
Susan Sher

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Mailing Address
705 N. State Street, #227
Ukiah, CA
USA
(707) 463-1196
Fax: (707) 462-6258
Description of Practice
As a mediator, I work with individuals and businesses to find creative, effective resolution to all types of disputes regarding relationships -- those in the workplace, family, neighborhood or business. I take great satisfaction in guiding parties towards resolution by allowing them to stay in charge of the mediation process and find their own options for creative problem solving. I am patient, insightful and a skilled communicator sensitive to cultural and socio-economic differences.
I am available to mediate with parties in-person or online using Zoom Video Conferencing, depending on which method meets all of our needs. We can accomplish as much online as we would face to face and I appreciate that the video option is available during these unusual times. My office serves, Mendocino, Sonoma, Lake Counties and the Bay Area if we meet in-person; if we meet virtually, there are no geographic boundaries.
Professional Background
Experience
- Volunteer mediator for Mendocino County Superior Court, Small Claims Division, Ukiah, CA;
- Volunteer mediator for Recourse Mediation Services, Santa Rosa, CA;
- Volunteer mediator for Office of Citizen Complaints, San Francisco, CA;
- Represented dozens of parties in mediation as an advocate for employees for over 25 years
Degrees
BA, American Literature, George Washington University
Training
Dates | Trainer(s) | Title |
June 2015 | Ron Kelly, UC Berkeley Extension | Mediation and Conflict Resolution, 40 hours |
September 2015 | Recourse Mediation Services | Basic Mediator Training, 16 hours |
March 2016 | Northern California Mediation Center | Divorce Mediation, 16 hours |
April 2016 | Mosten Mediation | Developing a Profitable and Satisfying Mediation Practice, 6 hours |
June 2017 | Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University | Practical Mindfulness in Mediation |
August 2020 | Mediate.com | Online Divorce Mediation, 30 hours |
Approach
Mediation allows parties to achieve resolution by staying in charge of the mediation process and finding their own options for creative and mutually satisfying problem solving. I may, in separate sessions, point out weaknesses and strengths of parties' positions in order to facilitate resolution. As part of the mediation process, I also strive to empower parties to transform the quality of their relationships.
Fees
$500 for three hour morning or afternoon sessions or $1,000 for one-day six hour sessions (excluding prep time)
Areas of Practice
- ADA
- Adult Family
- Cannabis
- Civil (general)
- Community
- Cross Cultural
- Divorce (all issues)
- Divorce (parenting)
- Employment
- Family
- Labor - Management
- LGBTQ
- Parent-Teen
- Sexual Harrassment
- Workplace
Professional Services
- Mediator
- Counselor
- Representational Lawyer
- Ombud
- Strategic Planning
- Mediating Lawyer