Skip costly attorney duels and resolve common business disputes in weeks — not months or years — for a fraction of what litigation costs.
Trusted by businesses, professionals, and the lawyers who advise them
The same dispute, two ways
Typical ranges for a limited-stakes commercial dispute. Every case is different — and sometimes a lawsuit really is the right call.
Common business disputes where legal costs would otherwise consume most or all of the stakes.
A three-step process driven not by teams of competing lawyers, but by a neutral arbiter focused on a quick, effective resolution.
Both parties agree on, and choose, a vetted neutral arbiter.
The arbiter investigates the facts, the evidence, and the law.
A fair, binding decision closes the dispute. Feedback invited.
NDR was built to eliminate the major sources of cost, delay, and damage in commercial disputes.
A neutral arbiter applies the law to the facts. Fixed fees, no surprises.
Most matters resolve in 3–7 weeks, not the years a lawsuit can take.
No public filings. No press. No discovery fishing expeditions.
Eliminates two-thirds of the work a lawsuit demands — and the bill.
Built for parties who'd rather keep doing business than win and walk away.
Just Resolve is led by a reformed trial attorney and a certified mediator who together built Neutral-Driven Resolution as a faster, fairer alternative to lawsuits.
Founder & CEO
A reformed litigator with 35+ years of commercial, antitrust, and IP trial experience and an AV Preeminent rating, Rob has served as a mediator, arbitrator, and Judge Pro-Tem for the Santa Clara County Superior Court, and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court. He founded Just Resolve to pioneer Neutral-Driven Resolution after watching too many limited-stakes disputes get eaten alive by legal fees.
Director, Business Development
A trained and certified mediator with comprehensive expertise in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Sabine has facilitated hundreds of mediations and lends her expertise to the small claims division of the Superior Court of California for the County of Santa Cruz, alongside volunteering with the Conflict Resolution Center of Santa Cruz. Her blend of common sense, business acumen, and keen ability to envision the bigger picture has been instrumental in driving the success and growth of multiple small businesses.
Limited-stakes disputes used to be a choice between paying lawyers or giving up. NDR is the third option.
Just Resolve changed the way we handle disputes. We resolved our issue in weeks and saved thousands in legal fees.
The process was fair, private, and efficient. It turned what could have been a disaster into a workable outcome.
Finally — a solution that focuses on resolution instead of conflict. It saved a partnership and our business.
I refer my smaller commercial disputes here. My clients get real justice without paying me to fight a war they can't afford.
We use Just Resolve in our standard contracts now. It is the cheapest insurance policy against litigation we have ever bought.
Three weeks, one neutral, one decision, done. The contrast with the lawsuits we've fought is night and day.
In Just Right, Rob lays out the playbook behind Neutral-Driven Resolution — drawing on a 40-year litigation career to show how individuals and organizations can resolve common disputes quickly and cost-effectively.
Learn more about the bookEssays, case studies, and explainers on Neutral-Driven Resolution — the alternative to expensive litigation.
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