When settlement discussions stall and your clients need a skilled neutral to facilitate resolution, Andrew Feldstein provides third-party mediation services specifically designed for cases where both parties have independent legal representation.

Unlike consumer-focused mediation where parties may not have lawyers, this service is built around the reality that both sides are already advised by competent counsel. Andrew's role is to help break impasses, reality-test positions, and create momentum toward settlement when direct lawyer-to-lawyer negotiations have reached a standstill.

Why Lawyers Refer Cases to Andrew

Understands Counsel's Role

Andrew respects that lawyers maintain the advisory relationship with their clients. He facilitates discussions and identifies settlement opportunities while ensuring you remain the primary source of legal guidance for your client.

Courtroom-Informed Perspective

Three decades of family law litigation means Andrew can provide realistic assessments of likely court outcomes. This experience helps parties understand the risks and costs of proceeding to trial versus accepting reasonable settlement terms.

Handles High-Conflict Dynamics

When emotions run high and communication breaks down, Andrew's calm, structured approach helps keep discussions productive. He manages difficult personalities and maintains forward progress even in contentious cases.

Sophisticated Financial Matters

Cases involving business valuations, professional corporations, complex income sources, or significant asset portfolios require a mediator who understands the technical and legal complexities. Andrew brings that specialized knowledge.

Efficient Process Management

Lawyers value mediators who run tight sessions and respect everyone's time. Andrew prepares thoroughly, maintains focus during sessions, and provides clear written summaries of progress and agreements reached.

Flexible Engagement Models

Whether you need full-day intensive mediation, targeted issue-specific sessions, or multi-stage mediation over several weeks, Andrew adapts his approach to what will work best for your case.

Cases Suited for Third-Party Mediation

Negotiation Stalemates

• Lawyer-to-lawyer discussions have plateaued
• Parties are entrenched in positions
• Need neutral perspective to unlock progress
• Trial date approaching and settlement preferable

Complex Asset Division

• Business valuation disputes
• Professional corporation division
• Multiple real estate holdings
• Stock options and deferred compensation
• Pension valuation conflicts

Support Calculation Issues

• Income determination disputes
• Imputation of income arguments
• Self-employment income complexity
• Duration and review provisions
• Lump-sum versus periodic support

Parenting Arrangements

• Decision-making authority disputes
• Parenting schedule conflicts
• Relocation disagreements
• Education and extracurricular decisions
• Communication protocol issues

Multi-Jurisdictional Matters

• Cross-border property issues
• International custody considerations
• Tax implications spanning countries

Post-Separation Modifications

• Variation of existing orders
• Material change in circumstances
• Interpretation of agreement terms

Andrew's Mediation Approach

Step 1: Pre-Mediation Preparation

Andrew reviews all relevant materials, briefs, financial statements, previous offers, expert reports, etc. before the mediation session. He may conduct brief pre-mediation calls with counsel to understand key issues and interests. This preparation ensures mediation time is used productively.

Step 2: Structured Joint Sessions

Initial joint sessions establish ground rules and allow each side to present their perspective with lawyer support. Andrew identifies common ground, clarifies misunderstandings, and frames issues in ways that create settlement opportunities rather than reinforcing conflict.

Step 3: Strategic Private Caucuses

Private meetings with each party and their counsel allow for candid discussions about case strengths, weaknesses, and settlement parameters. Andrew reality-tests positions, explores interests underlying stated positions, and helps identify acceptable resolution ranges.

Step 4: Creative Problem-Solving

Drawing on three decades of family law practice, Andrew can suggest settlement structures that parties and lawyers may not have considered. His experience with diverse cases provides a toolkit of potential solutions tailored to each situation's unique dynamics.

Step 5: Clear Documentation

When agreements are reached, Andrew provides detailed written summaries outlining all terms and conditions. This creates a clear roadmap for counsel to draft formal separation agreements or consent orders, minimizing post-mediation disputes about "what was agreed."

Benefits for Referring Counsel

Maintains Client Relationships

Your clients remain your clients. Andrew doesn't provide legal advice or create solicitor-client privileges with participants. He facilitates settlement while you continue to advise and advocate for your client's interests.

Saves Trial Preparation Time

Successful mediation means you avoid weeks or months of trial preparation, document disclosure battles, and motion practice. This frees you to focus on other client matters while still achieving resolution.

Predictable Fee Structure

Mediation costs are transparent and agreed upon in advance, making it easier to discuss settlement options with clients. Compared to the uncertain expense of protracted litigation, mediation offers budget certainty.

Collaborative Professional Network

Building relationships with skilled mediators expands your professional toolkit. When you have a reliable mediator to refer cases to, you enhance your service offering to clients and build your reputation as a solution-focused practitioner.

Reduces Appeal Risk

Settlements reached through mediation are less likely to face post-judgment challenges than court-imposed decisions. Parties who participate in crafting their own settlement are more committed to honoring it.

Flexible Scheduling

Unlike court dates that can be delayed or rescheduled repeatedly, mediation happens when it works for the parties and counsel. This keeps cases moving forward on timelines that serve everyone's interests.

Andrew Feldstein's Qualifications

Andrew Feldstein founded his family law practice in 1994 and has practiced family law for his entire career and exclusively family law for 25+ years. His extensive litigation experience across all family law matters—from straightforward custody disputes to multi-million-dollar asset division cases—provides the foundation for his mediation practice.

As a trained Collaborative Family Law practitioner, Andrew brings formal alternative dispute resolution training to his mediation work. He understands both adversarial and cooperative approaches to family law problem-solving, allowing him to adapt his mediation style to what each case requires.

Key Credentials:

• Called to Ontario Bar: 1994
• Years of Family Law Focus: 30+
• GTA Office Locations: 4 (Markham, Vaughan, Mississauga, Oakville)
• Mediations Conducted: 100+

Andrew's firm, Feldstein Family Law Group P.C., is recognized throughout the Greater Toronto Area for handling sophisticated family law matters. His team's reputation for professionalism and results-oriented advocacy extends to his mediation practice.

Refer Your Next Mediation Case

When your clients have reached an impasse and need a skilled neutral to facilitate settlement, Andrew Feldstein offers the experience and expertise Ontario family lawyers trust.

Contact Information:

Speak directly with Andrew or his team to discuss scheduling and case requirements via his Direct Line: 905-415-1635 ext. 255 

Email Referral: info@separation.ca Send case details and available dates—we'll respond within one business day

Online Inquiry: www.separation.ca/contact-us/ Use our confidential contact form to provide case background and request mediation services

Serving family law practitioners throughout the Greater Toronto Area

Andrew is happy to mediate on zoom or will travel to one of the lawyers’ offices.

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