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Conflict Resolution and Mediation Services offered at Dispute Resolution Center of Yakima and Kittitas Counties
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.
What's Here
Divorce Assistance
Victim/Offender Mediation Programs
Mediation
Consumer Law
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Elder Law
Rental Security Deposit Complaints
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Conflict Resolution Training
Labor Arbitration/Mediation
Housing Complaints
Dispute Resolution offered at Okanogan County Dispute Resolution Center
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
What's Here
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Consumer Law
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Rental Security Deposit Complaints
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Labor Arbitration/Mediation
Mediation
General Consumer Complaints
Divorce Assistance
Conflict Resolution and Mediation Services offered at Dispute Resolution Center of King County
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
What's Here
Labor Arbitration/Mediation
Divorce Assistance
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Mediation
Housing Complaints
Labor and Employment Law
Consumer Law
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Rental Security Deposit Complaints
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
General Legal Clinics offered at Eastside Legal Assistance Program
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.) (SUSPENDED until January 9th 2026)
Provides free 45-minute to 1-hour appointments with an attorney for advice on civil legal issues such as: consumer, finance/debt, employment, housing, benefits. Appointments are required. Clinics are currently telephonic.
Attorneys at the clinic are not able to provide representation.
What's Here
Education Discrimination Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance
Corporate/Business Law
General Consumer Complaints
Conservatorship Assistance
Consumer Fraud Reporting
Contract Law
Employment Discrimination Assistance
Unemployment Insurance Benefits Assistance
Collection Complaints
Repossession Agency Complaints
Elder/Dependent Adult Abuse Restraining Orders
Driver License Retention/Reinstatement Assistance
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Legal Representation
Housing Discrimination Assistance
Legal Counseling
Organizational Start Up Services
Landlord Rights Information/Counseling
Elder Law
Predatory Lending Assistance
Public/Subsidized Housing Appeals Assistance
Taxpayer Advocate Services
Human Trafficking Legal Assistance
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Impounded Vehicle Services
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Child Guardianship Assistance
Voting Rights Protection
Labor and Employment Law
Landlord Associations
HIPAA Complaints
Post Conviction Restoration of Civil Rights
Intellectual Property Law Training/General Information
Housing Complaints
Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Automobile Complaints
Will Preparation Assistance
Patient Rights Assistance
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Durable Power of Attorney for Asset Management
Workers Compensation Benefits Assistance
General Education Advocacy
Identity Theft Reporting/Recovery Programs
Constitutional/Civil Rights Groups
Special Education Advocacy
Labor Arbitration/Mediation
General Legal Aid
Customer Service Discrimination Assistance
Warranty Complaints
Estate Entitlement Assistance
Adult Guardianship Assistance
Native American/Tribal Law
Consumer Law
Children's Rights Groups
Mediation offered at Bright Beginnings
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.
What's Here
Labor Arbitration/Mediation
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
