Resolving Business Disputes Without Destroying Business Value
Over 20 years of transactional experience, moving parties past positional conflict toward commercially sound resolutions.
About Monson Mediation
Michael Monson is an attorney-mediator with extensive experience in resolving high-stakes business and real estate disputes. For over two decades, he's represented parties in complex business transactions and understands how deals are structured, how risk is evaluated, and how value is created and lost.
Michael's mediation philosophy is that disputes don't have to end in mutual loss. With the right approach, resolution can stabilize operations, protect assets, and allow both sides to move forward with clarity.
Business Expertise:
Michael has been a partner at a law firm and has served as Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel for both national and international corporations. This extensive background allows him to provide legal advice that analyzes disputes from a business, operational, and risk-management perspective not solely through the lens of litigation.
Ethics & Professionalism:
Michael serves on the Utah Supreme Court's Professionalism and Civility Counseling Board.
Education & Training:
BYU Law School – Cum Laude
BYU English BA – Magna Cum Laude
Harvard Business School – Negotiation Training Certification
Utah Dispute Resolution – 40 Hours Mediation Training
Motivational Interviewing Counseling – Formal Study
Mediation Services
Michael offers commercially informed mediation services with an emphasis on value-preservation. He focuses on high-stakes disputes in the following areas:
*business and partnership,
*employment and workplace,
*real estate and commercial property.