Empowered Mediation Service
At Empowered Solutions Mediation, we empower you to take an active role in generating your own solutions to your problems outside the formal court process.
Mediation and Arbitration Services Offered
We provide professional mediation and arbitration services to resolve disputes amicably and efficiently for all parties.
Conflict Resolution Expertise
Our mediators facilitate discussions to reach mutually beneficial agreements and solutions for conflicts.
Arbitration Services Available
We offer arbitration services to ensure fair and impartial resolution of disputes outside court.
Tailored Mediation Solutions
Customized mediation strategies to fit your unique needs and circumstances for effective resolution.
What is Mediation
Mediation is a process where a mutually agreed upon and neutral third party (called a mediator) assists and guides the parties towards resolving their differences outside of a formal courtroom setting.
Role of the Mediator
The mediator's role is not to make decisions for the parties or assess any blame. A mediator's role is to foster constructive dialogue and effective respectful communication to help guide and empower the parties towards reaching a mutually agreed upon resolution to their dispute.
Benefits of Mediation
Submitting a case to mediation has many benefits, including:
Reduced Cost: Mediation is generally less expensive than traditional litigation and can save thousands of dollars in attorney's fees, court costs and other costs of litigation.
Faster Resolution: Mediation can be scheduled significantly quicker than court hearings and gives the parties, not the court, control over the timing of the process.
Confidentiality: Mediation is completely confidential allowing the parties to keep their lives private, which allows parties to share their information more freely and openly.
Preservation of Relationships: Mediation can assist parties in maintaining and improving existing relationships.
Informal: Mediation is an informal and flexible process with less rules to adhere to, allowing for more creative solutions to disputes.
Empowerment: In mediation, parties have more control over the ultimate outcome, rather than a judge or other third party, empowering parties to create solutions that best work for them.
What is Arbitration
Arbitration is a procedure where a dispute is submitted, by agreement of the parties, to a neutral and impartial third party, who makes a binding decision on that dispute.
Role of the Arbitrator
The arbitrator's role is to hear both sides of the dispute and make a binding decision like a judge. This is a more formal setting than mediation, but it is still less formal and inflexible than the traditional court process. As a former District Court Judge, our Mediator Justin Haenlein, is well equipped to handle this role.
Benefits of Arbitration
Submitting a case to arbitration also has many benefits, including:
Reduced Cost: Arbitration is generally a more streamlined and flexible process than a formal court hearing, resulting in reduced attorney's fees and other costs of litigation.
Faster Resolution: Arbitration can generally be scheduled and completed on a much quicker timeframe than scheduling a court hearing.
Confidentiality: Arbitration is completely confidential. This process may be beneficial to parties or businesses who want to keep trade secrets or their private lives private.
Flexible: Parties in arbitration have more control of the discovery process and rules of evidence, allowing for greater flexibility in the process.
Enforceability: An arbitration award is a final and enforceable document, just like a court order, giving you finality in your dispute.