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Alan Hebb

mediator

"I had learnt the true practice of law. I had learnt to find the better side of human nature and to enter men's hearts. I realized the true function of a lawyer was to unite parties riven asunder. The lesson was so indelibly burnt into me, that a large part of my time during the twenty years of my practice as a lawyer was occupied in bringing about private compromises of hundreds of cases. I lost nothing thereby -- not even money, certainly not my soul."

– Mahatma Gandhi

Alan Hebb is a barrister and mediator as well as an accredited ‘family dispute resolution practitioner’, [reg. no. R1003422]. He lives in Woodend and provides mediation services throughout central and western Victoria as well as in Melbourne.
Mediation rooms are available in Bendigo, Ballarat, Woodend and Melbourne

‘As a barrister, I appreciate that certain disputes can only be resolved by litigation in the courts. Courts are a necessary part of our justice system but for the wise person, they will be the absolute last resort. Litigation is always emotionally gruelling, usually financially disastrous and only very rarely leads to a satisfying conclusion.
The Australian community is moving towards the various forms of collaboration or mediation as the primary means of resolving disputes quickly, responsibly and economically. This is the future of dispute resolution and I am committed to being a part of it.'