COUNTIES OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
 
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Adams Lewis
Asotin Lincoln
Benton Mason
Chelan Okanogan
Clallam Pacific
Clark Pend Oreille
Columbia Pierce
Cowlitz San Juan Island
Douglas Skagit
Ferry Skamania
Franklin Snohomish
Garfield Spokane
Grays Harbor Stevens
Grant Thurston
Jefferson Wahkiakum
Klickitat Walla Walla
King Whatcom
-- Bellevue Whitman
Kitsap Yakima
Kittitas

Northwest Mediation Center

Norma Myers, Executive Director
Community Building
35 W. Main, Suite 230
Spokane, WA 99202-0107
Telephone: (509) 456-0103
Fax (509) 462-0525
E-mail: nwmediation@gmail.com
Website: www.nwmediationcenter.com

Fulcrum Institute Dispute Resolution Center

John R. Hebner, Executive Director
E-Mail: jhebner@fulcrumdispute.com
Gayle Cooper, Associate Director
RW Treasurer
E-Mail: gcooper@fulcrumdispute.com
915 W. Second Avenue, Ste 1
Spokane, WA 99201
Telephone: (509) 838-2799
Fax: (509) 838-5588
Website: www.fulcrumdispute.com

The Fulcrum Institute Dispute Resolution Clinic has been providing mediation training and mediation services since its inception in September 1993. Mediation services are provided in the areas of Small Claims, employment matters, neighborhood disputes, property distribution and residential schedules, landlord/tenant, USDA and USPS.

Neutral Ground - Walla Walla

Barbara Clark, Executive Director
P.O. Box 1222
717 N. Main
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Telephone: (509) 522-0399
Fax: (509) 522-0415
E-Mail: clarkbh@charter.net

Neutral Ground has offered mediation services to the Walla Wall area since 1978. Mediating the entire range of cases, including dissolution, real estate, landlord - tenant, merchant - customer, employer - employee, and some criminal matters.

Benton Franklin Dispute Resolution Center

Paul Shelp, Executive Director
5219 W. Clearwater – Suite 11
Kennewick, WA 99336
Telephone (509) 783-3325
Fax (509) 783-3449
E-Mail: paulshelp@bfdrc.org
Website: www.bfdrc.org

Benton Franklin Dispute Resolution Center opened its doors in early 1999 serving the residents of Benton and Franklin counties.  The Center works closely with the courts, and is the designated mediation provider for dissolution cases.  We provide mediation for all kinds of disputes, including Victim/Offender, Parent/Teen, neighbor to neighbor, business, and workplace conflict.  In addition, we provide conflict management training for companies and organizations.  The Center has 38 certified mediators, and has mediated of 1800 cases since its inception, with 80% of cases resulting in successful resolution.

Columbia Basin DRC

Janet Rathbone, Executive Director
P O Box 2239
Moses Lake, WA 98837
Telephone (509) 760-0706
E-Mail: cbdrc@smwireless.net

Okanogan County Dispute Resolution Center

Rusty Bonser, Executive Director
17 S. Ash Street
Omak, WA 98841
Telephone: (509) 826-1776 (Call first to fax)
E-Mail: bonz@televar.com

The Okanogan County Dispute Resolution Center was started in 1992 and focuses mainly on family law issues. Our mission is "to provide voluntary confidential mediation to individuals, organizations and communities. The DRC serves as an alternative or compliment to the judicial system, provides professional training in mediation and conflict resolution, and promotes the vital importance of peacefully resolving disputes.

Wenatchee Valley Dispute Resolution Center

Lynn Yialelis, Executive Director
P O Box 3391
Wenatchee, WA 98807-3391
Telephone (509) 888-0957
Email: wvdrc@nwi.net                                                                                                      Website: www.wvdrc.org

 

Dispute Resolution Center of Yakima and Kittitas Counties

Matt Fairbank, Executive Director
303 East D Street, Suite 4
Yakima, WA 98901-2300
Telephone (509) 453-8949 Yakima
Telephone (509-925-5123 Ellensburg
Toll Free 1-800-853-8949
Fax: (509) 453-0910
E-Mail: info@drcyakima.org
Website: www.drcyakima.org

The DRC of Yakima and Kittitas Counties has been providing mediation, conflict resolution and training services since 1993. Through mediation services, we help parents develop and revise parenting plans and help families work though conflicts between parents and teens.  We help families make elder care decisions as well as resolve probate and trust matters. Other key service  areas are mediation of small claims cases, employment matters, neighborhood problems, and landlord / tenant disputes. We provide conflict resolution workshops as well as mediation training. Services are available in English and Spanish.

Six Rivers Community Mediation Services

Marti Kantola, Director
1113 Kelly Avenue
The Dalles, OR 97058
Telephone (541) 296-5220 phone, The Dalles
Fax: (541) 298-2084
Toll Free: 888-628-4101
Email: Marti@6rivers.org
Website: www.6rivers.org

Community Mediation Services

Nancy Pionk, Program Manager
RW - President 2008 
Street - 610 Esther St. 
Mailing - P.O. Box 1995
Vancouver, WA  98668-1995
Telephone (360) 619-1140
Telephone (360-619-1148 Program Manager Direct Line
Fax: (360) 696-8009
E-Mail: community.mediation@ci.vancouver.wa.us
E-Mail: Nancy.Pionk@ci.vancouver.wa.us
Website: www.cityofvancouver.us/mediation

Community Mediation Services (“CMS”) provides Clark County residents with an informal private way to improve communications and resolve disagreements through its Neighborhood, Landlord Tenant and Court Mediation programs.  The Neighborhood Mediation program encourages neighbors to work together to solve problems.  The Landlord Tenant Mediation program is designed to assist residential landlords and tenants prior to filing claims in court. Both programs are free to Clark County residents and can be accessed program directly without a referral.  The Court Mediation program is a partnership with the Clark County District Court.  Participants can access this program by filing a small claims case in Clark County District Court. CMS also provides conflict resolution trainings to community members.

Community Mediation Center of Lewis County

Nancy Core, Executive Director
2616 NE Kresky Ave., Ste. 305
Chehalis, WA 98532
Telephone (360) 748-0492
Fax (360) 748-9895
E-Mail: ncore@localaccess.com

The DRC of Lewis County was formed in 1993. It provides alternative dispute resolution services such as mediation, telephone conciliation, problem solving, information, and referral services along with mediator and conflict resolution training.

Dispute Resolution Center of Thurston County

Evan Ferber, Executive Director
312 E 4th
PO Box 6184
Olympia, WA 98507
Telephone: (360) 956-1155
Fax: (360) 357-5168
E-Mail: eferber@mediatethurston.org
Website: www.mediatethurston.org

The DRC of Thurston County provides a cost effective and efficient alternative to the courts and law enforcement. With over 80 active community volunteers, we mediate over 300 disputes and train over 500 community members in conflict resolution skill building annually. Last year the Center handled 309 mediation cases, with a settlement rate of 81%.

Pierce County Center for Dispute Resolution

Maralise Hood Quan, Executive Director
738 Broadway, Suite 400
Tacoma, WA 98402
Telephone: (253) 572-3657
Fax: (253) 572-3579
E-Mail: mhood@pccdr.org
Website: www.pccdr.org

Dispute Resolution Center of Kitsap County

Miranda Duncan, Executive Director
9004 Washington Ave. NW
Silverdale, WA 98383
Telephone: (360) 698-0968
Direct Line: (360) 307-6145
E-Mail:
miranda@kitsapdrc.org
Website: www.kitsapdrc.org

The DRC of Kitsap County has five different programs serving the residents of Kitsap County: community mediation, victim / offender mediation, mental health ombudsmen, youth and schools services, and training services. About 75% of the cases involve children at some level, with the remainder of cases including employment, divorce, neighbor / neighbor, landlord / tenant, property and consumer / merchant disputes. The DRC of Kitsap County has over 50 mediators available.

Dispute Resolution Center of King County

Patti Dudley, Executive Director
4649 Sunnyside Ave. N, Ste. 520
Seattle, WA 98103
Telephone: (206) 443-9603
Toll Free: 1-888-803-4696
Fax: (206) 443-9737
E-Mail: pdudley@kcdrc.org
Website: www.kcdrc.org

The Dispute Resolution Center of King County (DRC) provides low-cost conflict resolution, mediation services and training to the King County community. The DRC is a community mediation center that trains professional mediators who then provide the direct services.  Services include conflict coaching, mediation, facilitation, facilitated conversations, telephone conciliation, mediation at small claims court and group processes.  Our 85 mediators can provide assistance with family dissolution, parenting plans, neighbor difficulties, business issues, intra-family conflict, workplace problems, landlord-tenant issues and cross-cultural disputes. Our DRC uses a facilitative, interest-based approach.

Bellevue Neighborhood Mediation Program

Andrew Kidde, Cheryl Cohen, Co-Program Managers
P O Box 90012
Bellevue, WA 98009-9012
Telephone (425) 452-4091
Fax: (425) 452-5247
E-Mail: akidde@bellevuewa.gov
E-Mail: ccohen@bellevuewa.gov
Website: http://www.bellevuewa.gov/mediation.htm

This program is somewhat unique in that is it city-based instead of county-based. The City of Bellevue has established a commitment to working toward peaceful communities through the funding of the Bellevue Neighborhood Mediation Program. As such, much of their work is with neighbors and families, not with the courts and marriage dissolution. They work closely with several organizations, including the Bellevue schools.

DRC of Island and Snohomish Counties

Matt Phillips, Executive Director
Mailing: PO Box 839
Street: 2801 Lombard Avenue
Everett, WA 90206-0839
Telephone (425) 339-1335
Toll Free: 1-800-280-4770
Fax: (425) 259-2110
E-Mail: mphillips@voaww.org
Website: www.voaww.org/drc

The DRC of Island and Snohomish Counties is the oldest DRC in Washington, having offered mediation services since 1982. The mission of the DRC is to provide quality dispute resolution services and education to all members of the community. The Center promotes, teaches and encourages the use of conflict resolution principles in many settings. Services include: information and referral, conciliation, mediation, arbitration, training programs, practicum internships and consultation services.

 

Skagit County Mediation Services

Andrea Vallee, Director
1714 South Second Street
Mount Vernon, WA 98273
Telephone: (360) 336-9494
Fax: (360) 419-3392
E-Mail: mediation@co.skagit.wa.us
Website: www.skagitcounty.net/mediationservices

Skagit County Mediation & Facilitation Services, a county government department, has been serving the residents of Skagit County for over 7 years. We provide individualized information, conflict coaching and referral services as well as case development leading to mediation or group facilitation sessions. Types of cases include Small Claims Court, parent/teen and intra-family, landlord-tenant, neighborhood, consumer-merchant, employment and other civil disputes. In addition, we provide conflict resolution training to community members and groups.

 

Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center

Moonwater, Executive Director
RW - Vice President
13 Prospect St., Ste. 201 
Bellingham, WA 98225
Telephone: (360) 676-0122
Fax: (360) 676-0783
Email: Director@whatcomdrc.org
General Email: wdrc@whatcomedrc.org
Website: www.whatcomdrc.org
 

Peninsula Dispute Resolution Center

Laura O'Neal, Executive Director
PO Box 1034
Port Angeles, WA 98362
Telephone: (360) 452-8024
Fax: (360) 452-0458
E-Mail: pdrc@olypen.com
Website: www.pdrc.org

Providing mediation, conflict management and training services for all Clallam and Jefferson county residents.

 

Mediation and Settlement Center (Pacific and Grays Harbor Counties)

John Nemes, Executive Director
1620 Edward P. Smith Drive
Aberdeen, WA 98520
Telephone (360) 532-8950
Fax (360) 532-8763
E-mail: coastaldrc@techline.com

The Mediation and Settlement Center (formerly Coastal Dispute Resolution Center) was incorporated in early 1999 to provide quality conflict resolution and training services to Pacific and Grays Harbor counties. Most of its 2001 mediations were through the Small Claims Court, but another large share of the cases were family cases such as dissolution. The center also mediated cases involving property claims, landlord / tenant disputes, consumer / merchant issues, employment cases and commercial conflicts.

 

Currently, there is no Dispute Resolution Center providing services in this county. Please find below links to the center(s) in adjoining counties.

 
If you live in: Nearby services are provided by:  
Adams Columbia Basin

Asotin, Columbia, or Garfield

Fulcrum, Northwest Mediation Center and Benton Franklin

Ferry, Pend Oreille, Stevens or Whitman

Fulcrum and Northwest Mediation Center
Lincoln Columbia Basin Fulcrum and Northwest Mediation Center

Walla Walla

Benton Franklin
Cowlitz Community Mediation Services and Lewis County DRC
Mason Thurston DRC, the NE corner of the county may be served by Kitsap and Pierce DRCs.
San Juan Skagit County Mediation Services and Whatcom DRC  
Wahkiakum Mediation and Settlement Center  
 
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