Legal Counseling:
Practical Legal Counsel for Business Decisions and Disputes
Crystal helps clients make legal decisions that make good business sense. Her goal is to provide practical legal advice that helps clients manage risk, resolve issues efficiently, and achieve their business objectives.
Representative matters include:
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Drafting and reviewing contracts governing the transfer of a business/assets to ensure clarity regarding the parties' rights and obligations;
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Drafting waivers, releases, and assumption of liability forms to help clients allocate and manage risk;
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Investigating and documenting employment issues and counseling clients on strategies to minimize legal exposure;
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Reviewing company employment policies and recommending practical improvements to employment processes to reduce potential liability; and
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Negotiating the resolution of disputes before they escalate into litigation.
She also has extensive experience representing companies and individuals in state and federal courts, before government agencies, and through alternative dispute resolution. When litigation is necessary, she draws on her broad civil litigation experience to develop strategies designed to advance the client's underlying business objectives. She views litigation not simply as an end in itself, but as a tool that can be used strategically to resolve disputes and achieve the best possible outcome for the client.
Mediation:
Experience and Practicality for Meaningful Resolution
Crystal brings more than two decades of litigation experience to her mediation practice, having represented both plaintiffs and defendants in a broad range of civil disputes. She draws on that foundation and experience to help parties find practical resolutions that account for the scope and stakes of their disputes, as well as the parties' business and personal objectives. She understands the legal issues, but also recognizes that the best resolution often requires looking beyond the law to understand the business, personal, financial, and emotional considerations driving the dispute.
Crystal takes a direct, practical, and no-nonsense approach to mediation. She works hard to understand what matters most to each party and to identify realistic paths toward resolution. Her goal is not simply to reach a settlement, but to help the parties find a resolution that makes logical, emotional, and economic sense—and allows them to move forward.
Crystal has mediated disputes involving contracts, employment matters, real property issues, personal injury claims, and other civil matters. She is a determined and invested mediator who works diligently to help parties achieve meaningful, lasting resolution.