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Conflict to Peace Mediation/Arbitration Fee Agreement

I, ______________________________________, have been advised of the fee schedule for the services of

Conflict to Peace. I understand that the fees applicable to the mediation/arbitration process in which I

have agreed to participate include:

M EDIATION PHASE

a) A flat fee of $300 for each intake - up to two hours duration (includes written materials). Intake will be

conducted with each participant. Additional intake time after the first two hours will be $150 per hour.

b) Mediation session fees of $150 per hour, per party (minimum session of two hours; there is a 20%

surcharge for sessions on weekends, holidays, or portions before 9 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m.). Non-

administrative contact with a conciliator(s) or Conflict to Peace, outside of sessions, whether in person,

by phone, or in e-mail review and response, is $180 per hour. Conflict to Peace reserves the right to

charge for extraordinary case administration time (i.e. to arrange a neutral property appraisal) at $180

per hour.

c) A deposit for the preparation of a memorandum of agreement is $300 (four hours drafting) per party.

Additional time, if needed, is $75 per hour, per party. This fee also applies to time preparing advisory

opinions if applicable.

d) A per party fee for any required regional travel time is at the rate of $75 per hour plus mileage at the

prevailing Internal Revenue Service reimbursement rate.

e) All direct costs of Conflict to Peace and the conciliators associated with the case, including long

distance telephone calls, travel, parking, written resources provided, and other out of pocket expenses.

These direct costs shall be shared by both parties equally, unless otherwise agreed to in writing.

f) A cancellation fee of $300 is payable by a party who causes a cancellation of any scheduled session

with less than 24 hours notice.

ARBITRATION PHASE

a) A fee for case administrator time of $160 per hour divided equally between the parties. A non-

refundable deposit of $160 per party towards case administrator time to initiate and administer the

arbitration payable in advance at the opening of the case. ($80 of administrative deposit waived if

proceeding with the same panel that served during mediation).

b) A flat fee of $50 per party for each day during which a hearing or preliminary conference is held.

c) Arbitration session fees of $270 per hour, per party for a panel of three Conflict to Peace associates

which includes an attorney (Includes time in session – preliminary and regular (minimum regular

session fee two hours), reviewing submittals and briefs by parties, and deliberation; time is billed in

quarter hour increments; time in session on weekends, holidays, or portions after 6:00 p.m. are an

additional twenty percent.). If parties mutually agree to use a single arbitrator instead of a panel the rate

is $180.00 per hour per party. If arbitrators other than Conflict to Peace associates (chosen by the

parties) are used and they do not accept the Conflict to Peace compensation schedule, their

compensation shall be set by separate agreement. Any arrangement for compensation of an arbitrator

shall be made through Conflict to Peace and not directly between the parties and the arbitrator.

d) An award preparation fee of $135 per hour per party (minimum four-hour fee).

e) A per party fee for any required travel time at the rate of one-half the party’s arbitration session hourly

rate plus mileage at the prevailing Internal Revenue Service reimbursement rate.

f) All direct costs of Conflict to Peace and the conciliators associated with the case, including long

distance telephone calls, travel, parking, written resources provided, and other out of pocket expenses.

These direct costs shall be shared equally among all parties, unless otherwise agreed to in writing.

g) A cancellation fee equal to the total of minimum applicable fees for all parties under paragraphs b), c)

and e) above is payable by a party who causes a cancellation of any scheduled session with less than

48 hours notice.

I agree to pay my share of all fees and costs of the mediation/arbitration process in accordance with the

above schedule and the ICC Rules. I agree to pay for fees for each session as they are incurred, direct

costs as invoiced, a deposit prior to the preparation of an agreement, and the balance upon delivery of the

agreement. If we proceed to arbitration I understand that an advance deposit of applicable fees for at

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Conflict To Peace Mediation Arbitration Fee Agreement Form

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