What is mediation what role does mediation play in a business dispute or lawsuit in San Diego? There are many effective strategies for resolving a business dispute, and mediation is a common venue for attempting to resolve business litigation.
The Watkins Firm has more than 40 years of experience and a proven track record of success in resolving business disputes and lawsuits. Our proven business attorneys are able to resolve the vast majority of our business dispute cases through effective, leveraged negotiation. When negotiations do not resolve the issue(s) at hand the next steps in the process usually involve the filing of a lawsuit and the consideration of business mediation.
Many forms of San Diego business disputes and other legal issues can be resolved through mediation. The Courts in San Diego and throughout California will strongly encourage if not require opposing parties work together to find a solution to avoid expensive and time consuming business litigation and trials within the Court itself. This can take the form of a settlement conference or a business mediation.
What is Mediation and What Role Does Mediation Play in a Business Dispute?
What is mediation and what role does mediation play in a business dispute or lawsuit? Mediation is a confidential legal venue that keeps your business and financial information out of the public record. The parties agree upon an experienced and expert mediator who usually has extensive experience in the associated dispute as well as the underlying law(s). The mediator works between the parties to help them understand the strengths and weaknesses of their own case as well as that of their opponent.
Businesses and their counsel are not bound by the mediator, and the purpose of the mediator is not to “decide” the outcome of the dispute. The mediator is someone with deep experience in the core issues of the dispute, with the expertise and skills necessary to help the parties to work together to resolve some or all of the issues where there may be disagreement. Mediation provides an environment that can be productive the resolution of the dispute at hand, while effectively leaving control of the outcome in the hands of the parties themselves.
The mediator may propose specific resolutions and the parties are able to suggest alternative strategies to resolve specific issues at hand and ultimately the dispute itself. The experience of an independent third party often helps to disarm distracting issues and focus the attention of the parties on the path(s) to resolution. The goal of mediation is to ultimately lay the groundwork for resolving the issues and resolving part or all of the dispute through a settlement agreement..
Mediation is an Effective Alternative in Many Forms of Business Litigation and Dispute
What role does mediation play in a business dispute or lawsuit in San Diego and Southern California? The business dispute attorneys at the Watkins Firm take a unique approach to business disputes and lawsuits which is specifically designed to resolve them quickly and cost-effectively. Mediation is one of our core strategies for efficient business dispute resolution.
Draw upon the Watkins Firm’s more than 40 years of experience and proven track record of successfully resolving business disputes and lawsuits. We are able to provide sound counsel, strategy and representation throughout any and all legal proceedings. We work to help you to assert your influence over the process in order to ultimately resolve the matter in a way which reflects your own goals and objectives for the dispute.
We invite you to review our Podcast Episode 11 – Resolving Business Disputes as well as the strong recommendations of our clients and contact the Watkins Firm or call 858-535-1511 for a complimentary consultation today.
