Ronald C. Thiewes

Values

  • Confidential
  • Economical
  • Efficient
  • Final
  • Felxible
  • Impartal
  • Neutral
  • Responsive
  • Self-determined
  • Voluntary

Services

  • Commercial
  • Financial
  • Closely-Held Enterprise Restructuring
  • Marital Estate Allocations

  • Non-Traded Equity Valuations

  • Commercial and Corporate

Serving the Northland Needs for Commercial-Financial Mediation Services

Hello, and thank you for visiting this website.

A commonly accepted dictionary definition of "mediation" is

. . . an act or process of intervention, between conflicting parties to promote reconciliation, settlement or compromise.

A Missouri Supreme Court Rule has a parallel definition, which states

Mediation is a process in which a neutral third part facilitates communication between the parties to promote settlement.

Absent in either definition are

  • taking off time from work for depositions and a trial;
  • the stress of litigation;
  • the possibility of being forced by a judge to make a cash payment;
  • the expenses of legal fees, court costs -  and possible appeal; and
  • the implications to your reputation of being in a law suit.

Psychologists have found that the top three fears are death, divorce and being in litigation.  When successfully utilized, mediation is a method to avoid the last of them. 

Mediation is not without its costs and commitments, but it is often considerably less demanding of your resources and time than resolving matters in the formal judicial systems.  You "own" the mediation process, and you and the other side are free to "make a deal" to resolve your dispute.

There absolutely is no attorney-client,  accountant-client, nor any other professional services relationship formed by engaging the services of a mediator.  But a mediator can draw upon her-his expertise, education and experience to create and facilitate an environment for you and the opposing side to continue communication toward resolution of your disputed issues.  Also, a mediator may not impose his or her own judgment on the issues, and must strictly adhere to all applicable requirements of confidentiality and impartiality.

You are welcome to call at your convenience as you consider appropriate. 

I wish you the best . . .

Ron Thiewes