ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

To utilize an alternative dispute method such as arbitration and mediation, the parties have to agree to it in advance or the law has to require it.  At Bonaventure Law, we  counsel clients and provide language for their contracts and other documents used in their everyday business practices.  We will work with our clients and counsel them to the advantages and disadvantages for each clause found in contracts they are negotiating, including whether mediation and arbitration should be their option. Forum, choice of law, and choice of applicable rules that will be applied are often read through quickly, but choosing whether to privately handle a dispute or take advantage of the public system is tantamount to a fair process. At Bonaventure Law Firm, you have the benefit of contract review from both a legal and industry perspective.

Our Firm has substantial experience mediating and arbitrating disputes, both as advocates for particular clients and as neutral mediators. We prepare for mediation and arbitration to expose weaknesses in the other side’s positions, which maximizes our client’s likelihood of success.  While most claims have a monetary value, we are cognizable that there are benefits to resolution aside from pecuniary gain, and we work with our clients to ensure that their decision is made based on sound business judgment. 

With an extensive background as owner's representative of both small and large companies, as a contractor of both small and large projects, and as construction attorney representing every player (sureties, contractors, subcontractors, designers, owners and vendors),  Jason Bonaventure understands construction issues from every angle. His selection as a mediator or arbitrator means you won't have an attorney with no knowledge of the industry or an attorney that represents only one particular client. He employs a focused and efficient pre-mediation or pre-hearing process and manages the dispute resolution process diligently, scheduling frequent management and status conferences as needed, without losing site of the obligation to make the process cost-effective for the parties.