Mediation and arbitration services for commercial, financial, real estate, construction, agricultural, family business, employment, and business disputes in central California.

• Mediated over 1,200 litigated and non-litgated disputes
• First mediation conducted in 1983
• Specialize in difficult, intractable, hostile conflicts, both litigated and non-litigated
• Unique cases include clergy sexual abuse, congregational disputes, and family busniess conflicts
• Mediated over 600 commercial, financial, and business disputes
• Mediated over 200 real estate, real property, eminent domain, and easement disputes
• Mediated over 200 private, commercial, and industrial construction disputes
• Arbitrated over 100 cases to award, beginning in 1981
• Author, speaker, trainer, and lecturer on human conflict, peacemakng, mediation, and the role of lawyers as peacemakers

Books include "Sex, Politics & Religion at the Office: The New Competitive Advantage" www.sprattheoffice.com

• Dartmouth College, B.A., English Literature, 1973 with distinction
• University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, J.D., 1977
• M.A. Peacemaking and Conflict Studies, Fresno Pacific University 2003, Graduate Dean's Award

• Fellow, American College of Civil Trial Mediators
• Fellow, International Academy of Mediators

• Judge Pro Temp, Fresno County Courts

• American Bar Association
• California Bar Association
• Fresno County Bar Association
• California Dispute Resolution Council
• Association of Conflict Resolution (formerly SPIDR)
• American Arbitration Association, Arbitration and Mediation Panel Member
• Martindale Hubbell - AV Rated

Mediation: $1,500 per party

Arbitration: $5,000 per day, split between the paries. Two day minimum.

Accepting online engagements only until the covid-19 crisis passes.