Our expertise is in handling complex disputes with the aim of achieving an amicable and out-of-court solution for our clients.
We are convinced that in conflict situations, an amicable solution can be worked out and found and that the solutions found in this way are therefore more sustainable and permanent. In addition, alternative conflict resolution offers those affected the opportunity to maintain their self-determination in the conflict.
We support a wide range of conflicts and issues, both for private individuals and for companies or organizations. Be it contracts for partnerships and marriages, family conflicts, separations, inheritance disputes or corporate conflicts, such as disputes within teams or the support of difficult change processes.
Our offer also includes conflict prevention.
Depending on the wishes and needs of our clients, we act as mediators, arbitrators, consultants, and party representatives, always with full commitment and professionalism.
As part of conflict support, we want to serve as a projection surface for the parties to bring them into their own competence and to work through the conflict together on their own responsibility.
Our team is also supported by professionals from various disciplines in psychology and education. This allows us to combine legal issues with the psycho-emotional aspects of a conflict. This enables us to ensure that all relevant aspects of a conflict are fully considered.
Together we develop strategies for our customers’ solutions and help them implement them with determination.
Our work is not the only purpose of our lives. Balance is important to us. We want to keep enjoying what we do.
This responsible and varied activity, the opportunity to help shape the everyday lives of our fellow human beings, to incorporate the challenges of the times ahead into the solutions and to enter and participate in the not always easy but necessary exchange with all those involved – that is what motivates us.
We act with equality and sustainability. Because where dialogue takes place, people do not become strangers to one another.
The focus of our offer is on mediation as a consensual, mutually agreed conflict resolution process. We refer to mediation as an independent process for comprehensive and mutually agreed conflict resolution. The process is generally suitable for conflicts in general, even without a direct legal connection. Mediation can also be used preventively to deal with complicated topics and issues in a guided setting and to prevent a conflict from occurring in the first place.
With the help of structural and communicative support from the mediator, those involved can find individual and sustainable solutions. Particularly, teams and companies can be supported when problems or changes occur. In the case of separation, divorce, or other conflicts in the family, such as inheritance disputes or sibling conflicts, such support from the mediator can make an appropriate solution possible.
As a rule, a mediation procedure requires 6 to 8 sessions lasting 2 hours each, at the end of which an agreement binding on all parties is to be reached.
It is also possible to design a mediation process, particularly in a business context, so that it suits the respective company. This means that work can also be carried out in block sessions or daily mediations.
We also offer the arbitration process to resolve the conflict. The arbitration process differs from mediation in that the arbitrator can and wants to bring the conflict to an end in the form of a binding agreement. This is done by proposing a concrete solution considering the mutual interests and positions. This usually requires 3 to 4 appointments of 2 hours each.
The arbitration procedure is not only aimed at private individuals and companies, but also at public bodies, institutions, and foundations.
We also provide legal advice, but we do not focus on contentious proceedings, but always in a mediative and solution-oriented manner out of court. We are not limited to a specific area of law but concentrate on civil law.
In cooperative practice, we offer out-of-court conflict resolution with appropriately trained colleagues. Cooperative practice is a voluntary out-of-court conflict resolution procedure in which the parties, their lawyers and, if necessary, other experts work together towards an out-of-court settlement.
It is a good way to find an amicable solution when the parties are represented by a lawyer, but both sides want to avoid legal proceedings.
The added value for clients and those involved in the conflict lies particularly in the goal of our work.
Our legal and mediation advice aims to resolve conflicts and issues for those affected in such a way that the result is better than what is possible as an alternative through a costly or lengthy legal procedure.
Cost savings: The amicable resolution of conflicts saves considerable costs, as neither court costs nor the high legal fees of a court case are incurred.
Time savings: A possible court case can drag on for months or years, while an amicable conflict resolution can usually be achieved much more quickly.
Stress: The psychological stress and uncertainty of a court case are eliminated.
Relationship aspect: Those involved must be willing to resolve the conflict amicably, which will place less strain on the relationship between the parties.
Flexibility: Those involved can find their individual solutions that better meet their needs than a decision made by a court ruling.
This type of legal and mediation work is relevant in both private and business environments:
In relation to private customers, conflicts are perceived differences between people that significantly impair or hinder the goals and interests (needs) of at least one of the parties involved. The responsibility for the hindrance is seen with the other party. The process is usually accompanied by strong emotions. It is precisely this dynamic that we want to take up with our alternative approach and bring it into a legal framework to enable a sustainable solution.
In this respect, our separation and divorce mediation service offers another special feature. Our concept is to give the children who may be affected by a separation a voice in conflict resolution. We provide appropriate interviews for the children with appropriate psychological specialists. At this point, reference should be made to the collaboration with the colleagues named in the “Team“.
Regarding companies, it is clear that they have an increased interest in good and fair conflict management within the company in order to resolve possible conflicts economically and sensibly while taking the interests of the employees into account.
We want to offer a sustainable solution through our approach in the event of a company handover, succession, change or termination. Conflicts can be expensive, there is a risk of losing good staff and the quality of work suffers when the focus is on the dispute, so it is worth ensuring harmony.
All in all, our offer provides the possibility of resolving conflicts in a cost-effective manner and avoiding costly legal disputes in court. Particularly experience shows that amicable conflict resolution is more sustainable and less costly for the customer than contentious proceedings in court.
Take advantage from the opportunity to reflect on your mediation cases in a protected setting with other mediators. In our collegial, supervised case discussion, you will receive valuable inspiration and support and new perspectives for your practice. We will answer your questions about the idea of improving, expanding and changing perspectives.
We offer this format in individual and group settings.
Your benefit:
For mediators who want to further develop their practice. Please contact us and benefit from collegial support.
Our seminars, workshops and lectures are aimed at anyone who wants to improve their communication and conflict resolution skills. Whether you are a manager, HR manager, team or individual, we offer tailor-made solutions that fit to your needs.
With our experience and in-depth expertise in the areas of mediation, conflict management and communication, we offer practice-oriented and solution-oriented training.
We design each event to be interactive and customized to your needs so that you can immediately implement your achieved skills.
Take the opportunity to develop your communication and conflict resolution skills. Contact us for more information or to receive a tailor-made offer.
We look forward to working with you and helping you achieve your goals!
Mediation Seminars
Mediation is a confidential and structured process in which the parties voluntarily and independently seek an amicable settlement of their conflict with the help of one or more mediators.
Our mediation seminars provide both theoretical knowledge and practical techniques to successfully resolve conflicts using the idea of mediation in a self-responsible and consensual manner.
Workshops on Conflict Management
Conflicts are part of everyday life, be it in the professional environment, in the family or among friends.
To do this, we will work with you to determine what types of conflict and conflict dynamics there are and what a conflict actually is.
In our workshops, you will learn how to resolve conflicts constructively before they escalate. We teach practical methods that help reduce tensions and find solutions that are acceptable to everyone involved.
Communication Seminars
Effective communication is the basis for successful conflict resolution. In our communication seminars, you will learn how to conduct clear, respectful and solution-oriented conversations. We will address the verbal and non-verbal elements of communication and offer you tools to avoid misunderstandings, defuse conflicts and communicate with each other on an equal footing again.
Lectures
Book us for inspiring and informative lectures that provide an overview of the topics of mediation, conflict management and communication and provide valuable ideas for everyday life in different areas. How can mediation be useful in a separation or divorce situation or how can a conflict and communication culture be developed in the company that can make everyday life easier?
Individual Advice and customized Programs
We would be happy to work with you to develop individual programs that are suit your specific needs and questions. Whether it is for your team, your managers or a specific target group – we are at your side with our expertise.
Please feel free to contact us.
The partner and founder of the law firm is Michel Boven, certified mediator, lawyer and arbitrator.
In addition to studying law, he has always been interested in the field of interpersonal relationships as a component of a conflict. He then pursued this interest in training as a certified mediator at the Heidelberg Institute and the University of Heidelberg, as well as training as an arbitrator at the Urach Academy.
Further he joined the law firm die Konfliktoren GbR/Schlichtungsstelle in Bad Urach until February 2024 and has worked as a mediator, arbitrator and lawyer since then.
The focus of the work is on consensual, amicable conflict resolution, taking into account legal and psycho-emotional concerns.
The law firm is supported in mediations and amicable conflict resolution by colleagues who come from psychological and educational professions.
Particularly, we work in freelance collaboration with
psychological psychotherapist in Tübingen
qualified Psychologist
https://www.medizin.uni-tuebingen.de/de/das-klinikum/arbeiter/profil/2326
mediator and empathic coach (NVC)
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In addition, cooperation with:
Ulrike Reimann,
qualified teacher; systemic supervisor (SG); certified mediator:
https://ulrikereimann.de
Sabine Dieterle,
qualified social worker, systemic supervisor and consultant empathic coach (NVC)
https://klarseen.de/
https://dieterle-supervision.de/
Dr. Carina Schubert,
Systemic Counseling, Therapy and Supervision
https://www.schubert-systemisch.de/
Dr. Josephine Jacoby,
systemic consultant and systemic-integrative couple therapist
http://www.beratung-jacoby.de
legal cooperations
Our aim is to advise clients on conflicts and legal issues out of court, through mediation and amicably, and in the best case to avoid legal disputes.
Since this cannot be guaranteed, we would like to offer our customers a network that we can use in the event of a legal dispute. We ensure this by our close connections to many law firms and commercial law firms in Germany.What defines us
We are a mediation office and a law firm with big goals. The foundation of our work is professional quality and appreciation for clients, parties and colleagues. We always handle our mandates and orders with a full focus on resolving conflicts amicably and out of court. However, we do not lose sight of the fact that work is not our sole purpose in life. We believe that enjoyment in our work can only be maintained and promoted in the long term if it is not our sole purpose in life but is compatible with interests outside of work.
In our fields of activity, the entire team is intensively involved in client work. This not only creates added value for our clients, but also ensures that we learn from each other and not just by jumping in at the deep end.
your perspectives
You get the perfect mix with us. You handle and design exciting, demanding mandates and orders. At the same time, you benefit from the advantages of a small unit. Everything is personal, efficient and flexible with us. We are a real team.
We do not have rigid structures or guidelines. There is room for initiative and ideas. Our goal is to grow together in the long term and promote your personal development.
