SCORE ORLANDO

Address:
Fashion Square Mall
3201 E. Colonial Drive
Suite A-20
Orlando, FL 32803

Telephone:
(407) 420-4844

Email:
score@NationalEC.org

Directions:
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PATRICK J. MASTRONARDO

Mediator, Arbitrator, and Consultant

Tips on seeking to avoid litigation

• Never underestimate the power of personal negotiation.
• Keep communication lines open.
• Understand what you need and want, what you are willing to give up, and the needs and wants of the other side.
• Focus on your underlying business interests.  Have goals not positions.
• Think outside the box to develop alternatives for mutual gain
• Learn how best to involve your adversary in finding a solution
• Actively listen
• Appreciate the value of strengthening relationships
• Be fully informed of your legal rights.
• Consider the alternatives to a negotiated settlement and the likelihood of the best and worst.
• Recognize the time, energy, and money required to litigate, and the inescapable uncertainty of the outcome
• Litigation should be a last resort