Mediation & Arbitration

Experienced Mediation Lawyers Offering Services in Albany and all of Upstate NY

Mediation and arbitration offer an alternative to the expense and uncertainty of protracted litigation. Some cases must be tried, but alternative dispute resolution (ADR) offers many advantages when the costs, risks and length of a trial outweigh the potential upside.

The law firm of E. Stewart Jones Hacker Murphy invites both plaintiff attorneys and defense counsel to explore the merits of mediation or arbitration. Our veteran litigators, James Hacker, Mark Sonders and retired United States Magistrate Randolph Treece are available as neutrals to other parties in litigation. Their decades of trial experience in diverse areas of civil practice lends to practical and efficient resolution of even the most complex legal conflicts. Mr. Hacker,Mr. Sonders and retired Magistrate Treece regularly serve as mediators and arbitrators in the Greater Capital District and throughout New York State.

Whether you are working proactively to avoid escalation of a dispute, or have reached an impasse in state or federal court litigation, alternative dispute resolution may be the conscientious and cost-effective option.

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They have served as neutrals in the mediation and arbitration of:

• Commercial litigation and business litigation
• Real estate litigation and construction litigation
• Labor and contract disputes
• Personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits
• Product liability
• Insurance subrogation
• Property loss and other insurance coverage disputes

A mediator’s role is to facilitate talks between parties who are motivated to settle but perhaps far apart on the money or other key issue. In arbitration, both sides submit their positions to an arbitrator who renders a decision as a “jury of one.” The binding decision can be converted to a judgment.