Over 40 Years of
Experience Serving S.W. Ontario
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Welcome! Mayes Dispute Resolution Inc. was established by Stanley Mayes out of a desire to give clients an opportunity to resolve conflicts in a cost-effective and timely manner. He has been a busy lawyer for 40 years and has a breadth of experience and knowledge that benefits clients who seek Mediation or Arbitration.
Mediation is a tried and true process of resolving disputes. Instead of spending years of precious time and excessive amounts of money to have the court system determine a solution to your dispute, mediation uses the assistance of an impartial mediator to help you identify your goals rather than reiterate entrenched positions. The mediator helps you work towards reaching a win/win answer to what seems to be an impossible situation. You discover the options that help you resolve your dispute.
By using a trained mediator with extensive legal experience, you are guided to solutions that are practical and satisfactory.
Attention, inquiry, empathy, wisdom, reason, and patience are used to defuse the emotions that often stand in the way of workable solutions. The resolution awaits your commitment to take the easier route.
Our Areas of Focus
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Family
Mediation
Too often, both parties in a crumbling relationship stake out their contradictory positions and refuse to budge. Let us help guide you to a solution.
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Estate
Mediation
Mediation can be particularly effective in resolving issues that arise following the death or incapacitation of a relative.
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Employment & Business Mediation
Mediation effectively resolves problems in the workplace. Despite trying to solve internally, a skillful 3rd party is often helpful in bringing a quick resolution.
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04.
Christian
Mediation
You may feel that conflicts between believers should not be resolved by the court system or by outside parties who neither understand nor agree with your beliefs. We can come alongside both and find a path forward.
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Arbitration
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Sometimes two parties recognize that they will be unable to come to an agreement themselves, even with a mediator. In this instance, there are 2 options: litigate or seek an arbitrator.
Stanley Mayes
Stanley Mayes' legal career spans over four decades in Chatham-Kent, Oshawa and London. Prior to founding Mayes Dispute Resolution, Stan led Mayes Law Firm, a busy practice focusing on Family Law, Estate Law, Corporate Law and Non-Profit Law. Each of these areas has a significant element of litigation representing a wide variety of clients in many high profile cases.
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Original from Barrie, Stan attended law school at the University of Western Ontario where he helped establish Christian Legal Fellowship, ultimately serving on its' national Board of Directors. Stan was called to the Bar in 1980 and is a member of the The Law Society of Upper Canada and the Kent Law Association. Throughout his career, he has held leadership positions in several charitable organizations.
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Stan is married to his wife Ann of over 40 years. They are the parents of two successful adults and they have close relationships with them and their spouses. In his spare time, Stan is an enthusiastic supporter of the Toronto Maple Leafs -- and is old enough to remember the team’s last Stanley Cup win! He is an avid reader of both fiction and non-fiction, enjoys movies, traveling, is a DisneyWorld fan, and happily plays an occasional round of golf with friends.