RECOURSE Mediation

Mediators may help you identify these important and productive points of overlapping or otherwise compatible interests, leading to eventual agreement.

Sometimes the way we say things matters more than what is said.

A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Fred Rogers was an excellent mediator and peacemaker in his own right. May each of us listen to and love our neighbors here in beautiful Sonoma County, this special home we all share.

Second chances can change lives and communities for the better! RECOURSE is proud to work with our community to help people resolve differences peacefully and provide restorative justice services for our county’s youth.

Soon-To-Be Law School Graduate Has Emotional Reunion with Judge Who Gave Her a Second Chance Photo: rutgers.law/Instagram At age 17, Carmen Allen Day found herself in a New Jersey Superior Courtroom facing an 18-month probation. After sharing her plans to attend college and become a lawyer herself one day, Judge Charles Dortch ultimately reduced her original 18-month probation sentence to o...

Here is a sample of a landlord-tenant mediation, for purely educational purposes. All mediations are slightly different.

Also, please note that mediation that occurs the day of trial will not be like this. It will be a much more abbreviated and informal setting, sometimes only minutes in length depending on how full the court calendar is that day.

If possible, try to work out your differences in advance of having to file lawsuits. Where all parties to a dispute are willing to mediate, productive outcomes may result, and both time and money can be significantly saved.

Tenant-Landlord Mediation Mediation with a Landlord and a Tenant in a disagreement about rental payments. A production of the Mediation Center of Greater Green Bay in cooperation with...