Hourly rate for mediation services is $225 (plus hotel and meal expenses for sessions more than 200 miles from Boise).  Mediation practice includes an independent pre-session meeting with each party’s counsel if desired, for which there is no charge. The purpose of such pre-session meetings is not to achieve any “soft start” to the mediation itself, but to gain additional insight into the nuances of the dispute, including the non-legal aspects of the parties’ relationships, after study of the parties’ mediation statements.

The free pre-session meetings with counsel offer a valuable additional component to the likelihood of achieving resolution.