MEDIATION

Mediation is a process where a 3^rd person is involved to resolve a dispute between two other persons. Gregory Turley is experienced in representing his client in mediation, having participated as an attorney in over 50 mediations, the largest of which included 20 different parties.

Mediations usually take a half-day to a full day, but it is not uncommon to go two or more days.

Mediation is nearly always required in Civil Litigation cases before the court will conduct a trial. Often times, more than 1 mediation will be held, therefore, being an effective advocate in mediation is very important in a Civil Litigation context.

The idea of mediation is to:

• Restore communication between the parties

• Allow the parties to come to a decision on their own

• Explore creative options for resolution

• Consider the weaker points that each side has

• Memorize the agreement in a manner than can be completed

The cost of mediation is usually shared equally by both sides and is usually very small cost compared to a trial.

Other advantages that the parties can find in mediation are to create a Win/Win situation, through an early resolution of a dispute, to preserve a business relationship, and avoid putting the decision in someone else’s hands

Gregory E. Turley is also a  trained mediator since 2005.  He has a certificate from the 40 hour mediation training course and he has personally conducted over 10 mediations.   His mediation style is to spend as much time as possible to open session to get the facts agreed upon, so that there may be more time for resolution of the unagreed issues.