POWERHOUSE RESOLUTION DESIGN

Resolution Design.

Custom Resolution Pathways.
Designed for Complex Disputes.

Not every dispute fits neatly into mediation or arbitration. PowerHouse Resolution Design creates customized processes that bring together the right neutrals, tools, and strategies to move even the most challenging matters toward resolution.

THE POWERHOUSE APPROACH

Not Every Matter Requires
the Same Process.

Some disputes can be resolved through a single mediation session. Others require additional expertise, structure, evaluation, or decision-making authority. PowerHouse Resolution Design helps parties identify the right pathway forward by matching the process to the dispute.

01

Facilitate.

When communication has broken down, mediation and facilitated negotiation can help parties find common ground and move toward resolution.

02

Evaluate.

Some matters benefit from strategic insight, neutral analysis, or the perspective of experienced advisors and retired judges.

03

Decide.

When parties need binding decisions or ongoing oversight, arbitration, special master services, and court-appointed neutrals may provide the most effective solution.

BEYOND ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL

Sometimes the Best Solution
Is a Combination of All Three.

PowerHouse Resolution Design develops customized processes that may incorporate mediation, arbitration, judicial consultation, summary jury trials, special master services, neutral evaluations, or other innovative dispute resolution tools. The goal is simple: build the right process for the people, issues, and objectives involved.

POWERHOUSE RESOLUTION DESIGN

How We Design
Resolution.

Every matter presents unique challenges. Our role is to understand the dispute, identify obstacles, and develop a customized pathway that aligns the right people, processes, and tools to move the matter toward resolution.

01

Assess.

Understand the dispute, stakeholders, legal issues, business considerations, and desired outcomes.

02

Identify.

Determine the barriers, risks, communication challenges, and decision-making obstacles preventing resolution.

03

Design.

Develop a customized resolution framework utilizing the most effective combination of services and neutrals.

04

Implement.

Coordinate the process, facilitate discussions, and guide participants through the designed pathway.

05

Resolve.

Move the matter toward practical, durable, and informed resolution.

THE RIGHT PEOPLE · THE RIGHT PROCESS · THE RIGHT PATH FORWARD
POWERHOUSE CAPABILITIES

Resolution Tools.

Every dispute presents different challenges. PowerHouse Resolution Design draws from a broad range of services, neutrals, and strategic resources to create the most effective path forward.

01

Mediation.

Strategic facilitation designed to improve communication, identify opportunities, and move parties toward resolution.

Explore Mediation
02

Arbitration.

Binding and non-binding adjudicative options tailored to the needs of the parties and the dispute.

Explore Arbitration
04

Special Master Services.

Ongoing case management, discovery oversight, implementation support, and court-appointed services.

Explore Special Masters
05

PowerHouse Trial.

Summary Jury Trials, Verdict Room™, TrialLab, and other case-testing solutions that provide meaningful feedback, strategic insight, and settlement leverage.

Explore PowerHouse Trial
THE POWERHOUSE DIFFERENCE

We Begin With the Problem.
Not the Process.

Rather than starting with mediation, arbitration, or another predetermined service, we examine the dispute, the stakeholders, and the obstacles to resolution. Then we identify the right combination of expertise, strategy, and process to move the matter forward.

Because the best process is the one that solves the problem.
ILLUSTRATIVE APPLICATIONS

Resolution Design
in Action.

Every dispute is different. These illustrative scenarios demonstrate how customized resolution pathways can address unique challenges, competing interests, and strategic objectives.

01 / LITIGATION

Complex Personal
Injury Matter

THE CHALLENGE

Significant disagreement regarding liability, damages, and future exposure created a substantial gap between settlement positions.

THE RESOLUTION PATHWAY
Summary Jury Trial ↓ Senior Judicial Advisor Evaluation ↓ Strategic Mediation
02 / BUSINESS

Family Business
Conflict

THE CHALLENGE

Legal issues were intertwined with decades of family dynamics and competing business interests.

THE RESOLUTION PATHWAY
Facilitated Discussions ↓ Neutral Evaluation ↓ Structured Settlement Design
03 / COMMERCIAL

Multi-Party
Commercial Dispute

THE CHALLENGE

Multiple stakeholders, competing interests, and procedural complexity made traditional negotiations ineffective.

THE RESOLUTION PATHWAY
Special Master Oversight ↓ Structured Negotiations ↓ Mediation

Different Challenges. Different Pathways. One Goal: Meaningful Resolution.

LET'S DESIGN THE RIGHT PATH FORWARD

The Right Resolution
Starts With the Right Strategy.

You don't need to know which process fits before contacting us.

Whether your matter calls for mediation, arbitration, judicial insight, trial testing, special master services, or a customized combination of approaches, PowerHouse can help identify the right path forward.