MEDIATION FEE SCHEDULE AND POLICY

Bill Dippel

TIME, DURATION, AND FEES FOR MEDIATION SESSIONS

2-hour sessions, two parties, non-complex cases $500 per party

3-hour sessions, two – three parties $600 per party

4-hour sessions, morning or afternoon $750 per party

Full day mediation, 9:30 am until 5:30, lunch provided if in person

$1,750 per party, with additional hours at $475 per hour as needed

All cases include pre-mediation phone or in person preparation meetings with the mediator, as schedules permit.

I am happy to travel out-of-town to conduct mediation sessions at a mutually convenient location.  If travel expenses other than mileage are required, they will be charged at cost and divided equally among the parties.  If it is necessary to spend an additional day traveling to or from a mediation location, the mediation session will be billed as a multiple session for the total number of days involved in the travel and conducting the mediation session.

The mediation fee is on a per party basis. All parties represented by the same counsel are one party. If one party is represented by multiple attorneys, that party is one party.  Related parties, even with aligned interests, are considered separate parties if they have separate counsel.

Payment of the mediation fee is due within 10 days of mediation confirmation, but not later than the commencement of the mediation session.  All mediation fee payments are to be made payable to Gilbert Mediation Group, tax identification number 20-3886869.

 

RESCHEDULING AND CANCELLATION

There is no rescheduling/cancellation fee if there is agreement of the parties to reschedule.

 

APPORTIONMENT OF FEES

The mediation fee is typically shared equally by all parties.  It is acceptable for one party to pay on behalf of another party (especially in pre-litigation matters).  In court-ordered mediation, the full amount of the mediation fee will be taxed as court costs unless the parties agree otherwise.

 

RESPONSIBILITY OF PARTIES

Attorneys and their firms are responsible for the timely payment of all fees.