Colorado Mediation
Mediation truly is a positive means to conflict solution and allows you to make
the decisions and to move forward with your life.
Today increasing numbers of Bill’s clients are going to mediation because they understand
constructive conflict resolution is more likely to result in benefits for everyone
concerned, as well as a faster solution.
Bill Kneeland will help you and the party with whom you’re in conflict meet each
other to develop an equitable resolution.
Benefits of Mediation:
- Mediation is productive, cost-effective and time-efficient
- Mediation is solution oriented
- Mediation focuses on resolving issues and problems instead of on blaming
- Mediation allows parties to control decisions that affect their lives and organizations
- Mediation focuses on the future, not the past
- Mediation teaches you negotiation, conflict management, and communication skills
that can be used in subsequent conflicts
- Mediation reduces win/lose outcomes where one party walks away feeling defeated
and vindictive
When to Use Mediation
With mediation, Bill Kneeland helps his clients turn acrimonious situations into
positive conclusions. You and other mediation participants can create your own resolution
rather than having the resolution imposed upon you by an outside entity, specifically
the court.
Many conflict situations benefit from mediation:
Business Situations Involving:
- Contract disputes
- Employee/employer disputes
- Interpersonal disputes
- Structural changes including company or departmental mergers, policy development
or policy changes, regulation implementation or enforcement, organizational change,
etc.
- Partnership conflicts
- Customer or client disputes
Divorce Issues Involving:
- Property or debt division/ maintenance
- Parental Responsibility/ residential custody
- Parenting time/ child support
- Post-Decree disputes
Family Issues Involving:
- Wills and estates
- Parent/teen issues
- Adult children and older parent issues
Real Estate Issues Involving:
- Real estate contract disputes required by law to be mediated
- Escrow account disputes
Who can benefit from mediation services:
- Individuals
- Companies - large and small
- Non-profit organizations
- Realtors
- CPAs
- Contractors
- Attorneys
- Medical professionals
- Others
What can I expect?
Most often, two to four sessions, depending upon the extent of the issues. Sessions
are conducted in a respectful, professional setting. Parties arrive at mutually
agreed upon agenda and issues are dealt with systematically. Relevant information
is gathered from both sides to help create clear and tangible objectives. The ultimate
goal of a mediation is a final, written agreement, or Memorandum of Understanding.
What about attorneys?
You are welcome and encouraged to use an attorney to review any agreement. Mediation
is non-binding and parties voluntarily enter into the process in good faith.
The state of Colorado Office of Dispute Resolution reports that 80 percent of mediated
cases are successfully resolved. If mediation does not work for you, none of your
legal rights have been compromised. You are always free to leave mediation and pursue
litigation in the courts.
Bill Kneeland is also a partner in Associates In Conflict Management, LLP., if you
prefer co-mediations (two mediators, generally a male and a female). If interest
see the Associates In Conflict Management
page.