Mastering Neutral Driven Dispute Resolution: A Strategic Approach for Limited Stakes Cases
In this engaging session, led by Rob Christopher, AV Preeminent rated litigation attorney, General Counsel and entrepreneur you will learn when and how you can use an innovative approach to address limited stakes cases.
The approach, Neutral Driven (Non-adversarial) Dispute Resolution provides attorneys with an alternative to litigation, arbitration or mediation for cases in which the amount at stake is less than the potential legal costs (attorney and court fees, time and stress) to resolve it.
Based on his 35+ year career as a successful litigator, Rob uses real world examples to demonstrate the ethical reasons to consider NDR as well as the long-term value of incorporating this approach into your practice.
The program includes background on NDR and how it differs from arbitration and media. Rob then describes NDR and give a hands-on demonstration an assessment you can use to determine value of using NDR for a particular case. It concludes with clear guidelines on when and how you can use Neutral Driven Dispute Resolution for long term wins with your clients.
Rob’s entertaining style, innovative and ethical approach to addressing limited stakes (often called ‘dog cases’) make this a must take session for all client-centric attorneys.
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AV Preeminent rated litigation and trial attorney
Rob Christopher is an AV Preeminent rated litigation and trial attorney who served as Northern California Managing Partner of international law firm Coudert Brothers and later litigation Counsel with Bay Area law firm Hopkins & Carley. Currently he is General Counsel of his family’s farming business, Christopher Ranch LLC, and Founder and Managing Director of independent neutral service Just Resolve LLC. Rob earned his JD at the University of California at Davis, and an AB with Honors in Economics at Stanford University. He has also been a mediator, arbitrator, and settlement judge in California superior courts and is admitted to practice before numerous federal district and appellate courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court. 41 years married and now a grandfather of 4, over the last decade Rob has developed and now champions a new approach to delivering cost-effective justice in common limited-stakes legal disputes using a neutral-driven nonadversarial resolution process (NDR). Learn more at www.justresolve.com
