Resolve offers private mediation services for both civil and family matters. Mediation typically offers a faster, more cost-effective and less adversarial way to resolve disputes when compared to litigation. It also offers the opportunity for creative solutions to the dispute.
I have some personal experience with the conflicts that can emerge when an inheritance is on the horizon – in both my father’s generation and in my own. I’ve seen it done really well and I’ve seen it done very poorly – I’ve witnessed the damage that can happen to family relationships when it’s done poorly, when there’s a lack of clarity regarding a person’s estate and their wishes, and how a lack of transparency can lead to family conflict. I’m committed to helping other families avoid these conflicts through assisting with estate planning or resolving the conflicts that arrive before or after a loved one’s passing.
Process: Most mediations follow a similar process – there’s a call to the mediator to ask questions about mediation and a decision of whether to move forward. If the decision is made to move forward, there’s information gathering and an initial joint session to review the issues and the process, and the signing of an agreement to mediate. I then meet with each “side” separately to understand the issue and conflicts, and then we meet jointly to develop solutions. The process ends with a settlement agreement or an end to the mediation if no settlement is reached.
