Collaborative Professionals of NE Wisconsin

The collaborative process is a new form of dispute resolution in which the parties and their attorneys enter into a formal agreement not to submit any contested issues to a court for a contested decision, but rather to use a specialized, fundamentally non-adversarial process of negotiation to resolve all issues by agreement.  It is a process that allows the parties to a dispute to avoid the stress and expense of going to court, and instead to work together with the direct assistance of their attorneys (and sometimes other professionals in a team approach) to reach a “win-win” outcome.

The collaborative process is a reasonable approach to dispute resolution founded on three principles:

1. A pledge not to go to court. 
2.  An honest and voluntary exchange of information by both parties. 
3.  The commitment to seek solutions that take into account the perspective and priorities of both parties.

The collaborative process is a new, distinct and unique dispute resolution process option.  No other option combines the elements identified above, nor does any other option explicitly include the adoption of the principles and guidelines which are an essential part of the collaborative approach.