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Litigation & Arbitration

Nov. 7, 2018

Efficient Mediation: The Fastest Route to the Goal Line

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Since mediation involves a neutral third party mediator who facilitates discussion and resolution of contested issues, the efficiencies of the mediation process are an extremely important component.

Richard M. Williams

Partner
Gray Duffy LLP

Phone: (650) 365-7343

Email: rwilliams@grayduffylaw.com

Richard manages the firm's Redwood City office. With 43 years as a practicing attorney, including 20 years of experience in alternative dispute resolution, he has handled in excess of 1000 cases as a special master, arbitrator or mediator.

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Efficient Mediation: The Fastest Route to the Goal Line
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In the world of litigation, mediation is defined as a confidential, voluntary, facilitative exercise in which parties, with the assistance of a neutral mediator, seek to reach a mutually acceptable resolution to the dispute at hand.

The core underpinnings of mediation consist of:

Confidentiality: The mediator shall not disclose any information gleaned from the mediation ...

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