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Why Consider Mediation?

If you've given up on negotiating a settlement of your dispute directly with the other party, mediation may be the best way to solve it. Compared to a lawsuit, mediation is quick, private, fair, and inexpensive. And, if your dispute is with someone that you’ll need (or want) to deal with in the future -- such as an employer, landlord, neighbor, or co-parent -- mediation will help you resolve your disagreement without destroying your relationship.

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How can I get around the plaintiff's lawyer and settle?

I am the defendant in a civil case. I am trying to settle with the plaintiff directly, because his attorney is more interested in taking depositions than settling and is an impediment to the settlement. I want to file a complaint against the attorney for interference. Can you help?

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mediation

A dispute resolution method designed to help warring parties resolve their own dispute without going to court. In mediation, a neutral third party (the mediator) meets with the opposing sides to help them find a mutually satisfactory solution. Unlike a judge in her courtroom or an arbitrator conducting a binding arbitration, the mediator has no power to impose a solution. No formal rules of evidence or procedure control mediation; the mediator and the parties usually agree on their own informal ways to proceed.

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