APPENDIX C National and Regional Mediation Organizations and Services
γou can contact the organizations listed below for more information about mediation in general, such as career and training opportunities, state and federal legislation, and references to specific mediators or mediation services in your area.
The mediation services listed include private dispute resolution companies as well as nonprofit associations that provide mediation, arbitration, and other dispute resolution services for actual cases.
Mediation Organizations
American Bar Association
Section on Dispute Resolution 740 15th St., NW Washington, DC 20005 202-662-1000 (phone) www.abanet.org/home.html Monitors and provides information on dispute resolution and the courts, and pending and enacted dispute resolution legislation.
Association for Conflict Resolution
1015 18th St. NW Washington, DC 20036 202-464-9700 (phone) www.acrnet.org
A membership organization for conflict resolution professionals. Check out their website for information on mediation, and referrals to member mediators in your area.
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts 6515 Grand Teton Plaza, Suite 210 Madison, WI 53719 608-664-3750 (phone) www.afccnet.org
Monitors and provides information on court-sponsored divorce and family mediation and arbitration programs.
Conflict Resolution Center International 204 37th Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15201 412-687-6210 (phone) www.conflictres.org Provides information to individuals and communities working to resolve neighborhood disputes, and racial, ethnic, and religious conflicts.
CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution
366 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10017
212- 949-6490 (phone) www.cpradr.org
Encourages large businesses and law firms to use mediation and other dispute resolution techniques (through its “ADR Pledge”) as a first resort to settle disputes.
Mediate.com
P.O.
Box 51090Eugene, OR 97405 541-345-1629 (phone) www.mediate.com
A website devoted to mediation, with lots of free articles and other resources, as well as referrals.
National Association for Community Mediation 1527 New Hampshire Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036
202-667-9700 (phone) www.nafmc.org
Supports the growth of nonprofit, community mediation centers, and provides contact information for hundreds of centers nationally.
National Center for State Courts
300 Newport Avenue Williamsburg, VA 23185 800-616-6164 (phone) www.ncsconline.org Compiles and analyzes statistics on court- connected ADR programs around the country.
Mediation Services
American Arbitration Association
335 Madison Avenue, Floor 10
New York, NY 10017
212- 716-5800 (phone) www.adr.org
Arbitration Forums, Inc.
3350 Buschwood Park Drive
Building 3, Suite 295
Tampa, FL 33618 888-272-3453 (phone) www.arbfile.org
Asian Pacific American Dispute 1145 Wilshire Boulevard, 2nd Floor Los Angeles, CA 90017
213- 977-7500 (phone) www.apalc.org
CDR Associates
100 Arapahoe Avenue, Suite 12 Boulder, CO 80302
800-MEDIATE (phone) www.mediate.org
Center for Dispute Settlement
300 State Street, Suite 301 Rochester, NY 14614 585-546-5110 (phone) www.cdsadr.org
Empire Mediation & Arbitration, Inc.
625 Panorama Trail # 2
Rochester, NY 14625 585-381-6830
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service 2100 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20427 202-606-8100 (phone) Fax: 202-606-4251 www.fmcs.gov
Institute for Christian Conciliation 1537 Avenue D, Suite 352 Billings, MT 59102
406-256-1583 (phone) www.Hispeace.org
Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services (JAMS)
1920 Main St, Suite 300 Irvine, CA 92614 949-224-1810 www.jamsadr.com
The Keystone Center
1020 16th Street, NW, Second Floor Washington, DC 20036
202-452-1590 www.keystone.org
Lesbian and Gay Community Services 208 West 13th Street
New York, NY 10011
212-620-7310
www.gaycenter.org
Resolute Systems, Inc. 1550 North Prospect Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53202 800-776-6060 (phone) www.resolutesystems.com
Resolve, Inc
1310 Broadway Somerville, MA 02144 888-623-0744 www.resolve.org
Settlement Consultants International Inc. P.O. Box 181496
Dallas, TX 75218
214- 661-3771 www.solutionswithconsensus.com
U.S. Arbitration and Mediation, Inc.
720 Olive Street, Suite 2020 Saint Louis, MO 63101 314-231-4642 (phone) www.usam.com ■