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Common Sense Mediation Services in Santa Rosa, CA, is filling a pressing need for affordable mediation services in the North Bay Area. Over the last 18 months virtually all of the free and reduced-fee mediation programs sponsored by the California courts have been eliminated. The same courts,however, are uniformly insisting that matters be mediated before being tried in their courtrooms.
Litigants are now left with only high-priced commercial mediators to settle cases. This becomes a significant deterrent to settlement when litigants with a case valued under $50,000 are faced with mediation fees of $3,000 to $4,000 or more. This is money out of counsel’s pocket pre-settlement, and money out of parties’ pockets when the matter is settled or tried to completion.
Common Sense Mediation is devoted to helping litigants resolve disputes with cost effective, value based, mediation. Three attorney/mediators have over 80 combined years of mediation practice. This Sonoma County Mediation firm is dedicated to helping parties find creative ways to resolve impasse. The firm’s goals go beyond a mere monetary settlement. CSM lawyers hold respect for all parties to a dispute as well as all attorneys, while demonstrating leadership in the mediation profession at large.
Common Sense Mediation has set fees at $200 per hour – flat fee – for cases valued under $100,000. Administrative costs are low. With three members in the firm, all clients can have a skilled, experienced mediator available to fit counsels’ and parties’ schedules.
Common Sense Mediation mediators are prepared to help resolve cases pre-filing, pre-discovery, and pre-trial. In-house attorneys are skilled at assisting counsel to trim discovery to its essentials and avoid discovery disputes.
The CSM mediators provide pre-mediation meetings with counsel at the same $200 per hour rate in order to trim actual time in mediation. Staff will work with counsel to insure the most efficient use of all participants’ time.
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