Business Disputes Resolution
As a mediator, I help business partners work out the terms of a partnership agreement that outlines decision-making authority, investment responsibilities, buy-out options, bringing new investors or partners, and any other issues necessary to assure the smooth running of a business. I also help business partners resolve conflicts that may be getting in the way of a successful enterprise. And if there is a need to dissolve the business, I will work with the partners to come up with a plan to divide up the business assets and liabilities and establish responsibility for winding up the business’s affairs.
I also work with businesses to resolve conflicts with vendors, customers, landlords, and others, to help them avoid the cost and time involved in going to court, to produce mutually satisfying resolutions, and to preserve the ability to continue those relationships.
With mediation, all of these issues are resolved privately, so the public is not privy to your trade secrets, vulnerabilities, or "dirty laundry."
Testimonials
As a financial planner with a focus on trust and estate planning, I find that clients I have referred to Robin are very satisfied with her ability to listen and develop plans that meet their needs. This together with prompt action on their documents allows me to give a very strong recommendation for her.Robert Jewell, Trust Officer
Community Bank, N.A.
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ON-LINE MEDIATION NOW AVAILABLE
In these time of social distancing, I am offering on-line conflict resolution services using Zoom, FaceTime, Skype, and Google Hangouts. Call to schedule a free, no obligation consultation.
Divorce Now or Later? Timing Matters!
Changes in the U.S. tax law, effective January 1, 2019, may have significant impacts on the financial consequences of your separation or divorce.
Negotiate in Mediation for What You Need -- And Get It.
Face it: most of us are not very good at asking others for what we need. We tend to come off as either too aggressive or wishy-washy. Moreover, when we're in conflict, our asking skills tend to deteriorate into either demanding bitchiness or passive-aggressiveness that descends into resentment. Not a good look, on anyone.
But, there's a way to ask for what you need and to enlist others in giving it to you, by being respectfully assertive. It requires communicating clearly what your needs are, how others' behavior affects you, and enlists others in satisfying your needs.
Cohabitation Mediation - What I Wish I'd Known Before Moving in Together
Much less planning goes into cohabitation than into a wedding, but it is, in many ways, a bigger legal, financial and emotional step.
Divorce Mediation - The Orange: A Parable About Interest-Based Negotiation
Nick and Nora were separating and couldn’t agree upon who should get the orange. Since there was only one orange, it appeared that the “fair” solution (and the one most likely to be imposed if they were in court) would be for them to slice it in half, and each would get half an orange.