Our effective approach to business disputes includes several steps and strategic elements that facilitate a successful resolution to the dispute at hand in the shortest possible timeframe and at minimum cost.  How does the Watkins Firm’s unique approach to business disputes ensure that clients achieve the best possible outcome quickly and efficiently?  We break our strategy into several steps, designed to ensure that our clients have maximum input and influence over the process, and that opposing parties are given the incentive to resolve the conflict.

The first step in our effective approach to business disputes and litigation is leveraged negotiation.  We think in terms of events over time, and this is the basis of most legal disputes.  Your Watkins Firm attorney works to quickly develop a thorough, well-documented chronology of events.  Business disputes are all about damages, and our legal team will quickly and extensively document all financial damages associated with the dispute, and prepare demand letters that maintain a positive working atmosphere with the intent of facilitating a successful negotiation.  The detailed chronology and documentation of damages and associated breach of contract behavior underlying the dispute backed by the approach of a proven San Diego business litigation law firm often provide all of the leverage necessary to move the other party to resolving the dispute in a manner that meets or exceeds our client’s goals and objectives for the dispute.

Does it surprise you to learn the Watkins Firm is able to resolve the vast majority of our business dispute cases through effective, leveraged negotiation?  This is the fastest and least expensive route to accomplish our client’s goals and objectives while protecting their interests in the matter.

Alternative dispute resolution tactics can include business mediation and arbitration.  Mediation and arbitration are quite different from one another, and each is a legal venue that provides a neutral third party with varying degrees of power to seek a negotiated resolution to the matter, or to hear the facts of the case and render a decision.  These alternatives are constructive venues to accomplish our client’s objectives, while balancing the issues of time and expense.

Pro-Tip: “Arbitration is when you have an agreement in your contract that says, I’m going to resolve this by arbitration and it’s usually quicker and cheaper. However, you waive the right to a jury trial and the arbitrator himself can be very expensive. But in the long run, waiting to go to trial for two and a half years and waiting for a judge who has an overburdened docket can be just as risky and more expensive. So arbitrations are a great alternative. They cut to the chase and you really don’t have a lot of time for dramatics. You have to have accurate law and facts when you go in and it’s usually decided by your arbitration brief because the judge knows when he sees a case that has no merit or has great merit.

Arbitration keeps a lot of the extraneous legal stuff out of the way and focuses the matter to a head.  Generally speaking, it also keeps crazy verdicts from happening because if you win, you’re going to get something reasonable. And if you lose, it’s going to be something reasonable. Their goal is to try to be reasonable. They’ve seen crazy jury verdicts their whole life from time to time. And so, they know the law on the facts. So normally I would expect, you know, a very reasonable sound fair resolution when I go to an arbitrator.” – Dan Watkins, Founding Partner

Are you involved in a business dispute or business litigation?  Are you looking for a law firm that understands the importance of keeping costs down and the ramifications of time upon contingent liability and the objectives of business? 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.

Learn about the strategies available and our effective approach to business disputes specifically designed to accomplish your goals and protect your interests in a timely, cost-efficient manner.