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Provides voluntary confidential mediation to individuals, organizations, and communities.
Provides voluntary confidential mediation to individuals, organizations and communities. 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.
Provides assistance with the following issues:
- Neighborhood problems (noise, pets, parking, lawn & garden, property line problems and other nuisances)
- Landlord-tenant issues (deposits, repairs, damages, etc.)
- Real estate or personal property
- Foreclosure mediation
- Business consumer problems (faulty merchandise, refunds, exchanges, etc.)
- Employer/employee grievances
- School problems involving faculty or administration, students or parents
- Family issues such as problems related to divorce and parenting plans
- Other domestic problems not involving violence or other factors that require professional intervention or assistance
Does not assist with the following issues:
- Any problem requiring legal assistance, such as filing lawsuits, criminal defenses, will preparation, etc.
- Issues involving drug/alcohol abuse, domestic violence, abuse to children, or issues where one or more parties fears abuse
- Problems where a party cannot speak adequately on their own behalf, although can work with clients who have a case manager
Categories
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Rental Security Deposit Complaints
Labor Arbitration/Mediation
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Divorce Assistance
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Consumer Law
General Consumer Complaints
Mediation
Meet with parents to reach and agreement prior to family court trial. Meet with employees/employers to mediate disputes in the workplace.
Provides mediation services for developing parenting plans, work place issues, custody, support and property division.
Offers low-cost mediation in person, over the phone, and at small claims court. Mediates neighborhood problems, landlord-tenant, foreclosure, family problems/employees problems.
Services are provided by trained professional mediators who volunteer their time.
Services include:
- Face to Face Mediation
- Coaching for problems
- Some simple negotiation over the telephone
TYPES OF PROBLEMS THE CENTER WILL HANDLE:
- Divorce mediation
- Parenting Plan mediation
- Neighborhood problems (noise, pets, parking, lawn & garden, property line problems and other nuisances)
- Landlord-tenant issues (deposits, repairs, damages, etc.)
- Real estate or personal property
- Business consumer problems (faulty merchandise, refunds, exchanges, etc.)
- Employer/employee grievances
- School problems involving faculty or administration, students or parents
- Family issues such as problems related to divorce and parenting plans
- Other domestic problems not involving violence or other factors that require professional intervention or assistance
TYPES OF PROBLEMS NOT HANDLED: Any problem requiring legal assistance, such as filing lawsuits (criminal defenses, will preparation, etc.); issues involving drug/alcohol abuse, domestic violence, abuse to children, or issues where one or more parties fears abuse; or problems where a party cannot speak adequately on their own behalf, although can work with clients who have a case manager.
Other Services Provided:
- Offers workshop of varying lengths to organizations, businesses, and groups on a range of topics including: conflict resolution, negotiation, communication, conflict styles, and dealing with difficult people.
- Victim Offender Meeting Program: Brings together victims of juvenile crime with the offenders to talk about the impact of the crime and for the youth to make amends.
- Assists senior citizens to resolve disputes with family members, businesses, landlords, neighbors and others through mediation.
- Parent Youth Mediation Service: Allows parents and teenagers or pre-teens to sit down together to talk about how things are going within the family and develop agreements on behaviors, level of independence, respectful communication and consequences. Co-mediators assist the mediating parties.
Categories
Rental Security Deposit Complaints
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Elder Law
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Housing Complaints
Mediation
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Labor Arbitration/Mediation
Conflict Resolution Training
Consumer Law
Victim/Offender Mediation Programs
Divorce Assistance
Provides free 45-minute appointments for advice on civil legal issues. Attorneys at the clinic do not typically provide representation. Serves low-income residents of East, Northeast and Southeast King County (does not serve Seattle residents.)
Provides free 45-minute to 1-hour appointments with an attorney for advice on civil legal issues such as: Federal and state benefits (social security, veteran's, Medicare and Medicaid), employment, contracts, debt/consumer/finance, landlord/tenant. Appointments are required. Clinics are currently telephonic.
Attorneys at the clinic are not able to provide representation.
Categories
Legal Representation
Labor Arbitration/Mediation
Native American/Tribal Law
Housing Discrimination Assistance
Consumer Fraud Reporting
Post Conviction Restoration of Civil Rights
Identity Theft Reporting/Recovery Programs
Voting Rights Protection
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Human Trafficking Legal Assistance
Taxpayer Advocate Services
Legal Counseling
Education Discrimination Assistance
Public/Subsidized Housing Appeals Assistance
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Durable Power of Attorney for Asset Management
Patient Rights Assistance
General Education Advocacy
Corporate/Business Law
Landlord Associations
Will Preparation Assistance
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Child Guardianship Assistance
Elder/Dependent Adult Abuse Restraining Orders
Employment Discrimination Assistance
Estate Entitlement Assistance
Landlord Rights Information/Counseling
Adult Guardianship Assistance
Warranty Complaints
Unemployment Insurance Benefits Assistance
Intellectual Property Law Training/General Information
Contract Law
Driver License Retention/Reinstatement Assistance
Housing Complaints
Conservatorship Assistance
Elder Law
Special Education Advocacy
General Consumer Complaints
Predatory Lending Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance
Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
General Legal Aid
HIPAA Complaints
Constitutional/Civil Rights Groups
Automobile Complaints
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Workers Compensation Benefits Assistance
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Consumer Law
Organizational Start Up Services
Labor and Employment Law
Children's Rights Groups
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Repossession Agency Complaints
Impounded Vehicle Services
Customer Service Discrimination Assistance
Collection Complaints
Offers low-cost mediation in person, over the phone and at small claims court. Mediates neighborhood problems, landlord-tenant, foreclosure, family problems or employer/employee problems. Cannot assist in issues involving drugs or violence.
Services are provided by trained professional mediators who volunteer their time. Services include:
- Face-to-face mediation
- Conflict coaching for problems
- Some simple negotiation over the telephone
TYPES OF PROBLEMS THE CENTER WILL HANDLE:
- Neighborhood problems (noise, pets, parking, lawn & garden, property line problems and other nuisances)
- Landlord-tenant issues (deposits, repairs, damages, eviction prevention due to COVID, etc. )
- Real estate or personal property
- Foreclosure mediation
- Business consumer problems (faulty merchandise, refunds, exchanges, etc. )
- Employer/employee grievances
- School problems involving faculty or administration, students or parents
- Family issues such as problems related to divorce and parenting plans
- Other domestic problems not involving violence, restraining orders, or other factors that require professional intervention or assistance.
TYPES OF PROBLEMS NOT HANDLED:
- Any problem requiring legal assistance, such as filing lawsuits, criminal defenses, will preparation, etc.
- Issues involving drug/alcohol abuse, domestic violence, abuse to children, or issues where one or more parties fears abuse
- Problems where a party cannot speak adequately on their own behalf, although can work with clients who have a case manager.
All clients must be able to keep agreements made
Categories
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Mediation
Rental Security Deposit Complaints
Housing Complaints
Divorce Assistance
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Labor Arbitration/Mediation
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
Consumer Law