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fee  structure

Fee Schedule
Fees are structured to reflect the complexity, confidentiality, and professional demands of each engagement. Because matters often involve executive personnel, institutional risk, sensitive workplace conflict, and high-stakes organizational dynamics, all fees are designed to provide clarity while preserving flexibility for complex or multi-party matters.
All engagement terms are confirmed in writing before scheduling.

Mediation Services
Standard Hourly Mediation Rate
$395 per hour

Applicable to:
  • Employment and workplace mediations
  • Executive and leadership disputes
  • Business and civil private mediations
  • Organizational conflict matters
  • Pre-litigation and pending litigation settlement mediations
Hourly mediation fees are typically divided equally among participating parties unless otherwise agreed.

Half-Day Mediation Session
$1,500 (up to 4 hours)

Appropriate for:
  • Single-issue employment disputes
  • Executive severance negotiations
  • Workplace retaliation claims
  • Focused leadership disputes
  • Pre-litigation settlement discussions

Full-Day Mediation Session
$2,950 (up to 8 hours)

Appropriate for:
  • Multi-party employment disputes
  • Complex executive workplace conflicts
  • Organizational leadership breakdown matters
  • Multi-issue negotiated settlements
  • Matters requiring extended negotiation sessions

Employment & Executive Workplace Mediation
Includes disputes involving:
  • Executive separations
  • Leadership conflicts
  • Retaliation and whistleblower matters
  • Compensation and contract disputes
  • Discrimination and hostile work environment claims
  • Senior management workplace disputes
Standard hourly and flat mediation session rates apply unless special structuring is required.

Organizational Conflict Stabilization
These matters frequently involve fractured leadership relationships, governance breakdown, internal institutional conflict, or reputational risk requiring structured intervention beyond conventional mediation.

​Typical matters include:
  • Leadership team breakdowns
  • Governance disputes
  • Executive internal fractures
  • High-conflict organizational dysfunction events

Stabilization Engagements
Quoted individually based on:
  • Number of stakeholders involved
  • Number of sessions required
  • Pre-session assessment complexity
  • Intervention design requirements
Typical engagements begin at:
$2,500 minimum engagement level

Federal Workplace Dispute Advisory
Federal dispute advisory is a separate non-neutral strategic advisory service and is distinct from mediation.
These engagements may involve:
  • Internal investigation exposure matters
  • Retaliation and whistleblower disputes
  • MSPB / EEO pre-mediation preparation
  • Leadership reassignment or removal pressure scenarios
  • Settlement posture and negotiation readiness analysis

Advisory Sessions Begin At:
$650 per confidential advisory session
Multi-session engagements are quoted individually depending on dispute complexity and preparation intensity.

Preparation and Document Review
Each mediation includes reasonable review of submitted mediation statements and supporting documents.
Extensive additional document review, pre-session conferences, or specialized preparation beyond normal scope may be billed separately at:
$395 per hour

Multi-Party and Complex Matters
For matters involving:
  • More than two parties
  • Multiple counsel teams
  • Multi-day proceedings
  • Parallel legal and organizational claims
Custom fee proposals will be provided.

Cancellation and Rescheduling Policy
  • More than 5 business days before scheduled session: no charge
  • Within 72 hours: 50% of scheduled fee
  • Same-day cancellation: full fee may apply unless promptly rescheduled

Travel and On-Site Engagements
Virtual services are available nationwide.
For in-person or on-site engagements:
  • Travel time may be billed separately
  • Lodging and travel expenses apply where overnight travel is required

Consultation and Scheduling
Some matters require custom structuring due to confidentiality sensitivity, institutional complexity, or unusual stakeholder arrangements.
Customized quotes are available upon request.

Please contact the office directly to discuss scheduling or request a tailored engagement proposal.
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  • Home
  • Conflict Stabilization
  • Risk Compression
    • Risk compression framework
  • Executive Mediation
    • Employment & Executive Workplace Mediation
    • Organizational Conflict Stabilization
    • Federal Disputes
    • Fee Schedule
  • Engagement Structure
  • About Austin
  • Contact