Mediation
Graves Garrett Greim partner Nathan Garrett continues to build a trusted reputation as a certified mediator, available to resolve consequential and highly detailed litigation matters through his objective and reasoned approach to crafting creative and lasting outcomes. He diligently works to identify the root of a dispute, navigating through and past emotion to avoid removable conflicts during the process.
From start to finish, Nathan heavily engages with all parties in a direct and meaningful way. Never content to take futile offers from room to room, he makes mediation effective.
“I don’t know how to solve a problem I don’t understand,” Nathan says. “How much does your problem matter to you? If it does, I’ll do the work. Anything less than full engagement is not effective in complex disputes.”
Nathan’s diverse and crisis-oriented 15 years of public service, including as an FBI special agent, state and federal prosecutor, and Kansas City police commissioner, have all contributed to his now two decades in private practice representing individual and corporate clients needing a steady, relentless and experienced voice and judgment while facing significant litigation and risks. Clients seek him out for mediation because of his diverse legal background and proven track record of high-level work across a full range of matters, from private and government-initiated commercial and civil litigation to high-stakes federal and state criminal and regulatory investigations and prosecutions.
In particular, Nathan’s extensive experience handling litigation for both defendants and plaintiffs across a large array of subjects makes him an ideal resource for parties from any perspective looking to realize the benefits of mediation.
Nathan has completed the University of Missouri School of Law’s mediator training and certification course, qualifying him for the Missouri Supreme Court’s roster of neutral mediators and for inclusion on the approved lists of the U.S. District Courts for the Western District of Missouri and District of Kansas.