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Introduction

The litigation process can be protracted and expensive. Settling a legal dispute, by either mediation or arbitration, avoids the expense, delay and uncertainty of a decision by a judge or a jury. In Mediation and Arbitration – sometimes called alternative dispute resolution – experienced lawyers or former judges use a variety of techniques to help the parties resolve the dispute without full-scale litigation. Mediation is often desirable when the parties and their counsel have not successfully settled a matter on their own, but desire to seek out an experienced and neutral lawyer to assist them in their negotiations and in their common objective to settle their differences out of court. When settlement fails, Arbitration is sometimes chosen as an alternative to public and often expensive court proceedings, in which the parties agree to permit a third-party to render a binding and non appealable decision to resolve the controversy.

The McCarthy Fingar Team

The Firm’s Chief Counsel, Hon. Sondra M. Miller, leads our Mediation and Arbitration practice. Judge Miller, who has served as a New York State Judge for twenty-five years (Appellate Division, Supreme Court - 1990-2005; Supreme Court, Ninth Judicial District - 1987-1989; Westchester County Family Court - 1983-1986), understands the litigation process well and the economic and other perils the parties face in their decision to proceed to a decision by the courts rather than to a mediated settlement. Judge Miller and her team, drawing on the knowledge and experience of our lawyers in our many practice areas, will develop strategies to permit the parties and their counsel to mediate and arbitrate their differences out of court.

If you think you may require the assistance of McCarthy Fingar in Mediation or Arbitration, please contact Hon. Sondra M. Miller by email (smiller@mccarthyfingar.com) or by phone (914-385-1015).