Mediation & Arbitration Services
Experienced neutral services grounded in 40 years of courtroom practice.
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With four decades as a trial lawyer, Steve Gaskins brings a rare depth of litigation experience to every mediation and arbitration. Having spent a career preparing cases for trial, examining witnesses, and arguing before judges and juries, Steve Gaskins understands what drives parties toward settlement and what it takes to reach a fair outcome.
That courtroom perspective is now focused entirely on helping parties resolve their disputes efficiently, fairly, and without the cost and uncertainty of trial. Whether through mediation or arbitration, clients benefit from a neutral who has seen virtually every type of civil dispute from the inside.
Services
A collaborative, confidential process where parties work together with a skilled neutral to craft their own resolution. Effective mediation saves time, reduces costs, and preserves relationships that litigation often destroys.
A streamlined alternative to trial where an experienced neutral hears evidence and renders a binding or non-binding decision. Arbitration offers the structure of a courtroom with greater efficiency and flexibility.
Specialized arbitration for securities and investment disputes through the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. As a qualified FINRA arbitrator, Steve Gaskins brings focused expertise to broker-dealer, investor, and industry disputes.
Qualifications
Four decades of practice as a trial lawyer, handling a wide range of civil litigation matters from case inception through verdict.
Meets all qualifications established under Minnesota law to serve as a neutral mediator in civil disputes across the state.
Qualified to serve as an arbitrator under Minnesota's arbitration rules, offering binding and non-binding dispute resolution services.
Approved by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to arbitrate securities disputes, including claims between investors and broker-dealers.
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