"Do not find fault, find a remedy."

- Henry Ford

 

“Discourage litigation, persuade your neighbor to compromise whenever you can. Point out to them how the nominal winner is often a real loser-in fees, expenses, and waste of time.”

- Abraham Lincoln

 

"The courts of this country should not be the places where resolution of disputes begins. They should be the places where the disputes end after alternative methods of resolving disputes have been considered and tried."

- Justice Sandra Day O'Connor

 

TEAM:

 

Practical Mediatiors' team brings together leaders in mediation practice from across New England, delivering service focused on Rhode Island.

 

Our mediator-neutrals are all trained at leading mediation centers nationwide, are qualified mediators under Rhode Island state law, and are passionate about the promise of mediation to deliver more efficient and effective dispute resolution than the court system.

 

MISSION STATEMENT:

 

It is our mission to secure for our clients the advantages of a judicial outcome, but without the time, expense, stress, and uncertainty associated with the traditional court system.

 

LONG RANGE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:

 

Encourage the extension and adoption of mediation as a alternate dispute resolution methodology vis-a-vis the court system;

 

Set a new standard for the provision of high-quality mediation services;

 

Support and assist the legal community and court system in providing effective alternate dispute resolution services.