Alternative Dispute Resolution

Alternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”) is a means of reaching a resolution without resorting to costly and time consuming litigation.  The two most common forms of ADR are Arbitration and Mediation.  Our attorneys are, and have been, members of various organization for which they act of arbitrators, mediators, independent hearings officers, or neutrals of another sort.  By doing so we have honed our skills in these areas while receiving advanced training in the art.  We believe the ADR is often times the best solution for how to attempt to resolve an dispute.

Our attorneys have proudly provided their services to organizations such as the Better Business Bureau, FINRA, and many more.

We also offer services as independent arbitrators or mediators to our clients.

Mediation

Mediation involves the use of a neutral, and confidential, third party to help facilitate negotiations and discussions between two adversarial parties to assist in reaching a settlement.  In the capacity of a mediator, the neutral does not arrive at a final decision, but hears out both sides and seeks to help find a middle ground.   While suggestions, decisions, and opinions of the mediator are not binding, it is a helpful way of progressing stalled negotiations, or negotiations which have escalated and have become adversarial in nature.  Sometimes all that is needed an outsiders perspective or outside the box thinking to resolve your issues.  Typically, mediation is quick, easier, more cost effective alternative.

Arbitration

Unlike its ADR counterpart, medication, arbitration is generally binding on the parties.  However, because it works outside of the courts (i.e., non-litigative), it too is typically faster and more cost effective.  Rather than seeking to help the parties facilitate a resolution or settlement, as arbitrators your case is presented before us and we render a decision based thereon.  Although generally binding, in some instances arbitration is not, however, the process remains essentially the same, but only with an “advisory” opinion.