MEDIATION SERVICES:      Alternative Dispute Resolution can save you hundreds if not thousands of dollars.  You don't always have to litigate your case.  Many cases have a very real potential to be settled through mediation.  A mediator is a person who does not represent either (or any) or the parties in the lawsuit.  The mediator does not favor one side over the other.  He or she tries to find reasonable alternatives to litigation which can satisfy all of the parties and save them substantial costs, time and aggravation by allowing them to fashion an agreement that the parties have a real stake in because they actually contributed to the construction of it, rather than having a court simply issuing a decree and ordering them to live by that decree.  It is not unusual that a court order makes all parties unhappy!  Mediation agreements can and do same months and years from crowded court dockets and can and do save hundreds and thousands of dollars in attorneys fees and court costs.      I have been licensed to practice since 1979 and have an extensive breadth of real court and trial experience in a wide variety of fields including criminal, domestic, civil, probate and more.  I completed 40 hours of specialized mediation training, in accordance with standards set by the American Bar Association and exceeding standards and requirements set by the Missouri Bar for Domestic or Family Law Mediation.         If you are involved in a law suit of any sort and have not tried mediation, you should consider the potential for significant cost and time savings, not to mention the savings you will experience in your sanity! For questions simply inquire: 314 522 0277 Duglev@aol.com