Alternative Dispute Resolution

• In mediation, a third person assists the two (or more) principal parties. A “mediator” is the name given to this person. The mediator will make an effort to engage both sides and help them to a win-win conclusion. Communication encouragement and facilitation are the mediator’s responsibilities. This method encourages original responses to challenging problems because it is far more casual.
• After hearing the arguments and supporting evidence from both sides, a neutral third party known as an “arbitrator” will decide the case. The presentation is comparable to a genuine trial, but the rules of evidence are more lenient. In general, there are two types of arbitration: binding and non-binding. Arbitration that is binding means the outcome is irrevocable. The arbitrator’s final ruling will be accepted by the parties, who waive their right to a trial.
• Every day, lawyers bargain with one another. As a case develops, they routinely exchange settlement alternatives. Because it can be conducted without a third party and can consist of as little as a few back-and-forth phone calls, negotiation is perhaps the least expensive alternative dispute resolution method.
• In order to consider the advantages and disadvantages of both sides of a lawsuit, a settlement conference necessitates that the parties, their attorneys, and a neutral third party (often a judge or another person that the parties agree upon) meet in a conference room. They will make an effort to appraise the claim and calculate a just reimbursement for the associated damages.

The type of alternative dispute resolution that you use, if any, will be greatly influenced by the nature of your claim, the circumstances of your case, and the parties to your litigation.

We are aware that an insurance company won’t always make an offer that even comes close to what your case is really worth, in which case, alternative dispute resolution may not be successful. In these types of situations, the case would proceed to trial.