Saving Time, Money and Emotional Wear Through Collaboration
While long recognized for his probate litigation skills, Santa Rosa, California, collaborative law attorney William M. Andrews felt there had to be a more efficient, less stressful and less costly way to resolve probate, trust, and estate administration disputes. Probate disputes, for instance, have many of the same emotional dynamics present in family law, but with the added complications of taxes and, often, more litigants. Now, Mr. Andrews is seen as a pioneer in the field of applying collaborative law techniques to estate planning. Along with his litigation skills, his work in this area has led to his inclusion in the 2009 California Super Lawyers.
California Probate Dispute Lawyer: Helping Clients Avoid Litigation
Collaborative techniques have been used successfully in family law for years. At our Sonoma County law firm, Santa Rosa collaborative law attorney William M. Andrews applies those ideas and procedures to helping people proactively avoid conflict and resolve disputes in the most amicable, least costly way possible. In short, we look to bring parties together and give them the opportunity to have a say in reaching a positive outcome. Like mediation and arbitration, it is a legal option whose time has come.
How Collaborative Law Works
In collaborative law clients have their own legal representation, but it is not oppositional. Instead, parties are brought together to find a resolution to their problem without having to go to court to settle their differences. As such, there is no judge. All procedures happen outside the courtroom with a group of specially trained lawyers and other neutral advisers, like communications facilitators or financial investigators, to help the parties talk things out and come to an agreement. Among the many advantages of this process are:
- It mitigates the expense of litigation
- It avoids escalation of hostility
- It saves family relationships
- It focuses on settlement
- It expedites dispensation of the estate
- It puts control of the outcome into the hands of the parties involved
Put Our Experience on Your Side
Santa Rosa collaborative law attorney William M. Andrews is committed to providing solid, creative and cost-effective legal solutions that minimize conflict and help secure families' futures. To learn more about how our collaborative approach can work for you, please call us at 707-304-5185 (888-894-6139, toll-free) or contact us by e-mail to schedule a free initial consultation.
