Mediation Is Cooperative:  In mediation, the parties in a dispute work together with the assistance of the mediator to arrive at a mutually agreeable solution. The mediation process promotes communication, cooperation, and restoration of relationships by negotiation of amicable settlements.  
In mediation, the participants explore options and choose a solution that meets their basic needs and is consistent with their sense of fairness.

Mediation Is Confidential: The mediation process protects the parties' interests and legal rights.  In order to encourage the free exchange of information, all mediation sessions are confidential.

Mediation Is Empowering: Mediation allows individuals and organizations to maintain control of the decision that affects their future. Mediation is a voluntary process in which participants create solutions that meet their mutual needs and interests. The mediation process also provides the disputing parties an opportunity to communicate their grievance which often allows them to put closure to their dispute.

As a construction professional, Michael S. Poles brings more than 45 years of business, construction and real estate expertise to the mediation table as a
Non-Lawyer Mediator, and has a propensity to go right to the heart of complex and technical construction issues being disputed.

Mr. Poles is licensed in the State of California as a General Building Contractor (263193-B), a Certified Construction Manager and a Registered Construction Inspector for schools and hospitals, certified and licensed as a Special Inspector for structural concrete and masonry, and has inspected hundreds of residential and commercial properties representing the buyers of real estate.  He has built, administrated, and inspected the construction of projects including: apartments, airports, commercial, industrial, condominiums, custom homes, fire stations, hospitals, office and warehouse buildings, police stations, public schools, shopping centers, public works, and tract housing.

Mr. Poles has provided Construction Consulting, Forensic Expert Witness and Litigation Support for over 38 years. His experience with the litigation process has been impressive and he has testified at numerous trials, arbitrations and mediations as a highly credible and effective expert for matters pertaining to many areas of Design and Construction, Defects, Water Intrusion / Mold, Premises Liability, Real Estate and Safety.

Michael S. Poles trained at the Institute for Mediation Studies and the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University School of Law and the California Academy of Mediation Professionals in concert with the Los Angeles County Superior Court Program.  He has served as a member of the Court ADR Panel of Mediators with the Los Angeles County Superior Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Program and provides private mediation services.

As a General Building Contractor, Construction Manager and a Construction Inspector, Mr. Poles brings more than 45 years of construction experience and knowledge of complex and highly technical issues to the mediation process with the ability to get right to the heart of the dispute and reach a successful resolution.  

Construction Job Site Dispute Resolution

Disputes can often be readily resolved by timely and skillful mediation at the project site before they get out of control.  When disagreements erupt on the job site between the General Contractor and/or Subcontractors, they can quickly turn into full-blown disputes that can result in costly schedule delays, defective work or even shut down the project itself.  This can result in expensive and time consuming litigation between the disputing parties, which can be avoided by early intervention.   

In addition to his construction and real estate background, Mr. Poles utilizes his medical training gained while serving in the United States Naval Hospital Corps, college pre-med studies as well as other life's experiences to facilitate him in mediation proceedings in the practice areas of: 

Construction, Premises Liability, Real Estate, Health Care, Medical Malpractice and Elder Care

WHEN YOU LITIGATE OR MEDIATE ...
DISCOVER HOW 45 YEARS OF CONSTRUCTION  EXPERIENCE
CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE!

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Professional Associations

American Bar Association, Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Engineering and Technology, American College of Forensic Examiners International, American Society for Testing and Materials, American Institute of Architects/Los Angeles, Beverly Hills Bar Association, California Dispute Resolution Council, Consumer Attorneys of California, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, California Council of Construction Inspectors Associations,  California Society for Hospital Engineers, Construction Specifications Institute, Forensic Expert Witness Association,  International Conference of Building Officials/International Code Council, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Los Angeles Construction Inspectors Association, National Fire Protection Association, National Forensic Association, Southern California Mediation Association, Structural Engineers Association of California, West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.