Testimonials

"Clients don’t like this kumbaya kind of stuff – these long speeches from mediators about how much it’s going to cost them and how awful litigation is and how unpredictable. The lawyer should be telling them that. And I think that’s how Richard approached it: ‘You guys do your job. I’m going to do my job, and my job is to get a deal done."

"He connected well with me as an attorney, and he connected well with my client – both in terms of listening to their story and appreciating it but also pointing out in a very experienced way the weaknesses in the case they should be mindful of. And I don’t know what he was doing on the other side, but I know he had his work cut out for him. And he clearly moved mountains to get them to come to the table."

"It was basically an impossible case to settle, but he helped us get there."

"He didn’t play games. Some mediators, they kind of hide the ball or they create a little drama here or there to get parties to move. They use devices. He didn’t. he was just straight ahead and very transparent, which I appreciated."

"He hit on a certain issue really effectively that right away actually resulted in my client conceding and shaving off like a $100,000 from [our] demand, and he didn’t do that by saying, ‘Litigation is expensive,’ but by actually understanding the case and pointing out the issues in the underlying contact, which again, showed a level of sophistication and experience I don’t typically see from mediators."

"My client was extremely sophisticated, and didn’t need somebody telling them, ‘Hey, this is what mediation is. This is your chance to resolve it.’ In fact, my client actually would have been very frustrated if Richard had started off that way, and he didn’t. … He really dug into the merits. Not only had he read the mediation briefs, but he read the underlying contract, and he dug into it in a way that I honestly don’t really see with other mediators."

"He was actually fantastic. While we did not resolve and will not resolve because we are offering no money on this matter due to it being a fraudulent claim, Mr. Segal did not leave a stone unturned to assist us.  I think he was actually instrumental in bringing to light to the other side the massive deficiencies in their case and their narrative.  Also for being part of the MVP program he was very attentive with a phone call the day before and went the full time (even a little over) to make sure all the issues were properly addressed."