We Help You Resolve Your Disputes
without Costly Court
Please contact our office if you are interested in arranging a mediation. Call us today at 919-497-0091 or contact us by clicking here. To see current available mediation dates see below or please click here. Whether in person or by videoconference, Ms. McCray is an effective mediator who can help you. For more information on the process for the mediations by Zoom, click here, or scroll below. Are you interested in knowing more about mediation? Scroll down to learn more.
Mediation
One of Ms. McCray’s favorite practice areas is mediation. Mediation is designed to help parties resolve their disputes without going to court. In mediation, a neutral third party (the mediator) meets with the opposing sides to help them find a mutually satisfactory solution. Unlike a judge or an arbitrator, the mediator has no power to impose a solution. In addition, the mediator cannot give you legal advice on how to resolve your dispute.
Ms. McCray is an effective mediator who enjoys helping others resolve their disputes. She listens carefully to the parties and their attorneys to identify common ground and to assist everyone to find a solution to their legal dispute. She remains objective throughout the process. If you choose to mediate at her office, you will find a comfortable setting, enough space to work, separate meeting rooms if needed and complimentary wifi and snacks. You can also choose to mediate by Zoom. If you would like to know more about the mediation process and mediation by Zoom, scroll down for more information.
Whether you need an attorney to assist you in a mediation or you would like to Ms. McCray to consider mediating your dispute, click here to contact attorney Gena McCray or call us at (919) 497-0091 for more information.
Why Mediation?
Parties can choose to attend mediation before hiring lawyers or filing a lawsuit. This is the most cost-effective and least emotionally taxing approach to resolving your disputes. Both parties will appear at the mediator’s office with their attorneys if they have hired them. If all parties agree, they will meet in the same room to discuss settlement. If parties choose to meet in separate rooms, the mediator will meet with each side to learn about the case and the position that each side takes. The mediator will go back and forth between the two rooms communicating between the parties. It will be the mediator’s job to facilitate communication and strongly encourage both parties to settle by showing how it is in their best interest to settle.
Mediation is very effective if parties have exchanged information and narrowed the disagreement to a few issues. During this type of mediation, the attorney who represents you will advise you of the legal and financial consequences of the proposals to settle. A good attorney will also help you think through the non-legal consequences of the proposals as well.
There is a cost to both parties for mediation. Both parties will split the cost of the mediator’s fee and will each pay their attorneys to attend the mediation. Although it may seem expensive, it is far less costly than going to Court.
Mediation By Zoom:
What to Expect
Most mediations in our office are now being conducted by Zoom, and it has proven to be a very effective form of mediation. Zoom mediations provide a lot of flexibility for the participants and save the cost of travel.
What do you need to join? You will need a device that has a camera, mic and speakers. You will also need reliable internet connection.
How do I join? The mediator will send you a link that you will click on that will take you to the meeting. You will need to connect your audio and video to the Zoom meeting, and you are ready to go. For more information see this link: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362193-Joining-a-meeting
Who will I see on the Zoom call? Unless all participants agree to meet in the same virtual room, the mediator will admit each participant and his/her attorney into a private room. These are security protected virtual rooms. The mediator will control who has access to your private room, and the mediator will go back and forth between the rooms to talk with the participants.
If we reach an agreement, how will the agreement be signed? The attorneys in the matter will decide how the agreement will be signed. However, the process that has been most effective is for the mediator to hold the mediation open while the agreement is being signed. Each party will scan in the agreement that they have signed and exchange it with all parties to the agreement. Upon the exchange of the signatures showing that the agreement is finalized, then the mediator will end the mediation. This will ensure that the agreement is finalized before everyone is released from the mediation.
Call us today at 919-497-0091 or contact us by clicking here if you would like to schedule a mediation.