| Lawsuits are costly and often unnecessary | | | | to proceed with litigation if you want. |
| when dealing with conflict. Often it is just | | | | |
| a matter of separating the people from the | | | | It's Affordable. Hiring an attorney can cost |
| problem. There is no need to make the | | | | thousands of dollars for even a simple case, |
| process any more difficult. Mediation offers | | | | without a firm guarantee of proper |
| a collaborative solution to the otherwise | | | | resolution. Mediation provides an affordable |
| adversarial model. | | | | alternative to costly litigation. |
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| Should I take them to court? What are my | | | | It's Fast. Lawsuits can take years off your |
| options? Well, lawsuits have their place and | | | | life in waster time, frustration, money, and |
| function, but in some instances, such as | | | | emotional pain. Mediation usually takes only |
| on-going relationships, lawsuits is like | | | | a fraction of the time that the legal system |
| trying to remove a fly from a person's head | | | | takes. |
| with a hatchet. I am often asked what are | | | | |
| the benefits of resolving a dispute through | | | | It's Confidential. Cases handled in court |
| mediation versus traditional litigation. | | | | are typically open to the public, so anyone |
| Here is a list of benefits that mediation can | | | | can listen in on your private life. |
| provide. | | | | Confidentially in a mediation is protected by |
| | | | law, so you can resolve your dispute with |
| It's A Reality Check. Individuals, business, | | | | privacy and with dignity. |
| and organizations often use the tactic of | | | | |
| playing deaf when you have a complaint, | | | | It's Empowering. Traditional litigation is |
| hoping that you will lose interest over time | | | | hostile, adversarial, and aggressive. It |
| and go away. Mediation is the bridge between | | | | focuses on assigning blame and punishment. |
| direct negotiation and the legal system. It | | | | Mediation doesn't assign blame or |
| lets the other side know that you are serious | | | | punishment-it seeks to invent solution to a |
| and that you want them to come voluntarily to | | | | mutual problem through cooperative |
| the negotiating table while they still have a | | | | problem-solving. |
| chance. By asking them to attend mediation, | | | | |
| you are building them a golden bridge towards | | | | It's Emotionally Healthy. The legal system |
| agreement and all they have to do is choose | | | | rarely takes the psychological or emotional |
| to walk across. | | | | factors of either party into account. |
| | | | Litigation is cold, hard, and uncaring. Both |
| It's Safe. The legal system awards unfair | | | | parties are instructed not to talk to each |
| and aggressive tactics, making the playing | | | | other and neither side gets to voice their |
| field unequal. In mediation, you are in | | | | concerns. Mediation uses the psychological |
| complete control throughout the process. The | | | | power of empathy to create mutual |
| mediator will not permit any unfair tactics, | | | | understanding between parties to address |
| so the playing filed is equalized. Mediation | | | | concerns, promote emotional healing, and |
| is voluntary, so you always reserve the right | | | | preserve ongoing relationships. |