Samantha serves as a mediator of legal disputes, most often between employers and current or former employees. Because she has been both a management-side lawyer and an employee advocate, she is able to understand the settlement dynamics at work in both mediation rooms. She also helps with multi-party mediations, for example, when there are allegations of joint employment or an individual also has been sued. She also helps business partners when splitting up or forming a business to set the agreements they need for this process.
Samantha is fluent in Spanish and can assist when one of the parties to the mediation is more comfortable communicating in this language.
Samantha also specializes in managing difficult personalities, whether that be a party, adjuster, or a lawyer.
Samantha currently charges $1,750 per side for mediation of employment and other civil disputes. For class or collective action mediations, her rate depends on the amount in controversy.
Friction between employees or business partners can harm productivity and morale. Samantha helps when companies need a neutral party to help workers get along better. Over a period of a day, weeks or months, she works with the employees or partners individually and together to create a list of guidelines and boundaries so that they can put their jobs first and leave the emotional drama in the background.
For these types of mediations, Samantha’s charges vary, depending on the nature of the engagement. create a list of guidelines and boundaries so that they can put their jobs first and leave the emotional drama in the background.
For these types of mediations, Samantha’s charges vary, depending on the nature of the engagement.