In Pennsylvania, COVID-19 has closed courthouses and brought all civil cases to a halt. You have promised your clients a result, and they deserve resolution. The big question is when and how?
At this point, we don’t know when the court system returns to normal function. What we do know is when they are opened, the criminal cases will take precedence, and our civil cases will be further delayed. You owe it to your clients and quite frankly, to your practice, to bring resolution to these disputes.
Assuming the Court system reopens in the next few months, it is likely that you will experience unanticipated delays beyond what you expected and promised your clients. Delay is always expensive and rarely changes the end result.
Bring your dispute to an experienced mediator and achieve a result NOW. If your case is ready for trial, but mediation doesn’t fit your clients or their case, then arbitration might be a better option. Using either mediation or arbitration has enabled you to fulfill your obligation, bringing resolution to your clients.
I would be happy to confidentially discuss the options with you without any obligation or cost.
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