Peter Fabish

As a practicing lawyer for more than two decades, I know the importance of getting complex cases wrapped up efficiently and well.

Settling cases is an art and a science. Over the years, I’ve learned a lot about both aspects of negotiation and settlement. I even (partially) interrupted my legal career in the early aughts to get a masters degree in counseling, largely to satiate my curiosity about what motivates humans and makes us tick. Studying and following on a micro level how people are processing complex issues and emotions in a room is, strange as it may sound, my happy place.

But what I always wanted to know about a mediator when I represented a client was simply this: can you get the parties to negotiate in good faith and to reach a settlement everyone—especially my client, but also including me—can live with?

My experience as a litigator of hundreds of cases, as a mediator of hundreds of cases, and as a student of psychology and negotiation uniquely qualifies me to sit in the trenches with you and your client—and that crazy-making opposing party and their lawyer—and get everyone together on a page they can agree upon. I know how to build trust, how to push, when to back off, and how to apply just the right mix, moment to moment. I respect that you, the lawyer, have been in the foxhole with your client from the beginning: which means I make the time really get your take on things. And I realize this all needs to be done with efficiency, care and with an eye on the bottom line.

Settling family law cases is my passion. Let me help you settle yours.