Policies Effective January 1, 2021
STANDARD RATE
Mediations/ARBITRATIONS
Half Day: $3,500
Full Day: $7,000
Over 9 Hours: Additional Hourly Fee
Arbitration set up fee: $500
CLASS ACTION AND PAGA MATTERS
Mediations
$9,000 per Day
Over 9 hours: Additional Hourly Fee
CONSULTATIONS
$400 - $600 per hour
An overtime rate applies to evening or weekend appointments. No Arbitration hearings over five days are accepted without prior discussion.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Mediations / Half Day Arbitrations
$1,500 / Half Day$3,500 / Full Day
$4,500 / PAGA or class action
Notice of cancelation must be received at least seven full calendar days in advance of the hearing date.
Arbitrations Scheduled for One or More Days
Notice of cancellation must be received at least forty five days in advance of the start of the hearing date to avoid forfeiture of deposit. Every reasonable effort will be made to backfill the time.
DEPOSIT POLICY FOR ARBITRATIONS
FEE POLICIES EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022
STANDARD RATE
Mediations/ARBITRATIONS
Half Day: $3,500
Full Day: $7,000
Over 9 Hours: Additional Hourly Fee
Arbitration set up fee: $500
CLASS ACTION AND PAGA MATTERS
Mediations
$12,000 per Day
Over 9 hours: Additional Hourly Fee
FAMILY LAW
STANDARD MEDIATION:
Half Day: $2,000
Full Day: $4,000
COMPLEX MEDIATION:
Full Day: $6,000
DISCOVERY REFEREE
STANDARD DISCOVERY REFEREE CASES:
$600 per hour
CONSULTATIONS
$400 - $600 per hour
EXTRAORDINARY MATTERS
Some multi-party and multi-million-dollar cases are not standard. These are billed at $12,000 per day.
OVERTIME / AFTER HOURS / WEEKEND / POST MEDIATION WORK
An overtime rate applies to evening and weekend appointments. This is calculated at time and one-half.
Significant post-mediation work is charged at an hourly rate.
TRAVEL
Travel for cases in Fresno or Bakersfield is $500 (flat rate).
Travel for cases beyond Fresno and Bakersfield is $250 per hour.
No travel is charged for Class Action, PAGA and extraordinary matters.
CANCELATION AND DEPOSIT POLICIES EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022
MEDIATIONS / HALF-DAY ARBITRATIONS
Notice of cancelation must be received at least seven full calendar days in advance of the hearing date.
I do not bill for deposits in advance of mediations and half day arbitrations. Waivers of the cancelation fee are granted only in extraordinary circumstances. It is rare that I am able to backfill time within seven days prior to a hearing. If I am able to do so, the time will be credited.
$1,750 / Half Day
$3,500 / Full Day
ARBITRATIONS SCHEDULED FOR ONE OR MORE DAYS
A deposit is due for the full arbitration fee at least sixty days before the arbitration hearing.
Notice of cancelation must be received at least forty-five days in advance of the hearing date to avoid forfeiture of the deposit. Every reasonable effort will be made to backfill the time. If I am able to do so, the time will be credited.