Mediation for Litigation Clients

As a litigator, I am able to educate my clients regarding conflict resolution advantages and disadvantages. Often contacting an attorney at the outset of a matter will allow contracts and guidelines to be put in place to direct the process efficiently and allow for dispute resolution mechanisms tailored to suit the parties and the transaction.

Additionally, I have studied the philosophy of negotiation as it relates to litigation. Two thousand years ago, Sun Tzu, a Chinese philosopher and general wrote a book entitled "The Art of War.” This book is instructive regarding the most effective way for litigators, as warriors, to approach dispute resolution. Warriors must be fully prepared for battle. It is important to be fully educated, thoroughly armed and completely familiar with your own and your opponents strengths and weaknesses to negotiate alternatives. Preparation is the key at every juncture.  My philosophy is that if I am not fully prepared to litigate, I will not be in a position to effectively mediate.