MEDIATION
I am available for half-day or full-day mediations, in person or by video conference. My mediation services can be scheduled according to your availability. If all counsel agree, I will have a pre-mediation conference with you and/or your experts. Your experts may attend mediation. I firmly believe that the mediation process should be tailored to fit the specific needs of the case, and I do my best to accommodate those needs. Mediation briefs are required. Mediation briefs may be confidential, partially confidential, or not confidential. For medical malpractice matters, each party should submit a mediation brief no less than ten (10) days prior to mediation (all medical records and information will be handled confidentially with regard to third parties). For medical malpractice matters, each brief should include all discoverable expert witness opinions which may, upon request, be kept confidential at mediation. For matters other than medical malpractice, each party should submit a mediation brief no less than five (5) days prior to mediation. For all matters, a conference call of no more than ten minutes with counsel for all parties shall be held prior to mediation. In person mediation is preferred, but video mediation is available.
ARBITRATION
I can arbitrate your entire cases or just parts your cases (specific disputes). For example, I can arbitrate your entire medical malpractice, personal injury, product liability, real estate, contract, or other civil case and decide every issue including the award, or I can decide specific disputes such as whether certain statutes of limitations apply, whether motions to compel discovery should be granted or denied, decide demurrers, decide motions for summary judgment (or adjudication), and more. A major advantage of arbitration is that it can be used in a piecemeal fashion and tailored to accomplish exactly what your case needs. Another advantage is that my arbitration services can be scheduled according to your availability.
FEES
MEDIATION: I do my best to keep my mediation fees simple and straight forward. I charge an hourly fee for mediations. A deposit for the entire expected length of the mediation must be received by me no later than fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the mediation. If the mediation does not take as long as expected, a partial refund will be issued. When calculating the time for a mediation, I round up to the next hour. This means that a mediation lasting for two hours and one minute will be billed for three hours of mediation. If a mediation is cancelled more than forty-eight (48) hours prior to the schedule time for mediation, I refund only fifty percent (50%) of the deposit. Cancellations made within forty-eight (48) hours of the scheduled time for mediation will not have any amount refunded. Please contact me for specific amounts and further details.
ARBITRATION: I do my best to keep my arbitration fees simple and straight forward. I charge a daily fee for arbitrations. One day is eight (8) hours). A deposit for the entire expected length of the arbitration must be received by me no later than thirty (30) calendar days prior to the arbitration. If the arbitration does not take as long as expected, a partial refund will be issued. When calculating the time for an arbitration, I round up to the next day. This means that an arbitration lasting for one day and one hour will be billed for two days of arbitration. If an arbitration is cancelled more than forty-eight (48) hours prior to the schedule time for arbitration, I refund only fifty percent (50%) of the deposit. Cancellations made within forty-eight (48) hours of the scheduled time for arbitration will not have any amount refunded. Please contact me for specific amounts and further details.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please see the above..