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The online scheduling system is currently disabled for maintenance. Please contact us using one of the methods below to begin your mediation scheduling process.
We can also schedule in one of the old fashioned ways:
- write us a letter, including case names; the names and addresses of the attorneys; how much time you think you will need; and when you would like to mediate;
- call us with that information -- Susan Pitts at 651-332-8749; or
- e-mail us with that information at info@mcatronmediations.com or mark@mcatronmediations.com.
More on Mediation
Mediation presents the parties themselves with the opportunity to resolve their differences fully and finally. The process works when each participant willingly explores both the strengths and weaknesses of both claims and defenses. The mediator usually works with each party, privately, to assess the case.
The mediation process and all of your conversations with the mediator are entirely confidential.
For your own benefit, consider not only how (or how much) you might win, but also how you might lose.
The mediator is neutral, and he has no interest in the outcome of the claim. But he does have an interest in settling the case, and you should expect him to try to motivate both sides to compromise, to the fullest extent of their own self-interests.
Mediation is largely self-propelled. The parties and their lawyers make the negotiating and settlement decisions at mediation, not the mediator.
During the mediation you will be asked to sign an agreement acknowledging your familiarity with the rules of the process. Ask your lawyer if you have any questions in this regard. If the case is settled at mediation you will also be asked to sign a settlement agreement. Note that mediation settlements are final and binding on all sides.
For more information about the mediation process see the article, A Win Without Losers: Risk-Free Assessment Through Mediation, authored by your mediator.