| The benefits of mediating, and not litigating: |
| 1) It's Quick - We can arrange a mediation in as little time as three weeks, and many issues require only a few hours to resolve. |
| 2) It's Confidential - You won't read about your case in the newspaper, since there's no public docket and usually nothing can be legally revealed outside the mediation nor can it be used later in a court of law. |
| 3) It's Inexpensive - It costs just a fraction of the cost of bringing a lawsuit! Charges are based primarily on a fixed hourly rate, plus a standard administrative fee. |
| 4) It's Fair To One And All - The clients, individually and or with his/her attorney get to present their case without the turmoil of formal procedural rules of discovery. A neutral third party mediator skilled in the law and the art of mediation works toward the goal of helping the parties resolve the issues in a fair and logical manner. |
| 5) It's Flexible - In mediation, you have the flexibility to uncover and resolve undisclosed issues that wouldn't necessarily come out in court. Discovery can be as informal as the parties desire. |
| 6) It's Not As Stressful - Since mediation is informal and the parties themselves formulate the solution, there's none of the "I win, you lose" stress of a court case, where the losing party is always bitter or upset, resulting in further appeals and expense in an effort to "prove they are right." |
| 7) It's Successful - Commonly, solutions are reached in over 85% of mediated matters. |
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