Highly Skilled & Cost-Effective Mediators
Helping You Achieve
A Smart Settlement
Brendan Donovan, Noah Kochman, and Jacob Kaufman are skilled estate mediators offering cost-effective mediation services for estates, trusts, and capacity matters across Ontario.
Avoid risky
and expensive trials
through mediation.
Too many estates, trusts, and capacity litigation matters go to trial without first having an effective mediation. Our mediators, including Brendan Donovan, Noah Kochman, and Jacob Kaufman, work hard to achieve lasting settlement so the parties do not have to put their life savings on the line and the fate of their case in the hands of a judge. Our mediators litigate estates, trusts, and power of attorney matters every single day. While mediating these disputes, we rely on years of experience and our regular interactions with the Court to weigh the evidence, give feedback on arguments, analyze risks, discuss creative solutions, broker offers, and, in most cases, successfully facilitate a final settlement between mediating parties.
Mediation is where opposing sides hire a neutral mediator to meet with each of the parties in separate rooms on one specific day to broker a final settlement between them.
Mediation is often the first time that parties will get a perspective on their case from someone who is not their own lawyer.
Our mediators get to know the parties and what is important to them. In each of the parties’ rooms, they discuss confidentially the strengths, weaknesses, and risks of the party’s case along with the likely outcomes should the matter go before a judge. They then rely on their knowledge of the parties, mediation skills, and extensive experience to discuss creative solutions with the parties, broker offers, and, in most cases, facilitate a final settlement of all disputes between them.
Litigation can be an expensive, heart-wrenching and time-consuming process. Parties often wait years before they can be heard by a judge. When that day finally arrives, parties who have always believed that they have a high chance of success might be disappointed in the result.
Judges are human beings, and they have broad discretion in their ability to weigh evidence and make findings of fact, apply the law to those facts, and award significant costs against parties. Settlement at mediation removes those risks. Settlements at mediation can also achieve far better outcomes than what a court can order, including very detailed and confidential agreements.
Some parties choose to attempt resolution through mediation before either party serves or files the first litigation document. In other cases, parties will begin litigation and take steps to further their understanding of the evidence before scheduling mediation. In some cases, the parties will obtain a Court order scheduling mediation.
Our mediators are happy to consult with parties and discuss when may be the right time to mediate.
In Toronto, Ottawa, and Windsor, contested estates, trusts, and substitute decision matters are subject to mandatory mediation.
We strongly suggest mediation for all estates, trusts, and capacity matters.
Our mediators conduct full-day mediations for $3,600 + HST. This includes the mediator’s preparation time and pre-mediation calls with counsel to the parties.
The mediators at Donovan Kochman LLP can also mediate preliminary issues, such as the scope of disclosure, interim support orders, preservation of property, and orders giving directions.
Mediation is where opposing sides hire a neutral mediator to meet with each of the parties in separate rooms on one specific day to broker a final settlement between them.
Mediation is often the first time that parties will get a perspective on their case from someone who is not their own lawyer.
Our mediators get to know the parties and what is important to them. In each of the parties’ rooms, they discuss confidentially the strengths, weaknesses, and risks of the party’s case along with the likely outcomes should the matter go before a judge. They then rely on their knowledge of the parties, mediation skills, and extensive experience to discuss creative solutions with the parties, broker offers, and, in most cases, facilitate a final settlement of all disputes between them.
Litigation can be an expensive, heart-wrenching and time-consuming process. Parties often wait years before they can be heard by a judge. When that day finally arrives, parties who have always believed that they have a high chance of success might be disappointed in the result.
Judges are human beings, and they have broad discretion in their ability to weigh evidence and make findings of fact, apply the law to those facts, and award significant costs against parties. Settlement at mediation removes those risks. Settlements at mediation can also achieve far better outcomes than what a court can order, including very detailed and confidential agreements.
Some parties choose to attempt resolution through mediation before either party serves or files the first litigation document. In other cases, parties will begin litigation and take steps to further their understanding of the evidence before scheduling mediation. In some cases, the parties will obtain a Court order scheduling mediation.
Our mediators are happy to consult with parties and discuss when may be the right time to mediate.
In Toronto, Ottawa, and Windsor, contested estates, trusts, and substitute decision matters are subject to mandatory mediation.
We strongly suggest mediation for all estates, trusts, and capacity matters.
Our mediators conduct full-day mediations for $3,600 + HST. This includes the mediator’s preparation time and pre-mediation calls with counsel to the parties.
The mediators at Donovan Kochman LLP can also mediate preliminary issues, such as the scope of disclosure, interim support orders, preservation of property, and orders giving directions.
You deserve a fair settlement
so that you can move on
with your life.
For more information on whether mediation or another form of alternative dispute resolution is right for you and your case, contact Noah Kochman or Brendan Donovan at 416-800-1062 or send us an email.
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