The complexities of modern interaction require astute businesses and individuals to look beyond the traditional litigation model to resolve disputes. The Alternative Dispute Resolution section gives our clients options in dispute resolution that maximize their own control and minimize the impact of inevitable conflict. The attorneys in the Alternative Dispute Resolution section combine years of experience in the federal and state courts to assist businesses and individuals in avoiding protracted litigation and its concomitant costs and burdens. We believe that the best resolution of a dispute is one that derives from the parties' own decisions. We offer a full array of alternative fora to end conflict, including:
Through mediation, we act as neutral facilitators to assist the parties in arriving at mutually beneficial resolutions to their conflicts. Our mediation can be effective at any stage of litigation, from its initial stages to appeal following trial. We foster trust and collaboration through strict confidentiality in a controlled environment. When voluntarily undertaken, mediation gives the power back to the parties to quickly and satisfactorily resolve disputes.
Businesses and other institutions often find it helpful to retain individuals to investigate problems who are trained in conflict prevention and who can assist in the resolution of disputes before litigation arises. Acting as neutrals, our attorneys review situations for equity, fairness of process, and compliance with institutional policy and procedure. We can then aid the business or institution by suggesting approaches to managing conflict, opening channels of communication between the institution and its employees, offering recommendations for policy changes, or acting as third-party neutrals in conflict resolution.
When greater intervention is desired, entities often turn to arbitration to resolve disputes short of litigation. Whether binding or non-binding, arbitration offers parties the opportunity to competitively present evidence to an independent decision-maker and obtain a prompt result. Our attorneys' scope of substantive expertise is broad, thus allowing us to serve entities in a plethora of commercial, employment, or personal disputes.
We offer alternatives in dispute resolution for business disputes, employment cases, legal fee disputes, civil and commercial disputes.
For more information on how Montgomery McCracken's Alternative Dispute Resolution practice can help you, please contact practice chairs Gene D. Cohen at 215-772-7498, email gcohen@mmwr.com or Joel B. Rosen at 856-488-7785, email jrosen@mmwr.com.