Employment Mediation in California

Representing you in a mediation

A mediation gives both sides a structured setting to try to settle an employment dispute before it goes to trial or arbitration. Michael Trust represents employees and employers before and during mediation: assessing the claim, preparing the mediation statement, advising on a realistic range, and negotiating the terms of the written settlement. See Severance and Settlement Agreements and Severance and Settlement Agreement Review.

Serving as the mediator

Michael R. Trust, Esq. is a Certified Mediator under the Dispute Resolution Programs Act of 1986, trained and certified through a mediation program administered jointly by the Orange County Human Relations Commission and UC Irvine. He is not a court-appointed mediator and does not provide free court-appointed mediation services. He is available for mediator appointments in employment-related disputes. His experience with workplace matters comes from his career in human resources before he became a lawyer. We welcome inquiries about mediator appointments in employment-related disputes. Please reach out through the Contact page, by phone, or by email, and tell us the kind of dispute and the names of the people and organizations involved. We run a conflict check first, and then we will talk with you about the dispute, the timing, and whether the appointment is a good fit.

Separate roles, checked every time

As a matter of firm practice, Michael Trust keeps the two roles separate: he does not take a mediator appointment in a dispute in which he represents a party, he does not represent a party in a dispute he is mediating, and he does not later represent a party in a dispute he has mediated. The firm runs a conflict check on every inquiry before it receives any details. Where the check shows a conflict or an overlap of roles, the firm declines the matter or the appointment. A conflict can also arise after an engagement or an appointment begins, and when one does, the firm acts on it as soon as it learns of it.

Schedule a no-charge consultation to discuss representation, or contact the firm to ask about a mediator appointment.