Adv. Yirat Levi-Zuaratz, Attorney and Mediator

The law office of Levi-Zuaratz specializes in civil and commercial mediation in all its fields, resolving disputes and building agreements between parties through the mediation process, in conflicts referred by the court as well as directly by the parties and/or their representatives.

The mediation process allows for open dialogue between the parties to the conflict through a neutral party, with the aim of reaching a final and absolute resolution of the conflict in the best way for all parties involved.

It is no secret that conflicts consume a lot of energy, resources, and time from all of us. Therefore, it is important to try to reach an agreed solution. Through a professional mediation process, agreements can be reached without delays and without the need to resort to legal proceedings, allowing for future cooperation.

If you are a party to a conflict and wish to resolve it and leave it behind, to have the opportunity to present your position and be the one to decide, in collaboration with the other party, what is the right solution for all parties, all in a relaxed atmosphere and at a significantly lower cost than managing the case in court, contact the law office of Levi-Zuaratz.

If you are an attorney who wants the best for your clients, you have a very important role in mediation. You are invited to take an active part. You have the opportunity to offer your client the right way to resolve the conflict in minimum time and cost while addressing their needs. Your client will appreciate this, with all that it implies.

It is important to remember that mediation is a profession that requires professional training and extensive experience. Innate talent is important but not enough. The mediation process at the law office of Levi-Zuaratz is a professional and significantly shorter process compared to managing the case in court. It is conducted in a relaxed, informal atmosphere, thus allowing for addressing the most significant needs of each party.

Adv. Yirat Levi-Zuaratz possesses all the required qualifications, has accumulated many years of experience, and is one of the leading mediators in the country.

Mediations are conducted at the office branches in Rishon LeZion and Jerusalem.

At the office of Adv. Yirat Levi-Zuaratz, you will always receive personal attention, professional service, and mediation in a good and calm atmosphere.

Areas of Practice:

Mediation in the fields of:

Civil and Contracts: parties to a breached agreement, consumer versus service provider, defamation.

Corporations and Commercial: between two businesses, between a business and a client - goods or services not provided, disputes between shareholders and controlling parties in a company, agreements between shareholders, partnerships, commercial torts, and intellectual property rights.

Real Estate: sales agreements, construction defects, between tenant and landlord, eviction and removal, protected tenancy, shared buildings, neighbor disputes, urban renewal, Tama 38 (a specific Israeli urban renewal program).

Family Disputes: wills and inheritances, inheritance disputes between heirs, disputes between parents and teenage children, disputes between siblings (including regarding the care of an elderly parent).

Conflict Coaching (הכנה לשיחות קונפליקטואליות):

Since mediation is a voluntary process, it takes place only when both parties are interested in mediation. In a case where only one party is interested in mediation, that party can be prepared for a conflictual conversation using mediation tools.

Building Agreements:

A process suitable for parties interested in cooperation even when a dispute has not yet arisen, but the parties wish to "prevent the problem before it occurs," to regulate their relations and build a mechanism for resolving problems and disputes that may arise in the future. It is known that it is easier to reach agreements when there is no dispute and conflict.

Training:

Exposure workshops to mediation and conflict management workshops.

Cases referred to the office for mediation:

Mediation in Court Cases:

As part of the Mahut program (a program to encourage the use of mediation in court cases) - mediation in various disputes referred from the Magistrate's Court through the court administration to a Mahut session (introduction and coordination meeting) where it is determined with the parties whether the case is suitable for mediation, and if the case is suitable and the parties are interested, a mediation process takes place.

Parties directly contacting regarding a case being handled in court - attorneys and parties directly contacting the office and requesting mediation in cases being handled in court.

Mediation in disputes before approaching the court:

Parties to a dispute wishing to refer the matter to mediation and resolve the conflict without the need to file a lawsuit. (The mediation agreement can be approved by the court and given the status of a judgment even though no lawsuit was filed). For example: parties to a breached agreement, a dispute between shareholders regarding the management or dissolution of the company.

Parties interested in cooperation, directly contacting the office. For example, parties wishing to establish a business/company Ltd./partnership and regulate their future relations in an agreement.