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Succession Planning Through Mediation: Protecting Your Legacy

A well-planned succession planning mediation session is one of the most crucial parts of any business’s future. However, it’s also one of the most emotionally charged. Choosing who leads next, dividing shares, and aligning visions can spark tension even in the closest families or strongest partnerships. At Alternative Law, we guide business owners and families through succession planning mediation—a proactive, collaborative process …

Mediation vs. Litigation: Which is Right for Your Family Business Dispute?

Your Family vs. The Courtroom: Choosing the Right Path for Your Business When a conflict over your family business’s future arises, you face a critical choice: how will you resolve it? This often involves choosing between mediation and litigation, leading to the classic debate of mediation vs litigation, two distinct approaches with profound consequences for your finances, your well-being, and …

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How Does Family Business Mediation Work? A Step-by-Step Guide

Demystifying the Mediation Process: A Path to Peaceful Transition The decision to use mediation for your family business dispute is a smart one. But we understand that the unknown can be intimidating. You might be wondering, how does family business mediation work? What actually happens in a mediation session? How do you go from conflict to a signed agreement? At …

Is There A Place For Verbal Business Agreements?

Mediators are Problem Solvers That Produce Resolution

Alternative Law’s mediation and consulting solutions work for you and your company and it is guaranteed. We can do that because we are the industry leader in these types of services.Our processes produce engaging and challenging experiences. Mediators are Problem Solvers That Produce Resolution, Rewards & Measurable Results. We believe that, in mediation and consulting, the more experienced, disciplined, and creative …

Mediators Enable Individuals To Solve Problems

Mediation is an often an art as much as a science. No two mediators are the same, just as no two people are. Mediators come from different backgrounds, different geographies, different educational backgrounds, different ethnic influences and so on. And all that makes a big difference in their approach to mediation. Some are direct problem solvers  and more “solution developers.”Others …

Minnesota Governor Gets Mediator Help For Federal Debt Ceiling And Budget Crisis

The Congress usually does not hire mediators to settle budget of other parliamentary disputes. The process usually involves direct debate between Congressmen and Senators. These take place on the floor, with the Speaker taking on the role of a facilitator. Mediation is usually not part of this process. Learn more about the Minnesota budget crisis mediation case. However, given the …