Larry J. Fontana, Mediation
- Partnership Disputes | Business and Personal
- Customer and Employee-Employer Grievances
- Difficult Conversations | Discuss what matters most
Mediation Points to Consider:
- Nothing you say or show to the mediator will be communicated to the other side without your express permission.
- A Mediation session can be scheduled within days or weeks of the parties’ agreement to mediate, and a settlement reached before increasing expenditures of time and money becomes necessary.
- Mediation fees are nominal compared to the potential savings of a settlement. An early settlement means greatly reduced discovery, lower legal costs, and less down time for parties or witnesses.
- A mediator can help an adversary listen to reality when he or she would refuse to listen to opposing counsel.
- You choose the mediator based on their background, mediation experience, and style.
- The mediator can help you identify (in confidence) weaknesses in your own case and strengths in the other side’s case that you might never have spotted.
- The mediator will not announce valuation of the claim without the express consent of the parties.
- Mediation opens new opportunities to settle. Experience shows that both sides will benefit from a well-crafted settlement that they help create.
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