I recently had the occasion to mediate a potential Will contest dispute.  The decedent pass away on March 1, a Will was located at his death but an earlier will was filed for probate on March 4. The case was successfully mediated on March 14.

Not THAT is fast, no suit filed, dispute resolved. If more disputants (and their lawyers) would take some time to consider pre-litigation mediation there might be a large among of angst and court time saved.  Texas statutes provide for it and while that may not be appropriate for many cases especially where discovery really is needed first in order to make an informed decision, pre-filing mediation probably fits many cases.