ADR Services

Patricia Prince offers services as a mediator for litigated actions and pre-litigation conflicts, such as workplace or landlord/tenant disputes. Fluent in Spanish, Ms. Prince also offers Spanish-speaking services.

Hourly Rate

$350 per hour is charged for pre-mediation review of materials submitted by the parties; substantive telephone conferences or meetings, if any; time spent during the mediation session and any post-session time authorized by the parties. There is no administration fee.

Travel Time and Expenses

There is no charge for travel time to and from a mediation session in the Bay Area.  Mediations held outside the Bay Area are negotiated on a case-by-case basis.

Minimum Reservation and Deposit

The minimum amount of time that may be reserved is 3 hours. A deposit of $900 is required to reserve a half-day mediation; a deposit of $1,500 is required to reserve a full-day session. The date requested for the mediation session will be confirmed only upon receipt of the deposit. If the total fee for the actual session (together with pre-session preparation and other authorized services) is less than the deposit, the balance will be refunded. If the total fee exceeds the deposit, counsel will be invoiced after the mediation session.

Cost Sharing and Payment of Fees

The Mediator’s fees and expenses will be shared equally by each party participating in the mediation, unless otherwise agreed by the parties and made known in writing to the Mediator. The respective law firms representing the parties shall be directly responsible for the fees and costs associated with the mediation. All mediation fees shall be paid within 30 days of the date of the invoice for mediation services.

Cancellations/Rescheduling Policy:

If a scheduled mediation is cancelled or postponed within 10 days or less before the day of the scheduled session, the canceling or postponing party(ies) will be charged for 2 hours of mediation services, unless the time can be re-booked. If the parties do not agree on which party is the canceling party, the charges will be split equally between them.