Mediation and Arbitration

Helping clients save money, time and aggravation by resolving disputes without going to trial.

People can resolve their legal differences without going to trial. Mediation and arbitration are two forms of alternative dispute resolution.

Mediation helps disputing parties focus on core problems and real interests, not personalities and positions. It helps them develop mutually agreeable solutions for resolving their differences.

Arbitration promotes the parties' understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of their positions, giving them a realistic understanding of their chances of success if they go to trial. Binding arbitration is more cost-effective than going to trial. Non-binding arbitration encourages settlement.

Why choose alternative dispute resolution?

Resolving differences through mediation or arbitration benefits both parties by:

• Empowering them to decide for themselves the best resolution of their dispute.
• Fostering their interest in self-determination.
• Saving them money, time and aggravation.

The Close Law Office offers mediation, arbitration, and other alternative dispute resolution services.

Linda F. Close is on the Roster of the American Arbitration Association serving as an arbitrator of commercial disputes. She is a qualified neutral under Rule 114 of the Minnesota Supreme Court's General Rules of Practice. As a mediator, she can facilitate a discussion of issues that have resulted in a lawsuit or have the potential to do so. As an attorney with more than 25 years of trial experience, she can help the parties do a reality check through arbitration or resolve the matter entirely through binding arbitration.