Mediation, how can it help?

            The professionals of the Hamdan Law Firm PLLC have experience in commercial litigation and Surrogate’s Court litigation. At the same time one of the philosophies of our firm is conflict resolution that is time and cost efficient, and as stress free as possible. That is why the firm offers mediation services. In mediation, the two parties enter the mediation, and the mediator is a neutral third party to mediate the conflict. There are different styles of mediation; the two styles our firm works in are facilitative and transformative.

            Facilitative mediation is a style of mediation that is one where the mediator is a type of neutral problem solver. The mediator hears the positions of the parties and helps guide the parties to an agenda with a set of issues to work through.

            Recently, she completed the education portion of a transformative mediation apprenticeship where she spent weeks learning about the philosophy of transformative mediation. Transformative mediation puts the parties in control of the resolution making process. The mediator is less of a problem solver and more of a guide in the process and works to make sure the parties feel supported and heard. The process works through reflections, summaries and check-ins and there is a less strict agenda creating process.

            Mediation can be a great alternative for divorce cases, separation agreements, uncontested divorces, will contests, employment disputes and contract disputes. Please reach out for a consultation if you believe you would benefit from this type of conflict resolution.