Collaborative Law

Collaborative law is a structured way of engaging in open, candid discussions with opposing parties that can lead to both resolution of the issue(s) and also preserve the relationships between them.  A key difference between collaborative law and mediation is that to practice collaborative law, you must be a licensed attorney.

Some other benefits of collaborative law are that it:

• Saves money and time over going to litigation.
• Protects the parties privacy; they can limit how much information that remains confidential.
• Secures the client's rights; lawyers sign away their ability to represent clients in litigation, thereby giving full attention to resolving the dispute.
• Preserves relationships because there are not winners and losers, but rather a deliberate process to resolve a matter through reconciliation.