Mediation is an exciting, empowering process for solving disputes
“with” the other party, rather than a judicial system that mandates
solutions “to” you.
Mediation is an informal, voluntary process used
for disputes in which a mediator, neutral third party, helps negotiate a
mutually-acceptable resolution between disputing parties.
Unlike litigation, mediation does not impose a solution. If an
agreement between the parties cannot be reached, the parties can pursue
a lawsuit.
Benefits of Mediation
- Avoid the Legal System
- Save Money
- Save Time
- Finally, be heard!
- Create Customized and Unique Solution Possibilities
Solving Problems
- Intra-office Conflict
- Managerial-Employee Disputes
- Settling Multi-Cultural Disputes
- Disability Disputes
- Intra/Inter-Family Disputes
- EEO/Workplace Disputes
Mediating Empowering Solutions for:
- Businesses
- Organizations
- Associations
- Non-Profits
- Families
Learn more about the benefits…
People in disputes who are considering using mediation as a way to
resolve their differences often want to know what the process offers.
Below is a list of some of the benefits of mediation, broadly
considered. Mediation generally produces or promotes:
Economical Decisions
Mediation is generally less expensive when contrasted to the expense of
litigation or other forms of fighting.
Rapid Settlements
In an era when it may take as long as a year to get a court date, and
multiple years if a case is appealed, the mediation alternative often
provides a more timely way of resolving disputes. When parties want to
get on with business or their lives, mediation may be desirable as a
means of producing rapid results.
Mutually Satisfactory Outcomes
Parties are generally more satisfied with solutions that have been
mutually agreed upon, as opposed to solutions that are imposed by a
third party decision-maker.
High Rate of Compliance
Parties who have reached their own agreement in mediation are also
generally more likely to follow through and comply with its terms than
those whose resolution has been imposed by a third party decision-maker.
Comprehensive and Customized Agreements
Mediated settlements are able to address both legal and extra-legal
issues. Mediated agreements often cover procedural and psychological
issues that are not necessarily susceptible to legal determination. The
parties can tailor their settlement to their particular situation.
Greater Degree of Control and Predictability of Outcome
Parties who negotiate their own settlements have more control over the
outcome of their dispute. Gains and losses are more predictable in a
mediated settlement than they would be if a case is arbitrated or
adjudicated.
Personal Empowerment
People who negotiate their own settlements often feel more powerful than
those who use surrogate advocates, such as lawyers, to represent them.
Mediation negotiations can provide a forum for learning about and
exercising personal power or influence.
Preservation of an Ongoing Relationship or Termination of a Relationship
in a More Amicable Way
Many disputes occur in the context of relationships that will continue
over future years. A mediated settlement that addresses all parties'
interests can often preserve a working relationship in ways that would
not be possible in a win/lose decision-making procedure. Mediation can
also make the termination of a relationship more amicable.
Workable and Implementable Decisions
Parties who mediate their differences are able to attend to the fine
details of implementation. Negotiated or mediated agreements can include
specially tailored procedures for how the decisions will be carried out.
This fact often enhances the likelihood that parties will actually
comply with the terms of the settlement.
Agreements that are Better than Simple Compromises or Win/Lose Outcomes
Interest-based mediated negotiations can result in settlements that are
more satisfactory to all parties than simple compromise decisions.
Decisions that Hold Up Over Time
Mediated settlements tend to hold up over time, and if a later dispute
results, the parties are more likely to utilize a cooperative forum of
problem-solving to resolve their differences than to pursue an
adversarial approach.
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