Civil litigation matters of all types can be emotionally and financially draining for all parties. They take time that can never be recovered, and often the same goes for the monetary outlays as well. Legal representation from the “get-go,” for planning, negotiations, document preparation, and closing of transactions, can often go a long way to avoiding the courthouse, but sometimes the other side just won’t let that happen. Mediation – yes, even before a suit is filed – serves as a practical, strictly confidential, and efficient forum to address liability, damages, and other rights without the unpredictability of a courtroom.

It gives the participants control over their own matter – their own future – and if taken advantage of, the resolution of disputes with certainty that the litigation process cannot supply until its end (and even then, the certainty will come from a judge or jury that may not end the matter in any way you like). The confidentiality of Mediation, which has very few exceptions (such as fraud or abuse of a person during Mediation), is one of the most advantageous aspects of that process. Parties in a Mediation can speak freely without the fear of those words being used against them later, as statements made in Mediation cannot be used by the adversary later. Mr. Robbins has been involved in more than a thousand litigations and mediations involving countless negotiations, numerous and varied contract, construction, and other business matters, medical malpractice matters, personal injury matters, and equitable claims.