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The Truth About Mediation vs. Divorce Litigation

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Why choose mediation over divorce litigation? Because litigation can be needlessly prolonged for profit, says Florida divorce attorney Bill Leininger, who entered family law to help people. He recalls an aggressive lawyer refusing to settle a year-old case—admitting he needed the fees to pay for his Hamptons deck. Mediation, he argues, spares families that kind of manufactured harm.

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Answered by Bill Leininger · Sarasota, FL

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— why he left adversarial practice: to help people, not profit from conflict

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Why choose mediation over litigation?

Because litigation can be needlessly prolonged for profit—he entered family law to help people, recalling an aggressive lawyer who refused to settle a year-old case, admitting he needed the fees to pay for his Hamptons deck. Mediation spares families that manufactured harm.

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