Why Should People Mediate Rather Than Litigate?
of hours each attorney spends preparing for court, sending letters back and forth to the client and the other attorney. A 3 hour hearing is over $1200 and at least one, if not both parties emerge less than happy with the outcome. $1200 could easily pay for 12 or more hours of mediation as mediation costs are generally $100 or less per hour and shared between the parties. Most mediated agreements happen within 4-6 meetings, and because it’s an agreement the parties are happy with it, and have saved a lot of money. Less Future Frustration – Mediation gives the parties a model for future conflict resolution. When people have already successfully come to agreements in the past they are likely to be more open minded to working together to find a solution. They don’t necessarily even need to return to the mediator; many times they are able to use what they learned through the mediation process to solve their disputes on their own. More Privacy – Mediation is entirely confidential. In court t
