FAQ

    • Blackacre Law will conduct an initial meeting with you to discuss your legal matter

    • Blackacre Law will consider the strength and weaknesses of your case and thereafter review your options for dispute resolution, including that of collaborative law

    • If collaborative law is appropriate for your dispute and you would like to proceed with the process, the opposing party will be approached about participation in collaborative law as an alternative to litigation

    • Once both parties agree to collaboratively resolve their dispute, the parties will enter into a Participation Agreement

    • After the Participation Agreement is signed, Blackacre Law and the opposing collaborative lawyer will begin to work together to structure a series of interest based, four-way meetings with the goal of an eventual settlement to the legal dispute

  • Clients must fully understand what the process involves and how it is different from traditional litigation to determine if collaborative law is right for them and their dispute. Blackacre Law will discuss the advantages and disadvantages at your initial meeting. For a broad overview of the differences in the methods of dispute resolution available, see Why Collaborative Law?

  • Yes, the collaborative law process can be used for business to business disputes, business to individual disputes or individual to individual disputes. Blackacre Law has knowledge in a wide variety of areas and can assist your business in this form of resolution.

  • Your initial consultation with Blackacre Law to discuss your matter is free of charge.

    Once you decide to engage Blackacre Law to conduct the next level of review of your legal dispute and determine if collaborative law is appropriate, you will be billed on an hourly basis. After your decision to proceed with the collaborative law process, Blackacre Law will bill on an hourly basis.

    Blackacre Law will not charge for time spent approaching the opposing party about the collaborative law process and attempts to obtain their consent to participate in the process.

  • No, Blackacre Law is not able to represent you in a family law collaborative matter.