Affordable Mediation and Paralegal Services

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We offer Affordable Mediation and Paralegal Services in Riverside County, San Diego County, Los Angeles County and San Bernardino County. Mediation is a great way to solve traditional legal disputes and can be a much cheaper, quicker and more pleasant process than litigation.

Can my case be mediated?

Typically, only civil cases can be mediated. The general exception is that certain nonviolent criminal matters, such as harassment, often allow mediation. Typical civil cases that are mediated include business disputes, landlord-tenant disputes, small claims disputes, divorces, child custody disputes and contract disputes.
One of the primary reasons to choose mediation over typical litigation is if you are concerned about maintaining an important relationship with the person on the other side. Mediation is more cooperative and collaborative, so it is a good choice for disputes that involve business partners, co-parents, or next door neighbors.
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Do I need a lawyer for mediation?

Mediation does not require a lawyer; in fact part of the advantage of mediation is the lack of a lawyer and the corresponding legal fees. However, you may want to hire a lawyer as a consultant to offer advice during the mediation which is substantially cheaper than hiring a lawyer to litigate your case. Also, a lawyer should generally be consulted to discuss the consequences of the mediation and any settlement..

Benefits:

Resolve disputes without breaking the bank. Affordable mediation & paralegal services for individuals & businesses. Faster, cheaper & less stressful than court.
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Adoption
Americans with Disabilities Act
Art
Aviation
Business
Civil
Commercial
Community
Construction
Contracts
Criminal
Cross Cultural
Divorce
Post Divorce
Education
EEOC
Elder
Employment
Entertainment
Environmental
Franchise
Health Care
Intellectual Property
International

Labor Management

We Listen to Both sides with Neutral Techniques

The mediator will introduce him or herself and make some opening comments about the rules and goals of mediation.
Each side is given the opportunity to describe the dispute as he or she sees it without interruption from the other side.
Depending on the mediator and the parties, the mediator may then start a mutual discussion with both of the parties present or may engage each party privately, going back and forth, working out each issue.
After discussing the issues with the parties, a mediator will typically bring both parties together to jointly negotiate a solution.
If the negotiation is successful, then the mediator will put down the agreement in writing, advise them to consult a lawyer, and ask them to sign pending their lawyer's agreement.
If the negotiation was not successful, the mediator will typically summarize the issues the parties did agree on, and advise them of their rights going forward.

Land Use

Landlord Tenant
Malpractice
Lesbian, Gay
Partnership
Personal Injury
Police
Postal Service
Probate
Public Policy
Real Estate
Religious – Congregational
Securities
Maritime
Medical Treatment
Native American
Online
Organizational
Social Security
Special Education
Tax
Technology
Victim Offender
Work Place
Workers Compensation

How long does mediation typically take? Faster

Statistically, most mediation cases only last a day or two. This is partly because mediation is less cumbersome than litigation, but also because people typically take smaller disputes to mediation and save really large complex claims for litigation. Larger business and divorce/custody mediation may last significantly longer - weeks even - but this is still much quicker than traditional litigation.

Mediation should result in a fair compromise, because both sides are more able to freely discuss potential problems (mediation does not result in a public record unlike court cases) and neither side is bound unless he or she explicitly agrees to the proposed settlement. This means neither party is bound by the decisions of a judge or jury, and only agrees to what he or she considers fair.

We Promise You the Best

Mediation is an informal conflict-resolution process brought before an independent, neutral third-party the mediator. Mediation cases give the parties the opportunity to discuss their issues, clear up misunderstandings, and find areas of agreement in a way that would never be possible in a lawsuit. Mediation is often voluntary, and typically the mediator has no authority to make a binding decision unless both parties agree to give the mediator that power.
Consequently, mediation cases have many significant advantages over traditional lawsuits, including the following:

Quicker: Mediation typically only takes days or weeks (or in very complex cases possibly months), whereas lawsuits typically take months or years. When parties want to get on with their lives, mediation allows a more reasonable timetable for resolving a dispute.
Less Expensive: Mediation is vastly less expensive than a typical lawsuit. Employing a mediator costs significantly less than employing a lawyer, and combined with the much quicker turnaround, you'll be paying less money over a shorter period of time. In addition, for certain types of disputes, many non-profits offer mediation services for free or at a nominal rate.
Less Formal: The informality of mediation allows the parties to be more engaged than they would be in a court-driven process with an abundance of rules and procedures designed to separate the parties. Accordingly, since the mediator deals directly with the parties, the mediator can focus the attention of the parties upon their needs and interests rather than on their stated positions.
Confidential: Unlike court cases, which are public, mediation is typically confidential, which means there are no records or transcrips and any evidence introduced during mediation cannot be used later or revealed. This reason alone can be a great reason to use mediation rather than file a lawsuit.
Preserves Relationships: One of the most overlooked benefits of mediation is that it can help preserve relationships, business and personal, that would likely be destroyed through years of litigation. Because it is a collaborative, rather than adversarial process, and because mediation isn't inherently a win/lose process, important relationships can often be saved.
Greater Flexibility and Control: In mediation, unlike in a lawsuit, the parties are in control. This means that the parties have a much greater say in negotiations and greater control over the outcome.
Better Results: For all the reasons above, parties generally report a better outcome as a result of mediation than they do from a lawsuit. Also, because there is no winner or loser, no admission of fault or guilt, and the settlement is mutually agreed upon, parties are typically more satisfied with mediation.
Greater Compliance: Finally, because mediation produces better results more quickly and cheaper, compliance with mediated dispute resolutions is generally higher than with lawsuits.

Successful mediation can lay the groundwork for collaborative, non-confrontational problem solving and preserve relationships that are important to you.

Paralegal Services

Divorce Doc Prep
Divorce Solutions
Divorce Settlement Agreement
Legal Seperation
Child Custody
Child Support Modification
Child Custody Modification
Child Visitation
Parenting Plans
Child Support
Paternity
Domestic Violence
Estate Planning
Wills/Trusts
Power of Attorney
Probate
Real Property
Business

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Darlene Tarnoski, Professional Mediator & Paralegal

AFFORDABLE MEDIATION & PARALEGAL SERVICES
Riverside County
951-440-5645

Glendale/ Los Angeles County
818-945-9333

Orange County
714-710-3400

San Diego County
858-365-0555

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