Services & Fees
Mediation Services in Northern California
Based in Sacramento, California, Sanfilippo & Haddad travel regularly all over Northern California and beyond to facilitate mediations in-person and can conduct the process virtually online. We apply our extensive experience to all forms of mediation – evaluative, facilitative, transformative, and large group or community facilitation. Our particular collaborative approach offers our clients the value of two experienced and effective mediators without additional fees. We provide single-mediator services, as well.
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Personal Injury
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Automobile Liability
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Transportation Liability
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Wrongful Death
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Employment Law
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Sexual Harassment/Discrimination
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Civil Rights Litigation
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Contract Disputes
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Family Disputes/Family Disputes RE: Elder Care
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Landlord/Tenant Disputes
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Real Estate Disputes
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Modification of Marital Agreement
Recent Successful Mediations
Mediation - How to Get Started - Our Process
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Our process begins with a separate telephone consultation with each party and/or representative. We actively listen to each side to gain an understanding of the issues.
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Once we have completed this preliminary step, we encourage the parties to submit written briefs or summaries outlining their positions, including any supporting documents.
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We analytically evaluate all information provided using our diverse combination of legal skills.
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Once our initial analysis is complete, we contact each side separately to further focus the issues. We then find an agreeable date to schedule the mediation.
Thinking Inside, Outside & Around The Box
Our out-of-the-box thinking and dynamic chemistry benefit our clients, providing a flexible approach to the mediation process.
Prior to the mediation date, we determine where the problems lie and the parameters of our clients’ involvement. These initial parameters serve as the client’s “box” – for example, their workplace, contract to which they are parties, neighborhood in which they live, etc. We study details inside, outside, and around the “box” to gain a full understanding of the situation. Sometimes the answer is simple and can be found by looking directly inside the “box.” In these cases, original purposes or goals are identified quickly and resolution can be swift.
More often, however, the answer is not that simple. That is when we get creative.
We look beyond the scope of the “box” and work closely with our clients and their representatives to think around and beyond the four corners. Our techniques encourage our clients to think in novel ways, helping them work past prior obstacles and through any self-imposed limitations created by entrenched positions or paralyzing emotions. In these situations, with our assistance, clients realize the power of negotiation. Their direct involvement in the resolution process helps them shift their mindset beyond what “was” to what “can be.”
With the parties, we work towards creating a workable and realistic agreement, tailored just for them. This process moves everyone in a future-focused direction, with the intent of all parties leaving feeling heard, fulfilled, and able to put their disputes behind them. It is what has made Sanfilippo & Haddad’s mediations effective.
Mediation Forums
Mediation comes from a variety of sources. The following are examples that may require mediation whether voluntary or mandatory.
Our co-mediation approach helps identify a lasting resolution to court-ordered mediations.
Court-Ordered Mediations
No matter how many participants or parties, our mediation process encourages focused discussion, so participants have an opportunity to be heard and mutually agreeable resolution has the chance to be reached.
Community Disputes
We work with businesses of all sizes to resolve workplace conflicts including superior/subordinate disputes, employee/employee discord and all business related disagreements.
Workplace Disputes
Legal or otherwise, we help settle two-party or multi-party disputes confidentially and as swiftly as possible.
Private Disputes
Fee Schedule
Sanfilippo & Haddad charges $500 per hour for most mediations with fees shared equally among the parties, unless directed otherwise. This fee is appropriate for most two-party cases. A minimum half-day or full-day rate applies, depending upon the circumstance of each case.
Half Day Rate: $2000 (4 Hours)
A minimum half day rate of $2000 is required in advance as a deposit to reserve a particular date for mediation with parties sharing the advance deposit equally. This amount includes 4 hours of mediation AND pre-mediation preparation, including conference calls to/from counsel/parties, review of all briefs and supporting documents, and any basic pre-mediation research, etc. After the first 4 hours of mediation, time will be billed at our regular rate of $500 per hour with parties equally sharing any overage fees incurred.
Full Day Rate: $4000 (8+ Hours)
To reserve a full day mediation, a deposit of $4000 is required with parties sharing the advance deposit equally. This amount includes 8 hours of mediation AND pre-mediation preparation, including conference calls to/from counsel/parties, review of all briefs and supporting documents, and any basic pre-mediation research, etc. If the mediation exceeds 8 hours, parties will be billed at our regular rate of $500 per hour with the parties equally sharing any overage fees incurred.
Refunds And Cancellations:
We realize life happens and your mediation may need to be cancelled. To do so without forfeiting your deposit or incurring additional fees/costs, mediations must be cancelled no more than 5 business days prior to the scheduled mediation date. Any cancellations less than 5 business days prior to a reserved mediation date will be considered a forfeiture of fees/deposits paid in advance.
Refunds And Cancellations
Additional fees may be incurred for complex cases, inordinate circumstances, multi-party cases of more than two parties, or extensive out of town travel. Please contact us with any questions about our mediation process and/or our fee schedule.