For referring attorneys

We are a private mediation service

Sessions here happen because the parties agree to them, not because a court appointed us. That covers pre-suit matters, matters your client would rather resolve before filing, and filed cases where the parties stipulate to a mediator of their own choosing.

Michigan circuit courts maintain their own approved mediator rosters, with training and experience requirements administered through the State Court Administrative Office. Neither mediator on this site is held out as serving on a court roster. If your matter requires a roster mediator, we are not the right referral and we would rather you knew that on this page than after a call.

Mediation, not case evaluation

Worth stating because Michigan’s terminology has tripped people up since the rules were renumbered: what we do is facilitative mediation. It is not case evaluation, we do not issue an evaluation or a number, and there are no sanctions attached to anything that happens in our sessions.

What your client gets

A neutral, a structured video session with private caucus, and — if terms are reached — a plain-language memorandum of understanding the same day. That memorandum is deliberately not drafted as a binding instrument. Turning it into a settlement agreement, consent judgment or stipulated order is your work, not ours, and we tell every party so before they leave the session.

Confidentiality

Every participant signs an agreement to mediate covering confidentiality and its limits before a session is scheduled. Where a matter is already filed in a Michigan court, mediation communications additionally fall under the court rule governing mediation confidentiality. We are happy to work from your preferred form of agreement instead of ours.

Family matters

We screen domestic relations matters for domestic violence before scheduling and will decline or refer where mediation would not be safe or appropriate. If you know of a history, tell us at intake rather than letting the screening find it.