How to schedule a mediation in Arizona.
Mediation is an important part of the legal process. It provides a remedy for parties to resolve their differences outside of the court system.
The role of the mediator in a mediation is paramount. You want to be sure you hire someone who has experience, as well as someone who has the correct temperament to keep the conversation civil.
I have created this page to make it easy for you to learn the basics of mediation. I also have an automated scheduler here where you can set your mediation session with me. My rates are also explained in great detail.
For everything else, I encourage you to reach out via email at [email protected].
A mediator is a person with experience in litigation, preferably with litigation in the subject matter at issue, who can assist two or more parties engaged in a dispute to come to a resolution through settlement and avoid expensive litigation.
A mediator will help the parties evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of their case and by evaluating offers and counteroffers. The mediator then communicates those offers back and forth until a resolution is reached.
You would hire me due to my over 40 years of experience in commercial litigation and complex commercial bankruptcy practice which allows me to better to evaluate the claims.
I have also mediated hundreds of cases of all kinds to settlement as a judge pro tem and hired mediator and have tried numerous cases to judges and juries as well as presiding as a judge in jury trials, and have handled appeals to the Arizona Court of Appeals, the Arizona Supreme Court, and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
It is that kind of experience that gives me credibility with the parties when I evaluate their case, the reasonableness of their settlement offers, and what it means for them to go to trial.
A mediator only helps the parties settle a dispute and has no power to make a decision.
An arbitrator listens to evidence and makes a decision on the merits of the case.
I charge by the hour at a fair rate for the evaluation of the case and mediating with the parties. I will ask for an advance deposit based on the expected time to avoid having to later collect from the attorneys or the parties.
My hourly fees for mediations and arbitrations are as follows: $500 per hour for 2-party mediations; $850 per hour for private arbitrations.
Phased, hybrid, and fixed fee arrangements are available, including fixed half-day ($4000) and full-day ($9000) charges for mediations.
Not in today’s world. I have represented clients all over Arizona and in Southern California, Nevada and in Utah. I have also represented clients with Federal agencies in Washington DC.
Communications and filings these days are electronic and there are document delivery systems and overnight carriers like FedEx when necessary.
Interactive Booking App
Availability. To check Thomas Littler's availability for your mediation or arbitration, please see the interactive booking app (right).
Reserve your date. To confirm Tom's schedule or reserve a date online, please click your preferred available date and submit the online request form. An associate from Littler PC will contact you. If you prefer, please call Littler PC at 480-248-9010 or email us at [email protected].
Hourly fees for mediations and arbitrations. Tom's hourly fees for mediations and arbitrations are as follows: $500 per hour for 2-party mediations; $850 per hour for private arbitrations.
Fixed and alternative fees. Phased, hybrid, and fixed fee arrangements are available, including fixed half-day ($4000) and full-day ($9000) charges for mediations.
Location and Availability
Offices are located in Tempe, Arizona. Legal services are offered statewide. Covid safety protocols strictly followed.
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