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Our office supports people navigating conflict, helping them to find workable solutions outside of court. We offer a range of services to that end:
Unlike litigation and other adversarial models of dispute resolution, the out-of-court processes that we offer emphasize the capacity of people experiencing conflict to resolve their differences through collaboration and agreement. Even in high-conflict dynamics, where parties to the dispute may feel that cooperation is not possible, mediation and collaborative law offer powerful methods of support to help those involved move beyond impasse, and toward settlement.
Mediation, collaborative law, and attorney-assisted negotiations allow people in conflict to maintain greater control over outcomes, while avoiding the often destructive repercussions of an adversarial court proceeding. Because mediation and collaborative law avoid the hefty legal fees associated with hearings, formal discovery, and briefing, these processes also tend to be less expensive than litigation. And perhaps most important, by empowering parties to move through conflict, mediation and collaborative law can offer a unique sense of relief, understanding, and satisfaction to those involved.
- Mediation: A cooperative, voluntary dispute resolution process, where a neutral mediator works to create the environment in which agreement is most likely to occur, by way of facilitating understanding and communication between the parties. We mediate legal and non-legal disputes across substantive areas, with a focus on family and other long-term or enduring relationships. When desired, we also offer co-mediation with mental health, financial, and other professionals.
- Collaborative Practice: In Collaborative Practice, both parties to a family law matter are represented by collaborative attorneys, whose aim is to support the parties in finding well-informed, workable, and mutually agreeable solutions without going to court. Depending on the parties' needs, financial professionals, mental health professionals (serving as coaches and/or child specialists), and other professionals may join the collaborative team to support the parties in reaching settlement. Our collaborative law practice includes divorce, custody disputes, pre-marital agreements, post-marital agreements, and other family law matters.
- Consultations: We act as consulting attorneys for parties navigating various aspects of family law, including pre- and post-marital agreements, divorce, child custody, and support. We also review agreements once they've been drafted by the parties or with the help of a mediator, including marital settlement agreements (i.e., divorce settlements), custody agreements, premarital agreements, post-marital agreements, and modifications to prior existing family law agreements.
Unlike litigation and other adversarial models of dispute resolution, the out-of-court processes that we offer emphasize the capacity of people experiencing conflict to resolve their differences through collaboration and agreement. Even in high-conflict dynamics, where parties to the dispute may feel that cooperation is not possible, mediation and collaborative law offer powerful methods of support to help those involved move beyond impasse, and toward settlement.
Mediation, collaborative law, and attorney-assisted negotiations allow people in conflict to maintain greater control over outcomes, while avoiding the often destructive repercussions of an adversarial court proceeding. Because mediation and collaborative law avoid the hefty legal fees associated with hearings, formal discovery, and briefing, these processes also tend to be less expensive than litigation. And perhaps most important, by empowering parties to move through conflict, mediation and collaborative law can offer a unique sense of relief, understanding, and satisfaction to those involved.