Mediation brings disputing parties together to explore their understanding of the conflict and empowers them to decide on a resolution.
Mediators believe the parties themselves are best able to define the issues, generate options leading to a solution that responds to their own needs.
The mediator is an impartial facilitator of the conversation between the parties; helping the parties listen and talk with each other, consider each other’s perspective and make voluntary, informed decisions. The mediator does not offer solutions, but helps the parties change their interaction – from negative to positive, from destructive to constructive. The mediator can also help the parties’ see the other person’s position in a dispute, which many times leads to a more productive conversation and negotiation between the parties.
Mediation differs from other dispute resolution processes, such as arbitration and litigation, in that the parties themselves make their own decisions and craft their own agreement.
Situations where a Mediator Can Help Mediation is most effective and useful in situations where the parties are involved in an on-going relationship and will need to interact in the future, such as:
- Divorce and Equitable Distribution
- Child Custody
- Conflicts between business partners
- Issues with a neighbor
- Employment disputes
- Arrangements for the care of an elderly relative
Robin J. Gray has been a mediator on divorce, custody and civil cases for over 20 years. Attorney Gray has helped resolve a number of disputes through mediation, thus alleviating the need for court appearances.
Please contact Robin Gray at (484) 769-5855 or by email at
