Mediation and
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Flexible
A mediated agreement allows you and the other person or party to reach flexible solutions to your dispute.
Enforceable
Mediation agreements are enforceable.
Less Costly
Mediation and ADR can save time and costs compared to traditional court proceedings.
What are Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution?
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), including Mediation and Arbitration, are ways for people who are having a dispute to talk about their issues and concerns and to make decisions about the dispute with the help of another person (called a mediator). A mediator is not allowed to decide who is right or wrong or to tell you how to resolve your dispute. In mediation, you can try to find solutions that make sense to you and the other person in the dispute to resolve some or all of your concerns.
While the goal is to try to work something out, you may decide it would be better for you not to come to an agreement. Sometimes emotions may be driving the dispute which can make talking to the person or party with whom you are in a dispute difficult. A mediator can assist you in easing the way for communication. The mediator is there as a neutral person to help you focus on solving your dispute; however, the mediator is prohibited from providing therapy, counseling or legal advice.
What are some advantages to mediation and alternative dispute resolution?
- Mediation and ADR can save time and costs compared to traditional court proceedings.
- Mediation and ADR provide an opportunity to talk with someone who is impartial.
- The issues in your dispute are not decided by someone else (self-determination).
- What you say in mediation and ADR is generally confidential.
- The mediator can help you overcome obstacles to communication with the other person or party in your dispute.
- Mediation agreements are enforceable.
- A mediated agreement allows you and the other person or party to reach flexible solutions to your dispute.
- You know what you have agreed to in mediation and ADR instead of gambling with what the judge or jury may decide if you go to court.
Joseph Carballo
With over 30 years of experience in the legal profession, Mr. Carballo focuses his practice on business and commercial litigation, business and real estate transactions, and mediation and alternative dispute resolution.
Over the years, Mr. Carballo had handled a myriad of business disputes, real estate transactions and business transactions that have given him a broad range of experience to provide thorough analysis, sound advice and zealous advocacy of his clients’ business goals.
Mr. Carballo’s clients have included international manufacturers, real estate investors, high-rise developers, building and material suppliers, mining operators, medical research centers, out-patient surgery centers and international entrepreneurs investing and working in South Florida’s vibrant economy.
Carballo Alternative Dispute Resolution
2655 S Le Jeune Road, Suite 523, Coral Gables, Florida 33134
Tel: (305) 673-8300
Email: [email protected]