For those disputes where the amount at issue is too small to justify litigation but too large to walk away from, mediation without lawyers is an economical solution. When contracting parties seemingly cannot resolve a dispute, the natural reaction is to escalate the problem by going to their lawyers. Resist this temptation and hire a mediator instead. Benefits include:

      • Agreeing to mediation is itself positive movement toward resolution;

      • The parties control the process and the outcome;

      • The process is confidential, and the parties control how much information is disclosed to the other side;

      • The parties split the mediator’s fee, instead of each bearing attorneys’ fees;

      • The parties save time and money by focusing issues under the mediator’s guidance;

      • The parties present their own cases;

      • The mediator assists the parties to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses in their cases;

      • The mediator assists the parties to reach a fair compromise;

      • The mediator may, if the parties desire, render a final, binding decision; and

      • The mediator renders the parties’ resolution into a court-enforceable document.

The parties win even if they do not reach agreement through mediation, because they will have identified the key issues and evidence, minimizing their attorneys’ time in any later proceedings.

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