Gabrielle L. Strich, Esq.
Accredited Professional Mediator (NJAPM)
Advanced Practitioner Mediator (ACR)
Court Appointed Mediator
EEOC Mediator
Master, Central NJ Family Law
American Inn of Court
Member NJ & PA Bars
Ms. Strich provides her clients with a unique background. She is an attorney who has not only practiced law since 1981, but has had management, employment/labor relations, commercial insurance, mediation and arbitration experience. She received her training in mediation from the Institute for Dispute Resolution of the Seton Hall University Law School, NJ Court Dependency Mediation Program and the EEOC.
WHAT IS MEDIATION?
Mediation is a joint problem solving process in which a neutral third party, the mediator, helps people address areas of dispute, review alternatives and develop mutually acceptable solutions.
HOW DOES MEDIATION WORK?
- The mediator provides an overview of what will happen in mediation and the steps to finalize your agreement in the court
- Mediation provides a safe and impartial environment in which it is easier to communicate
- The parties are assisted in understanding the facts and issues within the framework of the law
- Creative and cost effective solutions are suggested.
- Mediation is voluntary and non-binding.
- A settlement document, which contains the agreements of the parties, is drafted by the mediator and utilized by the parties’ attorneys to finalize the matter in court.
MEDIATION SERVICES
FAMILY DISPUTES
- Separation & Divorce
- Post-Divorce Issues
- Co-Habitation Agreements
- Pre and Post Nuptial Agreements
- Dissolution of Relationships
- Family Issues, including step-family concerns, step-parent adoption, intra-family conflict
- Elder Law, including Will Disputes
EMPLOYMENT DISPUTES
- Ombudsperson
- Specific Dispute, before or after suit is filed, by mediation or arbitration
- Labor Dispute
BUSINESS CONFLICTS
- Shareholder Disagreements
- Business Dissolution
- Collection
- Personal Injury Claims
- Disputes Between or Within Businesses
- Contract Problems
- Construction Issues
- Landlord-Tenant Disputes
- Health Care Issues
- Estate Disputes
MEDIATION VS LITIGATION
- Mediation generally saves time and money.
- The parties control the decisions rather than an unknown Judge or jury.
- All parties win. The solution satisfies everyone.
- Mediation is confidential.
- The emotional cost of disputes is minimized for the parties and others involved in the dispute, such as children.
- Mediation sets the stage for an ongoing relationship between the parties and future amicable resolution of issues.
WHAT ARE THE COSTS?
Fees are on an hourly basis shared by the parties, payable at the end of each session. Other time spent, such as drafting or calls, is also billable. The retainer is minimal. Ten sessions (1-½ hours each) are average, but the time required varies with the parties and the issues.
Strich Law Firm, P.C
Gabrielle L. Strich, Esq., APM, AP
4105 US Rte. 1, Suite 9
Monmouth Jct., NJ 08852
Phone: 732-438-3880
Fax: 732-438-3885
e-mail
Satellite Office:
Cranbury, NJ 08512
609-936-8883