We assist clients in dispute resolution through negotiation, mediation, arbitration and civil litigation. 

We provide advice and support to clients who wish to use Small Claims Court. To be direct, lawsuits and arbitration are tools of last resort and to be avoided as they are expensive, drawn out, time consuming and offer uncertain results. 

Arbitration, which was initial thought to be a quicker, more efficient and less expensive forum has developed its own set of burdens. The more prominent arbitration tribunals charge very large amounts just to commence a claim and even more for the service of their arbitrators.

Sometimes clients must consider the advisability of paying a claim they think they shouldn't, demanding less than they think they are owed or even walking away altogether because the burdens of fighting are too great and too distracting. Some fights cannot be avoided or walked away from, no matter how reasonable you attempt to be or realistic you are with respect to the burdens and benefits of litigation.

In that situation you want a lawyer whose litigation approach is lean and effective and who will help you understand which strategies are essential or desirable or perhaps not necessary. Peter Stanwyck, the firm's principal, can assist both parties in a dispute by acting as a mediator or arbitrator.