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Neutral-Driven Resolution

Resolve Disputes. Save Time, Money and Relationships.

Skip costly attorney duels and resolve common business disputes in weeks — not months or years — for a fraction of what litigation costs.

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Trusted by businesses, professionals, and the lawyers who advise them

Neutral & Fair One vetted arbiter. No adversarial games.
Resolve in Weeks Three to seven weeks, not years.
Save Up to 80% vs. typical litigation costs.
Effective range

NDR is most effective for limited-stakes disputes.

Common business disputes where legal costs would otherwise consume most or all of the stakes.

$10K $500K Financial stakes
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Justice, Justified.

A three-step process driven not by teams of competing lawyers, but by a neutral arbiter focused on a quick, effective resolution.

1. Choose

Both parties agree on, and choose, a vetted neutral arbiter.

2. Investigate

The arbiter investigates the facts, the evidence, and the law.

3. Resolve

A fair, binding decision closes the dispute. Feedback invited.

Why it works

Five things litigation can't give you.

NDR was built to eliminate the major sources of cost, delay, and damage in commercial disputes.

  • Fair & Predictable

    A neutral arbiter applies the law to the facts. Fixed fees, no surprises.

  • Quick

    Most matters resolve in 3–7 weeks, not the years a lawsuit can take.

  • Stays Private

    No public filings. No press. No discovery fishing expeditions.

  • Low Cost

    Eliminates two-thirds of the work a lawsuit demands — and the bill.

  • Saves Relationships

    Built for parties who'd rather keep doing business than win and walk away.

Pricing

Subscribe to deter lawsuits

A small annual fee buys you the right to specify Just Resolve in your contracts. It signals to counterparties that you take agreements seriously, and gives you a fast, fair path the day a dispute arises.

Basics

For small businesses and individuals.

$250 / year
  • Basic protection against costly litigation
  • Common disputes with customers and partners
  • Disputes with vendors and contractors
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Most Common

Businesses

For owners and leaders.

$500 / year
  • Broad protection across relationships
  • Customers, partners, and vendors
  • Employees and contractors
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Enterprise

For corporate leaders.

$750 / year
  • Maximum protection
  • Every routine commercial relationship
  • Across the full organization
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Already have an active dispute? Contact us — we will scope the matter, propose a neutral, and quote a fixed fee tied to the stakes. No hourly billing. No surprises.

The team

Two people. One mission:
resolve disputes without litigation.

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.

Rob Christopher

Rob Christopher

Founder & CEO

A reformed litigator with 35+ years of commercial and IP trial experience and an AV Preeminent rating. Rob founded Just Resolve to pioneer Neutral-Driven Resolution after watching too many limited-stakes disputes get eaten alive by legal fees.

  • 35+ years of commercial, antitrust, and IP litigation
  • Mediator, arbitrator, Judge Pro-Tem — Santa Clara County
  • Admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court and multiple federal circuits
Sabine Prather

Sabine Prather

Director, Business Development

An Alternative Dispute Resolution specialist and certified mediator for Santa Cruz Superior Court's small claims division. Sabine also volunteers with community conflict resolution organizations.

What customers say

Resolution, not war.

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.
Mike R. Owner, Bay Area Construction GC
The process was fair, private, and efficient. It turned what could have been a disaster into a workable outcome.
Elena V. Founder & CEO
Finally — a solution that focuses on resolution instead of conflict. It saved a partnership and our business.
James T. Managing Partner
I refer my smaller commercial disputes here. My clients get real justice without paying me to fight a war they can't afford.
Anita K., Esq. Transactional Counsel
We use Just Resolve in our standard contracts now. It is the cheapest insurance policy against litigation we have ever bought.
David P. General Counsel, Mid-Market SaaS
Three weeks, one neutral, one decision, done. The contrast with the lawsuits we've fought is night and day.
Sandra L. Co-founder, Industrial Services
Cover of Just Right: How Neutral-Driven Resolution Can Close the Gap in American Civil Justice, by Robert Christopher

Understand Your Options.
Avoid Unnecessary Conflict.

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.

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Field notes on disputes

Essays, case studies, and explainers on Neutral-Driven Resolution — the alternative to expensive litigation.

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