MEDIATION, INC. was founded in 1991 by the first certified mediators in the State of North Carolina and was the first firm in North Carolina formed specifically to offer mediation training and mediation services to the business and legal communities.
MEDIATION, INC. has conducted over 60 certified training courses for over 2000 lawyers and professionals seeking to be certified as mediators in the State and Federal courts of North Carolina. The firm is approved as a trainer by the
North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission for the forty-hour courses leading to the NC Superior Court and Family Financial certifications. Mediation, Inc. also offers courses to lawyers, insurance claims representatives and other business professionals in advanced negotiation training. Its principal trainer has developed advanced techniques for those who negotiate and mediate in commercial and personal injury cases.
MEDIATION, INC. members of the firm are certified by the NC Dispute Resolution Commission to conduct mediated settlement conferences in the State and Federal courts of North Carolina. Firm members have conducted over 10,000 mediations since mediation was introduced to the courts in 1991. Law firms, businesses, and other professional firms now seek the services of Mediation, Inc. to help them resolve business and commercial disputes without having to resort to litigation.
Andy Little, president of the firm, led the efforts of the North Carolina Bar Association to introduce mediation into the jurisprudence of North Carolina. He has just completed several terms as member of the NC Dispute Resolution Commission and served the last three as Chair by appointment of the Chief Justice of the NC Supreme Court.
