Eric Forster, MBA, D.Med
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I offer mediation services in the Greater Los Angeles area - both for court-ordered and private mediations. My 30+ years in the real estate and mortgage industries give me a unique insight into real estate dispute resolution, but I welcome all business cases.
If you've given up on negotiating a settlement of your dispute directly with the other party, mediation may be the most painless and efficient way to solve it. Mediation is quick, private, fair, and inexpensive compared to a lawsuit. Mediation sessions are usually scheduled within a few weeks or, at most, a couple of months from the time of a request -- and most sessions last only a few hours or a day, depending on the type of case. In contrast, lawsuits often take many months, or even years, to resolve.
Mediation is particularly valuable when your dispute involves another person with whom -- either by choice or circumstance -- you need to remain on good terms. This may include family members, co-workers, business partners, your landlord, neighbors, or others with whom you have a continuing personal or business relationship. Lawsuits polarize and ultimately ruin relationships, so a huge advantage of mediation is its ability to get a dispute resolved without destroying a relationship.
I serve on the real estate mediation panels of the Los Angeles Superior Court and the American Arbitration Association. In addition, I serve on the New York Stock Exchange/NASD Board of Arbitrators.
Member, Southern California Mediation Association