What is Med-Arb?

Med-Arb is a dispute resolution process that combines both Mediation and Arbitration.

Initially, the parties try to reach a settlement through a regular Mediation process.

If the parties are unable to resolve all of their issues through Mediation, then the process switches from being a Mediation to an Arbitration, and an arbitrator (the same person who acted as the mediator) makes the final, legally binding, decisions on behalf of the parties.

Med-Arb combines the advantages of both Mediation and Arbitration:

• Because the parties are able to discuss their dispute in the presence of a professionally trained mediator, the process is much more likely to preserve long term relationships or even repair those that may have been damaged by the dispute in the first place;
• During the Mediation phase the parties have control over the final outcome and they are often able to find creative solutions that result in a win-win for all concerned;
• Resolution is certain, because if the parties are unable to negotiate a final outcome on their own, (during the Mediation portion of the process), then a final decision is ultimately rendered by the mediator who switches into the evaluative arbitrator role;
• The transition from Mediation and Arbitration is seamless;
• Mediation, Arbitration, and Med-Arb are always much faster, much less expensive, and considerably more private than a courtroom battle.

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