I am ethically, morally or philosophically opposed to filing a lawsuit against someone else-what should I do?

ANSWER: A lot of people feel this way despite having valid reasons for filing a lawsuit. But unfortunately, the people on the other side of your claim do not always feel the same way. It would be nice if they or their insurance company came to you and made a reasonable offer so that your claim can be settled without the need for litigation, but this seldom happens. First, it is almost always the injured party who begins the settlement process by making a demand for fair and adequate compensation. Then hopefully, settlement negotiations will resolve the claim to the satisfaction of all concerned. However, if they do not your only option to force the issue is to file a lawsuit and hopefully, it will settle before trial. Our civil justice system, while it can always be improved, is the best system for doing the right thing, the fair thing and the moral thing in the resolution of disputes. Civilized societies resolve their disputes through a legal system. Even the religions of the world have their own legal system to resolve internal disputes and in fact, the courts of equity that they developed have been merged into our civil justice system. You have to chose whether you want to file suit if your case cannot be settled. That is not a choice that your attorney can make for you. It is a personal choice. While we will explain the alternatives to you, we leave that choice up to you.