Josh Grossberg Wed Mar 19, 3:35 AM ET

Los Angeles (E! Online) - Wouldn't it be nice if the Beach Boys all got along again?

Lawyers for Beach Boys cofounder Mike Love and former bandmate Al Jardine began mediation talks Tuesday hoping to put their lingering legal dispute over use of the band's name behind them.

Joining Jardine and Love in the courtroom for part of the session: band mastermind Brian Wilson, who even joined Jardine at one point for an impromptu a cappella rendition of "Help Me, Rhonda."

The battling Boys, with the aid of Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Alexander Williams, sat down to avoid a trial and attempt to hash out a settlement to Love's claim that Jardine owes him about $2 million in attorney's fees racked up from previous litigation.

But the negotiations in chambers got off to a bumpy start when Love failed to appear on time, setting off some bad vibrations from the judge.

"What does that mean when someone doesn't show up?  That means they think they are more important than everyone else," Williams said angrily.

Love did eventually show and indicated that he was optimistic the parties could work out a compromise.

"That's what these [settlement conferences] are for," the musician said, crossing two of his fingers.

Wilson's presence seemed to indicate a deal—and possibly even a stage reunion of the surviving members of the Hall of Fame band—is doable.

Love and Brother Records, the corporation which owns the Beach Boys' trademark, sued Jardine—a founding member of the seminal surf group—in 2003 to prevent him from touring under the Beach Boys name.

While Jardine jointly owns Brother Records along with Love, Brian Wilson and the estate of late Beach Boy Carl Wilson, Love is the sole member who controls the license however and is the only surviving Beach Boy officially still touring under the moniker.

Jardine, who has hit the road in recent years fronting the likes of "Al Jardine, Beach Boy," "Beach Boys Family & Friends,"and "Al Jardine of the Beach Boys," not one of which contains an original band member.

But he was forced to abandon those billings after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear his appeal of a lower court injunction barring him from referencing the "Beach Boys" in his touring outfits.

That legal tussle came after Jardine filed a $4 million suit against Love and Brother Records back in 2001, alleging Love was leaving Jardine out of official Beach Boys concerts. The complaint was later dismissed.

Love seeks to recover money for legal expenses associated with the suit.

However, Jardine's lawyer, Lawrence C. Noble, stated in court documents that Love's request for payment should be rejected on a technicality because the request was not filed in federal court.

If they fail to iron out their differences in mediation, the case is scheduled to go trial April 14.

Jardine is said to be finishing up work on a new solo album, A Postcard from California, which features guest turns from the likes of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, and Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers.