MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION

It is common in the many industries in California for disputes to be resolved through mediation as agreed upon through a contractual agreement. In other kinds of civil proceedings, the mediation process is becoming more common. At the Quantum Law Group, LLP, our attorneys regularly use mediation and arbitration as means to avoid court trials and solve client problems more efficiently.

Mediation Can Be Effective in Resolving Legal Disputes

Mediation is a proceeding in which the parties attempt to settle their dispute voluntarily with the aid of their attorneys and a neutral mediator. Settlement through mediation is generally much more efficient, less expensive, and leads to a more predictable outcome than taking a case through trial. Not all cases can settle in mediation, but a good settlement comes from having tough lawyers ready to aggressively pursue or continue a lawsuit if a mediated settlement cannot be achieved.

Our experienced attorneys understand effective and powerful mediation strategies and using mediation to get our clients the best possible results. We have done it hundreds of times. We have mediated before judges, retired judges, and other leading mediators in California. We know the tricks and strategies mediators and opposing attorneys will use to try to gain a favorable settlement, and we know how to use their own strategies for the benefit of our clients. Our attorneys know what makes a mediation work. Our goal is to get the best possible result for our client, and knowing how to mediate effectively is one tool to get the job done.

Effective Arbitrations Require Effective Lawyers

Arbitration is different than trial. It is a private proceeding that is ordinarily much more streamlined than a court proceeding. Arbitration only happens when the parties have agreed to forego court proceedings and some of the due process that goes with them. Instead, they resolve their disputes before a private judge. They have limited rights to information (discovery) and limited rights in terms of how they put on the proceedings. Arbitrators often have wider latitude in making a decision that a trial judge. There is usually no appeal from an arbitration award and it usually becomes a binding judgment.

Some legal disputes are best resolved in arbitration and some are not. Some differences between arbitration and a court trial are great and some are more subtle.

Getting an effective result through arbitration requires an effective and efficient attorney, someone who knows how to present a case before an arbitrator.

Our experienced litigators have decades of experience in arbitration. We understand the differences between trial and arbitration, and have developed effective arbitration strategies to get our clients the best possible result.

Other Alternatives to Trials

We think innovatively with a goal of efficiently and favorably resolving our clients’ problems, wherever that leads us. Sometimes it leads to different non-traditional means of dispute resolution. Our attorneys are familiar with many other options to traditional legal proceedings and are ready to suggest them when they are appropriate to efficiently resolve legal disputes. Whatever it takes, we are here for our clients. If you are looking for non-traditional means to settle a dispute, or if you are about to begin the mediation or arbitration process in California, call us today and consult with us before you proceed.