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Whittemore Conflict Management, LLC is an affiliate of Whittemore Law Office, LLC, and is dedicated to assisting with the management and resolution of important business conflicts, whether internal or external. These services are employed for the same reasons that Whittemore Law Office, LLC provides preventive business law advice to its clients, i.e. to help clients and business disputants reach their business goals and objectives while avoiding the courtroom.

Conflict is both a danger and an opportunity. We can help you find and enter the "doorway" to the opportunity side of the equation.

Conflict of one form or another is always present in our lives. It can be the constructive kind that fuels all team work and innovation, or it can be the destructive kind that breaks up partnerships and alliances and hinders the realization of business goals and objectives. Conflict in either mode can make its appearance between us and our known or natural adversaries, but also just as readily in our most important and valued relationships.

Conflict management is a set of techniques and strategies designed to lessen the power of adversaries who pose the destructive kind of conflict and to help convert conflict among colleagues and partners into opportunities for growth and progress. Premised on the universality of conflict and the principle of empathetic reasoning, our services can help business people deal with conflict in a constructive and problem-solving manner.

Put another way, rather than falling prey to the "fight or flight" syndrome, by learning the principles of conflict management, parties are empowered and liberated to recognize and take full advantage of the opportunities their conflicts present. Let's discuss how these services could work for you in your business.

Services include:
Consulting with Corporate Counsel Litigation docket review and assessment Negotiation coaching Designing and conducting seminars and workshops Facilitating difficult conversations Deal structuring	Providing mediation services as a neutral Assisting lawyers in litigation-prevention Preparing cases for better settlements Facilitating meetings of Boards, Project Teams and other Business Groups Designing intra-organizational conflict management systems

Trained at the Attorney-Mediators Institute of Houston and at the Harvard Law School’s Negotiation Workshop, Mr. Whittemore has mediated numerous cases and has taught mediation and negotiation to a variety of organizations. Mr. Whittemore has for many years provided conflict management guidance as general counsel to businesses and not-for-profit organizations, and helped managements navigate the "coral reefs" of conflict to reach their objectives without litigation. He is a member of the Commercial Panel of Arbitrators for the Connecticut-based American Dispute Resolution Center (ADRC) with extensive ABA and ADRC training.

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Bottom Line: Let us help you turn conflict into opportunity.

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