The awareness of overcrowding in our local courts and the inequity of our judicial system was one of the motivating forces that led to the development of the Center. The Center is NOT meant to compete with or undermine the state's judicial system, but rather to complement it. These organization's endorsements allow the Center to help the judicial system operate more efficiently by mediating eligible disputes. The center offers an alternative. That alternative is mediation, which is a unique and positive alternative in comparison to arbitration and litigation.
Mediation is a process that is non-adversarial in nature.
It seeks not to declare winners or losers, but to find reconciliation between parties. This process is conducted through the skills of a trained mediator. Mediation focuses on a resolution to dispute which is mutually satisfying to the parties involved. The mediator is not a judge or jury, but someone who facilitates the process. The participants determine their solutions.