Expert Mediation Services in the San Francisco Bay Area
Mediation can help resolve conflict, often before it escalates to litigation.
Arriving at a Joint Solution
When you choose to mediate your dispute, your mediator does not decide who is right or wrong, nor is there any judgment passed.
Mediators help guide the process, listening to everyone’s concerns, assisting in crafting solutions, and facilitating thoughtful discussion. The people involved in the mediation make the decisions they feel are best for themselves, and that all of the parties can accept going forward.
Mediation Services
Jeff Windsor mediates in the same areas in which he
litigates, including the following:
Mediation in Litigation
When executive-level employees transition out of an organization, sensitive disputes often arise regarding the circumstances of the departure, compensation, equity, and reputation. Other employment matters can also be mediated.
Employment Mediation & Executive Separations
When executive-level employees transition out of an organization, sensitive disputes often arise regarding the circumstances of the departure, compensation, equity, and reputation. Other employment matters can also be mediated.
Commercial Mediation
From contracts to lease disagreements and construction disputes, Jeff helps the parties mediate to resolution while preserving business relationships and resources.
Elder & Estate Planning Mediation
Sensitive family conflicts related to elder care, inheritance, and wills and trusts often benefit from mediation. We strive for mutually agreeable outcomes.
Mediation in the San Francisco Bay Area
As a mediator, Jeffrey R. Windsor has decades of experience in matters involving shareholder issues, real estate disputes, construction claims, personal injury cases and estate disagreements, among others.
Jeff can hold in-person mediations in our San Mateo, California, office and in Honolulu, Hawaii. He can also travel anywhere in both states, and mediate by video conference.
Have a Case You Would Like Reviewed?
Contact us now at 650-638-2360 if you would like to discuss your legal matter.
Hear from Our Clients and Peers
“Perfect demeanor and temperament for a mediator, very even-keeled, calm, and calming.”
“I have known Jeff for 20 years, and in all of those roles, whether adversary, colleague or confidant, I have witnessed him to be one of the most upstanding individuals I know in terms of his ethics and morality, his competence and thoughtfulness.”
“Fantastic experience! I had the pleasure to be a client of Jeff Windsor's. Not only was Jeff extremely professional and knowledgeable, but he was outstanding in handling my case and seeing me through all roadblocks over the course of several years.”
Why Mediation?
Here are six key reasons people choose mediation
Maintain Relationships
Litigation is adversarial and can be divisive. Mediation can help you remain on good terms with the other party. That could be business partners, vendors, family members, neighbors or a landlord — anyone with whom you have a continuing relationship that you want or need to maintain.
Private and Confidential
In a court proceeding, everything said or submitted may be made available to the public. Mediation offers a much higher level of privacy. Generally, what is said during mediation cannot be revealed outside the mediation proceedings or used later in court.
Affordable
Mediation is almost always less costly than litigation.
Faster
Mediated disputes can be resolved much faster than those litigated through the judicial system. It is not unusual to reach a resolution in a single session of mediation.
Creative
The outcomes of mediated disputes are not mandated by a court or a judge. With the help of a mediator, the parties craft the solution that fits their situation.
Mutually Satisfying
Because the parties contribute to resolving the dispute, they are generally more satisfied with the mediated outcome. When a judge or jury renders a decision, the outcome can be unpredictable, and one or both parties is often dissatisfied. That can lead to appeals, lengthening the litigation process and adding costs for all involved.