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To be completed at or before your mediation session. Instructions included.
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Mediation Services for Commercial Cases
When business relationships turn sour, The Center for Legal Solutions Commercial Mediation Dervices offer a proven method to help parties resolve conflicts and minimize costs. We can help resolve a variety of commercial disputes:
- Customer contract disputes;
- Construction cases;
- Disputes with vendors and suppliers;
- Dissolution of partnerships and corporations;
- Commercial real estate disputes;
- Intellectual property disputes;
- Subrogation and indemnity claims;
- Landlord-tenant issues; and
- Employment and labor cases.
Whether litigation is pending and the parties have been ordered to mediation, or the parties have voluntarily decided to try settling their dispute before filing a lawsuit, we welcome the opportunity to assist you. We know that you have a choice of professionals and are honored you are considering us. We value your confidence and strive to provide services that we consider the finest available in our field.
Our commercial mediators are carefully screened and highly qualified. All are committed to helping settle business disputes fairly and efficiently.
Mediation is an effective method of resolving disputes in the business community for several reasons. First, the parties typically already know one another and know most or all of the facts which are relevant to their dispute. Second, litigation imposes a tremendous burden on the parties. Simply organizing, copying and reviewing documents can cost companies thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Another reason that mediation works in commercial cases is that the mediator can help parties find solutions that minimize risks and repair damaged relationships.
Creative Solutions
The options available to a judge or jury in commercial litigation are extremely limited. Typically, one party will prevail and may be entitled to a sum of money. While favorable judgments may produce a windfall in some cases, they rarely produce creative solutions to business problems.
Mediated settlements of commercial disputes can provide parties an opportunity to restructure contracts, negotiate payment plans, repair or help mitigate damages, create options and win-win solutions.
Mediation is a flexible process. Parties may mediate with or without attorney representation. Parties may mediate while litigation is pending or before engaging the legal process.
How Much It Costs, How Long It Takes
The time required to mediate a commercial dispute depends upon the complexity of the issues involved, how willing to parties are to engage the process and the number of parties involved. According to our research, the average length of mediation is about three hours and the parties should expect to commit at least three hours to the mediation process. Mediation sessions can be scheduled at times that are convenient to all parties.
Our mediators charge varying rates for their time and you are encouraged to browse individual mediator profiles for rate information. The cost is typically shared equally by the parties.
If you have questions about The Center for Legal Solutions that are not answered on this web site, feel free to e-mail your question to questions@centerforlegalsolutions.org and we will do our best to respond within 48 hours.
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