{"id":196,"date":"2012-06-02T15:01:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-02T15:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.new.hamiltonlawandmediation.com\/alphabetical-order\/"},"modified":"2014-05-12T15:14:59","modified_gmt":"2014-05-12T15:14:59","slug":"alphabetical-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hamiltonlawandmediation.com\/alphabetical-order\/","title":{"rendered":"Alphabetical Order"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: left;\">    <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hamiltonlawandmediation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Pet_Disputes.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.hamiltonlawandmediation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Pet_Disputes.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hamiltonlawandmediation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Pet_Disputes.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\">In my mediation practice I am often asked the following question. Should you mediate first or start litigation proceedings and then mediate?<\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\">It is an interesting question because there are many ways to answer it. People sometimes feel if they ask to mediate first it will be seen as acknowledging a weakness in their case or they are not serious about proceeding with the conflict resolution.&nbsp; <\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\">I often answer this question by offering the following analogy.&nbsp; This is not a process that requires you go in alphabetical order.&nbsp; I realize L comes before M in the alphabet.&nbsp; In practice that should be the only place were people feel litigation should precede mediation.<\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\">In a recent conflict I was asked to mediate, the pet owner asked the insurance company for the vet to try mediating the conflict before they started the litigation process.&nbsp; The insurance company refused.&nbsp; It seems the seriousness of the party to the action is not seen unless litigation is initiated.&nbsp; If the pet owner simply wants to have a discussion about the conflict they have with the vet there is yet to be a place for that conversation to take place.<\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\">This is a no brainer for a mediator of conflicts between people involving pets.&nbsp; When they can have the discussion before litigation is initiated most often the conflict can be resolved to everyone&#8217;s satisfaction.<\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\">The process to mediation need not be in alphabetical order.&nbsp; Step out of the dictionary and offer to mediate before litigation ensues.&nbsp; Resolutions may be easier to come by.&nbsp; Thus making alphabetical order sequence work for the parties&nbsp; &#8211; resolution before suing.<\/p>\n<p><i>\u2014Debra Vey Voda-Hamilton <\/i><\/div>\n<span class=\"et_bloom_bottom_trigger\"><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In my mediation practice I am often asked the following question. 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