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Oakland County Legal News
November, 2025
Civil Mediation with Pro-Se Parties
By William D. Gilbride Jr.
Occasionally a Court will send over a civil case for facilitative mediation. The order arrives and names are reviewed for the purposes of conflict checks and disclosures. You may notice that one or more of the parties is not represented by legal counsel. In this article, I briefly review the ground rules for mediators on how to proceed in cases in which there are pro se participants, and share some suggestions for mediators, as well as perspectives based upon my experience in mediating these cases.
Because the ground rules differ depending on the Court in which you are…
Mediator of the Month
William D. Gilbride Jr.
is of Counsel at Miller Johnson Attorneys, in the firm’s Business practice group.
Mr. Gilbride is an accomplished business attorney who has built a solid reputation resolving disputes before they reach a courtroom. He also is a seasoned litigator who has tried many cases in state and federal courts over business, contract, real estate and other matters.
Practice Related Activities
Mr. Gilbride provides expert counsel regarding contracts, business and corporate law, real estate law, dispute avoidance and resolution, non-compete
agreements, business torts, and zoning and land use law. He also handles patent, trademark and trade secret litigation…
What is PREMi?
PREMi is an organization of attorney dispute resolution experts who have numerous years of experience in both conflict resolution processes and subject matter knowledge in many industries and disciplines.
What WE Do…
Courtroom litigation can be expensive in both dollars and time.
That’s why you need PREMi.
Mediation: For lasting resolutions
Why PREMi? PREMi’s independent mediators have years of experience successfully helping parties settle a wide variety of disputes. Mediation allows the parties to shape their own resolutions, resulting in agreements that last.
What is mediation? A PREMi…
Arbitration: A Streamlined process to reach a decision
PREMi can customize an arbitration process to your unique case. We are innate problem solvers with a full range of subject matter expertise, able to focus on the issues and facts in the case and determine the right process. Feel free to call us Today.
Med-arb: An adaptation to conventional arbitration
Med-Arb is a combination of both resolution processes – Mediation and Arbitration. The parties agree in advance that they will first try to resolve the matter by mediation, and if they are not successful in resolving the dispute, then a PREMi…
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A legal dispute can be one of the most difficult experiences a person may ever deal with. It is important that your mediator is a “good fit” for all participants and that the mediator is effective in resolving the dispute.
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