Litigation is expensive, time consuming, and generally unpleasant. Experienced litigators know that (a) most commercial disputes settle before trial and (b) those settlements almost always represent a better alternative for their clients than continuing to litigate. A skilled mediator can help you get there sooner.

Michael B. Smith is an experienced mediator and mediation coach. He is MC3-Certified and a AAA Mediation.org® Affiliate Mediator. He sits on panels for court-annexed mediation in New York and Massachusetts.

Michael brings an integrated approach to mediation, applying facilitative, evaluative, and transformative techniques as the situation requires. Although commercial matters most often lend themselves to a facilitative/evaluative approach, he does not discount the importance of emotions and relationships in resolving complex disputes.