Why Mediation? Do I need an Attorney? What if I have an attorney? Mediation is a service that has been around for decades but we tend to all revert back to tradition. We have an occurrence (accident, issue with business, work, neighbor, boss, coworker, product, or service) then we hire an attorney and we step back and let the professionals handle it all to ensure we are taken care of the best way possible. This is by no means the wrong thing to do. That is how it has worked