We are CAROLINA DISPUTE MEDIATION, LLC
John M. Leiter and Patrick Wayne Mumford welcome you to discover our unique style of conflict resolution.
We provide professional, neutral, confidential mediation services to lawyers, at any stage of the dispute. We can help at any time, from before you file suit to just before rolling the dice and going to trial.
Mediation is a more efficient use of everyone’s time and energy, settling your dispute is a more economical and less expensive than traditional litigation. We recognize the stress that litigation causes and we work at minimizing that stress. Judges and juries are essential in criminal practice; civil disputes can often be more efficiently handled in mediation.
Call us to schedule a confidential mediation conference with a neutral, trained and experienced mediator, certified by the South Carolina Bar. We can assist with a variety of issues.
• Automobile Accidents
• Business
• Shareholder/Partnership
• Insurance Coverage
• HOA Disputes
• Neighbor-to-Neighbor Disputes
• Easement Issues
• Property Boundary Disputes
• Landlord/Tenant
• Employment Disputes
• Breach of Contract
• Real Estate Contract Disputes
• Escrow Funds
• Debt Collection/Repayment
• Will Administration/Probate
• Will Interpretation
• Contested Wills
• Trusts
• Trust Administration
• Trust Interpretation
• Intestate Distribution
• Property Division
• Guardianships
• Conservatorships
• Disputes over Power of Attorney
Filing a lawsuit and litigating through the court system can take years of your time and tens of thousands of dollars of your money. You can expect several court appearances, and, most likely, depositions under oath, creating additional expenses of court reporters and transcripts which can cost several thousand dollars and hours or days away from your work or family. By mediating early, you drastically reduce the case time and expense.
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Mediation employs a problem-solving approach for anyone in conflict that gets to the root of the issues among the parties. Bringing all parties together with a trained mediator provides a neutral and confidential setting where the parties can openly discuss their views on the underlying dispute. Better communication can help lead to mutually satisfactory resolutions.
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One or more of our trained and certified mediators will assist you with your conflict to reach a voluntary, mutually beneficial resolution. Mediation can resolve all issues important to the parties, not just the underlying legal dispute.
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Information revealed during mediation will not be revealed to anyone by the mediator. If mediation is unsuccessful (a rare occurrence), the Mediator cannot be required by a judge to disclose anything that was discussed during the mediation. Call Carolina Dispute Mediation for availability.
Once you file a lawsuit or someone sues you, your case is a matter of public record. By filing suit, the fact that you are in litigation is available to the news media, your neighbors and friends, creditors, and prospective employers. Mediation prior to litigation is private and confidential.
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Mediation takes much less time, money and stress than a lawsuit. The outcome of litigation, and in particular, trial by jury, is uncertain! Mediation avoids the uncertainty of a judicial outcome.
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When the parties are dedicated to the process and the success of resolving their dispute, the vast majority of cases we mediate are successfully resolved in mediation.
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Neighbors
Tenants and landlords
Homeowners facing foreclosure
Employees and supervisors
Work teams
Business owners and their customers
Business partners
Divorcing couples
Parents developing parenting plans
Teens and their parents
Elders, their families and caregivers
Estate Personal Representatives and Beneficiaries
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