Professional background and experience:

Patricia Nelson is an admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa, ACDS/CD Accredited Commercial Mediator and FAMAC Mediator. She has gained a broad range of experience ranging from Banking Law, Legal Collections, Debt Review, Litigation, Criminal and Civil Procedure to Family and Commercial Law during articles and later as an Associate and in her own firm. Patricia is an experienced Commercial Legal Advisor to firms and companies who do not have dedicated in-house legal departments or attorneys. She has been primarily responsible for providing high-quality advice to companies or clients on major legal issues and problems. Patricia has been responsible for formulating the best possible legal solutions after analyzing the legal problem in depth. She is able to provide the needed legal assistance to clients while dealing with particular legal tasks, litigation, drafting of or the reviewing of contracts, dispute resolution and guiding the client on taking appropriate decisions.

Mediation experience and style:

Patricia has worked as a mediator mainly in a commercial environment assisting landlord and tenants negotiate the terms of their lease agreements, negotiating disputes over terms in such agreements and assisting telecommunication companies with a dispute with landlords, clients and suppliers. Patricia has also assisted parties in achieving favourable outcomes which enabled parties to continue with their relationship and avoid protracted and costly legal battles. One of Patricia's strongest traits is that she is very approachable to all parties and she is good at navigating difficult parties and disputes without getting flustered or swayed. Patricia's background as a Commercial Attorney is beneficial when assisting parties resolve their issues as she has a strong knowledge of the law.

Comments from mediation clients:

"Trish instantly made us feel at ease with understanding the process of mediation and guided us gently and thoughtfully through the whole negotiation."

"Trish's knowledge of the law and mediation process helped us focus on the issues we needed to resolve and helped us settle our dispute with our landlord in record time. Thank you!"