| "Discourage litigation. Pursuade your neightbor to compromise
whenever you can.... As a peace-maker the lawyer has a superior
opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough."
Abraham Lincoln
Mr. Hanna has conducted hundreds of mediations in some of the most complex and extensive mediations conducted in South Carolina which has resulted in his election to the American College of Civil Trial Mediators. He has successfully mediated cases in both State and Federal Courts in areas of litigation ranging from construction to employment to personal injury to class actions. In addition to acting as a mediator, he has been selected by judges and his peers to act as both a special referee and arbitrator in a wide range of disputes. Being a sole practitioner eliminates many conflicts of interests, and he travels to many areas of the state to conduct adr proceedings.
If you are interested in scheduling a mediation, contact Bonnie Anderson to set a date and confirm fee arrangements. Mr. Hanna's fee consist of a minimum of four (4) hours and payment of the bill will be the ultimate responsibility of the attorneys involved. Any additional work will be charged at the prevailing rate, hourly rate or the paralegal rate, whichever applies. In the event the mediation is canceled more than one week in advance, you will be billed for our time in the file. If you cancel less than a week prior to the mediation, you will be billed for our time, plus a cancellation fee of one-half of the minimum. Rescheduling will be billed at the paralegal rate. Prior to the mediation, we would ask that you advise us as to how the bill should be split among the parties.
While we do not require one, the Rules provide that you may submit a Brief of no longer than five (5) pages; however, at a minimum, we would like a copy of the initial pleadings, i.e. Summons and Complaint, Answer, etc., to review prior to the mediation.
Below you can download a copy of our Mediation Agreement for execution in advance by those people who will not be appearing in person at the mediation. Please have anyone who will be participating and not appearing sign the Agreement beforehand and bring the Agreement with you to the mediation, or we will not be able to conduct the mediation. You will also need to notify all other parties if the parties required by the rules to present are not going to be in attendance, and secure their consent in advance. Also, please contact Mr. Hanna if you feel that there will be a problem with securing the attendance of those you feel are necessary to a productive mediation.
For your convenience, you will find below a conflict checklist which should be filled out and forward to us as soon as possible so that we perform a conflict check.
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