Two mediators, two price points

Same process, same platform, same neutrality. What differs is experience, cost and how soon you can get a slot — and for a lot of disputes the cheaper answer is genuinely the right one.

Most people start here

Fred Ross

Mediator · Direct Track

Early in his mediation practice, and priced for it. If your matter needs decades of courtroom experience we will tell you on the intake call.

$400 flat, two-hour session
$200 each if you split it

Completed the National Association of Certified Mediators’ 40-hour mediator certification course
Facilitative only — he runs the conversation, he does not grade your case
Evenings and weekends, usually within a few business days
Built the video and scheduling platform this centre runs on
Not an attorney, and cannot give either side legal advice

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For heavier matters

Stuart Sandweiss

Attorney–mediator · Counsel Track

Acting as a neutral, not as your lawyer — he does not represent either side in a mediation and does not give legal advice in the session.

$950 flat, two-hour session
$475 each if you split it

Decades of Michigan litigation and bankruptcy practice
Founder of Legal Solutions Group
Built for filed cases, represented parties and higher-value disputes
Document review beyond the first hour at $375/hour
Weekday business hours, typically two to three weeks out

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Line by line

The difference, without the sales pitch

Fred Ross

Stuart Sandweiss

Two-hour session

$400

$950

Half day (4 hours)

$700

$1,700

Full day (up to 8 hours)

$1,200

$3,200

Typical lead time

A few business days

Two to three weeks

Hours

Evenings and weekends included

Weekday business hours

Document review

First hour included

First hour included, then $375/hr

Attorney

No — a non-attorney neutral

Yes — acting as a neutral, not as counsel

Best for

Two parties, nothing filed, cost matters

Filed cases, represented parties, higher value

Neither of us is held out as a court-roster mediator Michigan circuit courts keep their own approved mediator rosters with separate training and experience requirements. This is a private mediation service. If your case is filed and your order requires a roster mediator, say so on the intake call and we will tell you straight rather than take the booking.

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