Mediation Services for Attorneys
Talk to us today about how we can help you and your clients with remote or
in-person mediation services.
Attorney testimonials
We value the excellent working relationships we have with the attorneys for whom we provide mediation services.
I worked together with Steve on a difficult parentage case and was impressed by his knowledge, experience, and client skills. Steve was clearly familiar with every issue in the case, as well as opposing counsel and the judge. Although he was busy, he communicated with his client on a daily basis. I have great confidence in Steve and refer clients to him on a regular basis.
Steve is not only a great friend, but one of the finest attorneys I know. I am always happy to refer family law matters to him. I know his clients will get the knowledge and expertise they need for these difficult situations.
“Mr. Hemmat kindly agreed to serve as settlement master in a somewhat tricky contested dissolution I was involved with. He was thoughtful, persistent and ultimately very helpful in bringing the matter to a successful conclusion. I give him a hearty endorsement.”
The Hemmat Law Group offers Professional Family Mediation Services using both the traditional Washington model and our innovative family mediation approach.
If you are not an attorney, and would like to find out more about these two approaches, you can find more information here.
An effective mediator must be able to facilitate open, honest, and productive communication between represented parties, encouraging attorneys and their clients to negotiate a workable solution. The mediation services team at the Hemmat Law Group understands how to work with the disputing parties and their attorneys to articulate their goals, engage in productive negotiations, and work toward a satisfying resolution. As your mediation services team, we will take the time to consider your client’s viewpoints, concerns, and needs. We pride ourselves on our fairness, objectivity, and thoroughness at every step of the mediation process, ensuring that we guide the parties to a workable solution as productively, and efficiently as possible.
Guidance
At the Hemmat Law Group, we recognize that every dispute is different. Our experienced mediators are committed to working with all parties to understand their specific needs, concerns, and goals. We will help you identify the most appropriate and strategic path forward, providing you and your clients with trusted legal guidance at every turn. We invite you to reach out to us today to learn more about our mediation services and how we can help you and the your clients achieve a fair and equitable resolution.
If you’re an attorney interested in mediation services, call the Hemmat Law Group today at (206) 202-8774
Steve Hemmat is a former U.S. Department of Justice Trial Attorney working in commercial litigation, and a highly experienced Family Law practitioner. He is the founder of the Hemmat Law Group and has been practicing civil and family law for more than 35 years. He has worked extensively as an advocate for both sides on hundreds of cases across Washington State.
Steve has been volunteer mediator with the King County Volunteer Settlement Conference Program in family law cases for many years.
Steve has developed an appreciation for alternative dispute resolution (ADR) over the course of his career, and how it can bring about better results for parties in many different conflict situations. Steve has taught a number of continuing legal education classes to other legal professionals regarding family law, has litigated dozens of family cases over the course of his career, and participated even more as counsel for a party in mediation.
Steve’s decades of experience in family disputes provides him with insight into assisting parties to resolve their disputes through mediation. Steve can comfortably oversee mediations in person, remotely, or by traveling to meet the parties where they are situated.
Steve is available to work with parties with lawyers or those representing themselves, utilizing the various mediation models, conducting mediation either in joint sessions or via shuttle diplomacy.
Yaniv is a professionally trained and certified family mediator, and brings highly valuable skills in psychology to the process. Yaniv has experience with child-development from his time in the Opportunity to Understand Childhood Hurt (OUCH) lab, as well as schizophrenia from his thesis research.
Yaniv also worked in the Behavior, Alcohol, and Cannabis (BAC) lab interviewing subjects about their patterns of substance use and examining relationships between the different variables. He is a professionally trained family mediator, and received his certification from York University’s School of Continuing Studies in Toronto, Ontario.
Yaniv is available to work with both represented and unrepresented parties.
Jeff Smoot is a Certified Mediator and Washington attorney with over 30 years of legal experience and extensive experience in mediation for a wide variety of family, civil, consumer, and commercial disputes in Washington and Hawai‘i.
As an attorney, Jeff has represented clients in municipal, state, and federal court litigation through trial and appeal in a variety of matters including civil and commercial litigation, bankruptcy, business restructuring, and divorce and custody.
In addition to mediating with HLG, Jeff is associated with Family Mediation Hawai’i as a family mediator in Hawai’i divorce and parenting matters and serves as a volunteer mediator with The Mediation Center of the Pacific and a panel mediator on the Hawai’i Bankruptcy Alternative Dispute Resolution Program. Jeff’s experience as a mediator in Hawai‘i has informed and changed his approach to family mediation in Washington.
In addition to his role as a family mediator, Jeff provides private mediation for state and federal civil and commercial cases including business and partnership disputes, real estate, condominium, collection, probate, elder care, and attorney’s fee disputes.
Jeff strives to help his mediation clients reach efficient, cost-effective solutions to their personal, family, business, and financial issues with as little conflict as possible.
Jeff is available to work with both lawyers representing clients, and clients engaging in mediation services directly.
Reach out to our team about your mediation needs. We would love to know more.
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If you are an individual (rather than an attorney) seeking family mediation services
Then we may be able to help you too. Please reach out to discuss your case further.
What makes us different?
At the Hemmat Law Group we believe in leaving the world better than we found it, and so we are always striving for ways to do things better. You’ll find that while we provide competent professional guidance, we also do some things a little differently.
