When Attorneys on the Same Side Disagree

"When multiple attorneys representing the same client disagree, mediation may be the answer

Excerpt from "Businesses at odds are turning to mediation"in the Nashville Business Journal:

In less than a year, [Jane] Cates' firm has handled about 200 conflict management cases. She says one interesting market they've discovered is fellow members of the bar, who they work with to settle disputes.

When multiple attorneys work on a team for a single client, for instance, the attorneys often can disagree on how to proceed with the case, explains Cates. And lawyers have been known to argue.

So resolving conflicts between fellow attorneys, Cates says, has turned out "to be a surprisingly good niche for us."

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