Synergist offers a wide array of services. Please click the links below for more information. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at info@synergistmediation.com.
Arbitration
Our professionals are experienced decision-makers, having acted as arbitrators in a variety of settings and disciplines, in addition to judicial experience. Our partners have acted as arbitrators, hearing officers, and decision-makers in a variety of settings. They bring experience in employment matters, personal injury, commercial litigation, environmental law, real estate & zoning issues, business divorces and other specialties. Let them bring their skills to bear on your case, and get an efficient, fair decision.
Mediation
The quality and experience of your mediator have a direct impact on the success of the process. That’s why choosing the right mediator is critical. Mediation is a faster, more flexible, and cost-effective alternative to traditional legal proceedings, offering a resolution-focused approach to conflict. As a voluntary and confidential process, it is designed to help disputing parties achieve mutually acceptable resolutions without the expense and delays of litigation. Unlike a judge or arbitrator, the mediator does not impose decisions, but facilitates open communication and negotiation, helping the parties identify practical solutions. Marilyn brings the essential qualities of an effective mediator to every case: impartiality, active listening, strategic thinking, flexibility, and strong negotiation skills. Her extensive legal and dispute resolution experience fosters trust and creates a collaborative environment that encourages creative problem-solving, minimizes risk, reduces legal costs, and, where appropriate, preserves important business relationships.
Mediation Preparation and Mock Mediation
With her extensive background as the former head of a national manufacturing company, as a litigator, as a judge, and as a mediator, Marilyn is perfectly positioned to assist counsel in preparing for mediation, both for themselves and their clients, helping find opportunities for the most effective approach to an upcoming mediation. To best prepare for mediation, we offer the opportunity to bring counsel and clients through a mock mediation, to provide experience with the process, and an opportunity to look for strengths & weaknesses, while vetting your approach to mediation.
Mediation Advocacy/Settlement Counsel
Having served as both advocate, judge, and mediator, Marilyn is well positioned to assist in evaluating your cases, to take you through mediation, either on behalf of your clients as mediation advocates or side by side with you as settlement counsel.
Collaborative Law
While Collaborative Practice originally arose in the family law arena, many lawyers now recognize that it is an appropriate tool in civil cases. Probate, employment, medical error, and business formation and dissolution are just some of the areas where civil collaborative is used. A solution -oriented approach to resolving disputes, the professionals retained by the parties work collaboratively to help the parties restore communication, solve problems, and work towards avoiding collateral damage. The attorneys function as counselors at law to help the parties resolve difficult issues and conflicts, helping the clients define their interests and align their goals. In her role as a collaborative law attorney, Marilyn is committed to assisting our clients in managing conflict and resolving disputes without litigation.
Corporate Dispute Resolution, Planning & Problem Solving
All organizations can benefit from a professional neutral to help smooth the way. Bringing mediation skills, together with senior management experience, into your company lends credibility to your actions and can increase efficiency and employee engagement.
Have a project you’re planning? Key people in your company have different priorities and you need them on the same page? Let us facilitate that discussion! Have several important members of your team who aren’t getting along? You need all of them, but they need to work together. We can use our effective mediation and collaborative-based approach to help them move things to a more professional, productive relationship.
Have a couple of important members of your team who aren’t getting along? You need both of them, but they need to work together. We can use our proven mediation-based approach to help them move things to a more professional, productive relationship.
Having friction with another organization? You want to keep working together, but you need to find common ground and agree on the rules of the game, so everyone gets a fair shake and can avoid tension or even potential litigation down the road. Time for professional mediation, or collaborative team to get things back to a better place where everyone is happy!
Our pre-dispute mediation and collaborative law services include:
- Corporate succession planning
- Restructuring
- Business partners going their separate ways
- Settling disputes between companies/organizations
- Municipal dispute resolution and problem solving
Fees
Fees for dispute resolution can vary widely among firms settling disputes, and this is another way Synergist Mediation stands apart from the crowd. Unlike some firms that charge significant administrative fees to take on your case, such as filing fees, case management fees and closing fees, with Synergist, your fee is straightforward, with fees billed at a flat hourly rate based on your type of case.