Mediation Within the Litigation Process
Many disputes reach mediation through court order or procedural requirement rather than voluntary engagement.
In those settings, parties often arrive with hardened positions, active litigation strategy, and significant investment in their positions.
Mediation still offers an opportunity to step back from procedural momentum and look at the dispute from a broader perspective — what each party actually needs, what the dispute is costing, and what a workable outcome would look like.
My role is to create a disciplined environment where attorneys and parties can evaluate those realities clearly and explore resolution before further litigation costs accumulate.
Core Areas Where I Help
- Court-ordered mediation in civil litigation
- Commercial and contractual disputes referred by the court
- Insurance coverage and indemnification disputes
- Partnership, shareholder, or business dissolution matters
- Property, HOA, and community governance disputes
- Technology-related disputes arising during litigation
My Approach
When mediation occurs within active litigation, parties are often focused on legal positions, procedural posture, and trial preparation.
My approach is to respect the posture of the case fully while creating structured dialogue that allows decision-makers to weigh their options, consider settlement, and identify practical paths forward.
In some matters, mediation resolves the entire dispute. In others, it may resolve only part of the issues in litigation — narrowing claims, clarifying exposure, or settling certain parties while the remaining issues continue through the court process.
Even partial resolution can significantly reduce complexity, cost, and uncertainty.
I work with counsel and parties to ensure that the mediation process remains focused, productive, and aligned with the procedural posture of the case.
If your matter has been referred to mediation by the court, I welcome the opportunity to assist counsel and parties in working toward a practical resolution.