Flat fees, published, both tracks

What the fee covers

• The intake callFifteen minutes, free, before you commit to anything.
• Contacting the other partyThe neutral invitation and the back-and-forth to get everyone signed up.
• The agreement to mediateDrafted, circulated and signed before scheduling.
• One hour of document reviewOn both tracks. Beyond that, only the Counsel Track charges, and only with a quote first.
• The session itselfFor the full booked length, in a private video room with breakout rooms.
• The written memorandumPlain-language terms, same day, if you reach agreement.

What it does not

• Legal adviceNeither mediator gives it. Budget separately for your own attorney to review anything you sign.
• Drafting the binding documentsYour attorneys turn the memorandum into a settlement agreement or a consent judgment.
• Court filing feesIf a filed case settles, the court’s own fees are unaffected by us.
• Time past your bookingIf you run long we will tell you the cost before it starts. It is never billed by surprise.

How the split works

The default is an even split, and there is a reason for it: a neutral paid by one side is not obviously neutral, and the other party will notice.

Parties do sometimes agree otherwise — as part of the negotiation, or because of a genuine difference in means. That is fine, as long as both sides know and it is written into the agreement to mediate before we start.

If you don’t settle

The session fee is earned when the session happens, settled or not. That is standard across mediation, and it has to be — a mediator paid only on settlement is a mediator with a stake in the outcome, which is the one thing a neutral cannot have.

What you spend is one session fee. What you keep is everything you had before, plus a much clearer picture of what the other side will and will not do.