneys battling at trial. |
Highly Customizable
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Mediated agreements are able to address both legal and non-legal issues. Mediated agreements can include a variety of issues that the legal system is not designed to address. Parties can adapt the agreement for their unique and particular situation. |
Understandable
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Parties who mediate their differences are able to develop the fine details of implementation themselves. Their agreements can include specially tailored procedures for how the decisions will be carried out. Because the parties themselves worked through the process of development, they will have a greater understanding of how the agreement is supposed to work in real life.
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Durability
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Mediated agreements tend to hold up over time. And if disputes do happen to arise later, the parties will be more likely to cooperate in problem solving rather than pursue an adversarial method. |
Satisfaction
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Parties are more satisfied with solutions that they both have agreed to, as opposed to solutions that are imposed by a judge. Nobody gets everything they want, but coming to an agreement gets everyone more of what they want and is much more satisfying than having one imposed on you.
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Maintain Amicable Relationships
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Certain situations (e.g., divorce with children, employment and home owner association cases) require parties have some sort of relationship in the future. Mediation often preserves a working relationship in ways that would not be possible in a win/lose decision. Mediation can also make the termination of a relationship more amicable.
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