Michael Gregory is a mediation and negotiation specialist that applies his knowledge, experience, and relationships to help clients with valuation disputes with the IRS and others. He saves clients time, money and energy so they can focus on other matters to enhance productivity and bring closure to difficult situations. No two client sessions are the same and Mike listens to your concerns, helps you resolve issues or develop unique training to fit your needs.
Mike’s style is high energy:
- As a qualified mediator with the Minnesota Supreme Court, he offers transformative and facilitative client-based mediation between parties.
As an experienced mediator, Michael focuses on facilitative mediation using transformative techniques. Parties appreciate the opportunity to present their position, facts, feelings, and interests to work towards a resolution. Mediation saves mental and physical toil, time, and money.
Alternative Dispute Resolution
ADR is a process to resolve a conflict, a dispute, or a claim between parties. The process uses a neutral to navigate a discussion that allows the parties to be a part of the decision making process. With the aid of a skilled mediator, the parties explore the facts, issues, emotions and party’s interests. The parties can then work towards a resolution that each can agree with. Mediation is voluntary in nature, but may still result in a binding agreement if the parties so choose, and the process is confidential.
Other forms of alternative dispute resolution may include arbitration, where an arbitrator acts like a judge and makes the decision on the case. Many times, the decision is confidential and cannot be appealed. Both mediation and arbitration tend to be far less expensive than litigation.
Workplace Conflict
Applying mediation techniques to work place conflict allows parties to be heard, opening up communication to be heard. At work disputes may arise from:
- Valuation issues
- IRS differences
- Personalities conflicts
- Work assignments
- EEO Issues
- Discrimination
- Wage & Hour
- Harassment Issues
Additionally, it is a viable alternative for issues such as intellectual property, divorce, multiparty and complex matters.
Education
- DePaul University, MBA, Finance
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, M.S.
- Valparaiso University, BS.
Licenses & Certifications
- Qualified Mediator for Alternative Dispute Resolution MN Rule 114, Facilitative Hybrid Neutral, Minnesota Judicial Branch, Issued Jul 2004
- Accredited Senior Appraiser in business valuation with the American Society of Appraisers
- Certified Valuation Analyst with the National Association of Certified Valuers and Analysts where he chaired the Ethics and Oversight Board