Arbitrations And Mediations As Neutral Or Advocate

Arbitrations have become prevalent and popular, especially in employment cases, as a way to resolve cases quickly, efficiently and fairly. After years of litigation, the courts now generally enforce arbitration agreements that are often incorporated into modern employment agreements when the agreements provide the elements of fairness and opportunity to enforce statutory rights that the law requires. While all parties to an arbitration agreement waive their right to a jury trial, employees and their attorneys have begun to see the benefits of arbitrations, as the overwhelmed courts take years to resolve cases.

Arbitrators usually are retired judges or lawyers experienced in the subject matter, and the major arbitration services have developed rules of procedure to protect the fairness of the proceedings. Ms. Gitt serves as a neutral arbitrator through the American Arbitration Association and the Alternative Resolution Centers (ARC), or privately. She also has arbitrated several cases on behalf of clients over her long career and is available in that capacity as well.

Mediations have become standard features of litigation and even prelitigation disputes. They are not adjudications but are facilitated settlement discussions. The mediator is the person who facilitates – or mediates – the discussions designed to reach a resolution between or among the parties, minimizing the extensive costs and emotional tolls of discovery, litigation and trial. As a long-time litigator, Ms. Gitt has engaged in hundreds of mediations as a client representative and has observed the techniques and styles of many mediators. As a mediator herself, she has been able to emulate the best and most effective techniques, as well as her own insights from life and a master’s degree in psychology, to relate to the many different kinds of participants that she has encountered as a lawyer, arbitrator and mediator. She is presently available as a mediator through ARC, Mediation.com or privately, or as a representative in mediation.

Call Brown Gitt Law Group, ALC, Today For Mediation/Arbitration Support

If your business is facing a legal claim or if you are interested in implementing arbitration agreements for your workforce, attorney Gitt is ready to help. Call her Pasadena law office at 626-268-4359 or complete this online form to set up an appointment.