Mediation is a process designed to assist parties in arriving at a voluntary resolution of a dispute. Parties can voluntarily agree to mediate a dispute or are sometimes ordered to mediation by a court before the court will hear the matter. Whether or not the decision to engage in mediation is voluntary, any resolution is based on the voluntary agreement of the parties. While some disputes cannot be mutually resolved, the benefits of mediation include:
The parties can take control of the dispute outcome;
Information disclosed during the mediation is confidential;
The parties control the timing of the mediation, including starting mediation and possibly resolving the dispute, before incurring various litigation costs;
The process is informal and less adversarial and, where appropriate, the parties have a better chance to preserve ongoing relationships; and
The parties can fashion a more creative, versatile and/or predictable remedy which meets their particular needs, versus an unpredictable trial outcome.
We conduct mediations for disputes involving real estate (commercial and residential), HOAs, earnest money, insurance, domestic relations, parenting time, business and personal injury matters.
Consilia-CR serves as a neutral third party mediator to assist parties in identifying positions, clarifying interests and narrowing issues with the goal of reaching a voluntary resolution of a dispute.