Monty's Mediation Tip: Document The Deal!

Nothing is more important after reaching agreement than getting it in writing.

A clear, signed, enforceable settlement avoids:
- Confusion about terms
- Buyer’s remorse
- Post-mediation disputes

When the deal is on paper, the conflict is truly over.

That's why I recommend that attorneys bring to the mediation, whether it will be in-person or on Zoom, a draft settlement agreement that can quickly be finalized and signed by all parties once a settlement is reached. 

Let’s settle your case efficiently and securely.
Book your mediation today. 

Mediation, Arbitration & Referee Services

Monty A. McIntyre helps attorneys settle cases as a mediator, decide cases as an arbitrator, and decide issues as a referee at ADR Services handling business, commercial, employment, insurance (bad faith, coverage, UIM), probate, real property, and tort (elder abuse, legal malpractice, medical malpractice, personal injury, product liability and wrongful death) cases. He brings to his ADR work extensive experience as a California civil trial lawyer since 1980, a member of ABOTA since 1995, who has tried over 100 cases and represented both plaintiffs and defendants in the areas listed above.

To schedule a new matter, please contact one of Monty's case managers at ADR services, Inc.:
Haward Cho, [email protected], (213) 683-1600, or
Rachael Boughan, [email protected], (619) 233-1323.  

California Case Summaries™
Save Time. Know More. Win More.  

California attorneys save time, know more and win more cases when they always know the new civil case law in their practice areas. California Case Summaries™ makes this easy with one-paragraph case summaries, organized by legal topic, of every new civil case published by California courts. Subscribers can get monthly issues, quarterly issues, an annual issue in early January each year, or all three. Individual Attorney and Law Firm Unlimited (the firm can send case summaries to every attorney) subscriptions are available.

There are two ways to get California Case Summaries™:
1. Mediate With Monty McIntyre at ADR Services. When an attorney has a private half-day or full-day mediation with Monty McIntyre at ADR Services, they will get a free 1-year Individual Attorney subscription (only this attorney can read the summaries) to California Case Summaries™ (with monthly, quarterly and annual case summaries, a $1,999 annual value).

And, when attorneys from the same law firm conduct two half-day or full-day mediations with Monty McIntyre at ADR Services in one calendar year, the law firm will get a free 1-year Law Firm Unlimited subscription (the law firm can send summaries to every firm lawyer) to California Case Summaries™ (with monthly, quarterly and annual case summaries, a $6,500 annual value).  

2. Subscribe to one of the four subscription options:
 -California Case Summaries™ (monthly, quarterly and annual issues)
 -CCS Monthly™ (monthly issues only)
 -CCS Quarterly™ (quarterly issues only), or
 -CCS Annual™ (annual issues only).
For more information, click here.

Trial Alchemy™ Podcast 

In the monthly Trial Alchemy™ podcast, host Monty A. McIntyre, Esq. interviews outstanding plaintiff and defendant civil trial lawyers or trial judges who are members of the American Board of Trial Advocates about what works, and what doesn't work in civil jury trials. 

Listening to the podcast is a great way for all civil trial lawyers, whether they've tried no cases or lots of cases, to learn from civil jury trial experts. 

Click here to listen to complete podcast.
To listen to the podcast on Spotify, click here.
To listen to the podcast on Apple, click here.
To watch and listen to the podcast on YouTube, click here.

Do well and be well.  

Best regards,
Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.
Mediator, Arbitrator & Referee
Trial Mentoring™: Trial mentoring, associate acceleration.
Podcaster: Trial Alchemy™
Publisher: California Case Summaries™
ABOTA Member Since 1995
Past President San Diego County Bar Assn., SD ABOTA Chapter
Phone: (619) 990-4312.
Email: [email protected]