CONTROL YOUR FATE: MEDIATE!

Even if you've never been involved in one yourself, you've surely heard what a nightmare a lawsuit can be, regardless whether you're the plaintiff or the defendant. In fact, many times, even the "winner" of a lawsuit ends up feeling like a loser because of the high costs of winning -- both financial and emotional.

It's easy to understand why it's so much smarter to resolve a dispute with a settlement both sides find reasonably acceptable than to go to court where a jury may hand you a nasty surprise and make you a loser. Yet many of us have heard that the best settlements are those with which all parties are equally unhappy. Well, I'm happy to say that's just not true! The best settlements are those that result in reasonable satisfaction for all concerned, and that's exactly what happens at a good mediation. Everyone benefits when the parties control the outcome rather than leaving their fates in the hands of a jury, judge or arbitrator who will make a winner of one party and a loser of the other.

TYPES OF DISPUTES SUSAN MEDIATES:

• All contract and business disputes;
• Employment law matters;
• Real estate matters;
• Premises liability and personal injury cases;
• Professional liability including medical and dental malpractice;
• Neighborhood disputes;
• Common interest development and other homeowner association disputes;
• Landlord/tenant disputes and more . . .