Mediation
What is mediation?
Mediation is a dispute resolution process whereby the parties to a dispute choose/hire a person with subject matter and dispute resolution experience to assist them with private and confidential settlement/resolution discussions. Unlike arbitration, this person makes no decisions/conclusions regarding the dispute and has no power over the parties or their dispute. Instead, a mediator is trained and highly skilled at assisting parties with resolution discussions. This process can be beneficial and expeditious in resolving all types of external and internal disputes. These include parties in litigation, people contemplating litigation, vendor/consumer issues, employer/employee relations, business to business relations, internal business disputes, for profit and non-profit organizations, parties to contracts, families and probate issues.
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LEGAL SERVICES
David's experience
Mr. Wells has been a professional mediator since 2001. He is frequently hired by private individuals and entities to assist them with resolving disputes. He has been approved by a large number of courts throughout Michigan to mediate cases in litigation and is frequently appointed by those courts to mediate cases currently in litigation. Mr. Wells is also an approved mediator with the American Arbitration Association, the The American Health Law Association and the International Mediation Institute.
Mr. Wells continuously updates his mediation skills with additional training and has subject matter expertise in many areas including employment, contracts, personal injury, healthcare, business ownership/management, probate and others. He has mediated both large dollar disputes as well as disputes involving large numbers of people.
Mr. Wells volunteers as a mediator for the Dispute Resolution Center, a local non-profit.
Areas
Medical/Legal Issues
Real Estate
Employment Contracts
Commercial Contracts
Personal Injury
Construction Contracts
Partnership Disputes
Probate Estates
Commercial Landlord-Tenant
Banking/Finance
Non-profit Agencies
Residential Construction
Domestic Relations
Commercial Construction
Multi-Party Mediation
Shareholder Derivative Actions
Probate
Residential Construction and Condominiums
Training
2020
Advanced Mediation Training
2020
The Ethics Game
2018
Trigger Points – What to do with Challenging Parties
2018
Harnessing the Power of the Master Mediator
2016
Advanced Mediator Training
2014
Mediator Training by the Advanced Negotiation & Dispute Resolution Institute
2013
Mediator Training by the Advanced Negotiation & Dispute Resolution Institute
2012
Mediator Training by the Advanced Negotiation & Dispute Resolution Institute
2010
Role of Humor in Mediation
2009
Power Imbalances in Mediation
2009
Mediator Training by the Advanced Negotiation & Dispute Resolution Institute
2009
Beyond Apology, Forgiveness as a Reachable and Practical Goal
2008
Mediator Training by the Advanced Negotiation & Dispute Resolution Institute
2008
Effective Apologies in Mediation
2007
Mediator Training by the Advanced Negotiation & Dispute Resolution Institute
2005
Understanding and Managing Difficult Conflicts
2004
Advanced Mediator Training
2001