Do You Have A Dispute?
 

Are you faced with an unhappy situation that you just want resolved? Has it gotten to the point that the dispute is interfering with your regular practice or personal affairs? Are both sides thinking there is no hope to avoid the time, energy and cost of litigation? THINK AGAIN! If you want to maintain a cordial relationship with the other side after the dispute, litigation is probably not the way to go! If you want to save time and money, again, litigation is probably not for you! The only way to get a solid resolution and keep a good relationship is to have an equitable tailored settlement. And that’s where mediation comes in. What is Mediation? Mediation is a process in which trained skilled neutral mediators help parties in a dispute to reach a mutually acceptable resolution to their differences. The goal of mediation is to find areas of agreement and create solutions devised by the parties and neutral. The skill of the mediators, their knowledge of a particular business and industry is critical to getting effective help. What are the Advantages of Mediation? Mediation is speedy, less adversarial and a less hostile process than litigation. It is also less expensive. It allows the parties to be directly involved in the effort to negotiate solutions. It helps to move the parties into the cooperative arena of positive, constructive agreement. Mediation has proven to be a highly effective and successful form of dispute resolution. Here's how it works. One or all parties secure a One Hour Consultation by telephone or in person. If written materials are important to the dispute they are submitted ahead of the consultation. The consultation is $495 and includes an organizer sent ahead of the consultation. The organizer is used to briefly document dispute aspects. Document review time is provided pro rata. As a result of the consultation and the discussion either the matter will be scheduled for a Mediation Conference or no further action will be taken. The goal of mediation is to find areas of agreement and create solutions devised by the parties and neutral.

Moving on to the mediation - Initial Review. Following the consultation, additional information or documents may be requested on financial, practice, personnel, valuation or other issues identified in the consultation session. A separate questionnaire for each party will be prepared and sent. After we receive the completed questionnaires, each doctor involved is called to clarify any answers and to schedule a time for the mediation. The Initial Review is $3495 and includes reviewing the questionnaire and materials and conference call. The Mediation Conference. The Conference is a 1 - 4 hour meeting with the doctors (amount of time depends on the complexity of the dispute being mediated) during which the parties go through a step by step interview and attempted resolution process designed to resolve the dispute. The mediation conference is $685 per hour. After the Mediation Conference. A brief bullet point concluding memo will be prepared by the mediators following the mediation. The preparation is $295 per hour. The memo will summarize the conference and will outline, without being binding, any dispute settlement and what each party has agreed to do. This memo is sent to the doctors. If requested we will also prepare a timeline for any suggested post-resolution process. To schedule a consultation, click here or call us at 800-999-8121   Other services include: Practice Transition & Succession Planning™, a win-win proven transition program Marketing for Results™, strategic approaches to build a practice or protect a market Doctor CEO Practice Planning Day™, strategic business planning to ensure high performance DDS Value Point™, practice valuation service and second opinion service The Expert Series for Dentists™, a multiple volume group of transition publications