When you hire a contractor to build a home or other property, you assume you’ll get work that meets your expectations. You count on it to be safe and up to code. Unfortunately, you may end up feeling like there are some massive defects that detract from the value and...
Negotiated Resolutions For Tough Legal Problems
Year: 2020
Can mediation help with your business dispute?
You’re having a dispute with your business partner, and you can’t come to a resolution on your own. There are only two of you, so no one can cast a tie-breaker vote. You’ve come to an impasse, but you don’t want to take this to court. What can you do? The value of...
When does mediation make sense?
We often hear mediation associated with divorce, but this process can actually resolve a variety of disputes. With mediation, a neutral third party helps two conflicting parties come to an agreement without going to court. Review a few possible situations in which...
Want to succeed at mediation? Be willing to compromise
Mediation is a professionally-facilitated dispute resolution system. It involves you and the other parties involved in a conflict sitting down together or working individually with a neutral mediator. The goal of the mediation process is to help you resolve your...
More attorneys than ever receive intensive mediation training
Whenever you have a civil dispute with another person or organization, you must choose a way to resolve the matter to your satisfaction. For many in the Pensacola region, mediation is the “go-to” solution to resolve civil disagreements. A few examples of such disputes...
If you value your privacy, mediation is better than court
People wind up in disputes for all kinds of reasons. Maybe your neighbor has poured asphalt over the property line and damaged your topsoil. You may want them to remove the offending asphalt and compensate you for the damage it has done to your perennial plantings....
How to prepare for mediation
When you agree to take an issue to mediation, the aim is to emerge with a solution that both parties are happy with. It can work for many different kinds of disputes and save the stress, ill-feelings, time and costs of litigation. You and the other party will attend...
Mediation works, but make sure it is right for your situation
We will start this post with a fictional scenario. Bob is approaching an intersection on the way to his home in Pensacola. At the same time, Tom is speeding through the intersection without stopping. He collides with Bob’s car. The impact is so violent that it spins...
Mediation helps open a dialog between opposing parties
When a conflict between two people goes to court, you tend to talk to the judge. You may do this yourself or through your legal team. The person that you are opposing also talks to the judge. In the end, that judge makes a ruling on what they feel is fair, given what...
Mediation may get you a better outcome
You can use mediation for many different legal issues, from insurance disputes to employment disputes to issues with your neighbor. Mediation just means working closely with a neutral mediator to come to a solution, rather than taking the same case to court and...