Start With a Confidential Conversation
A consultation is a private conversation with Sean Collinson about your situation and whether mediation is a sensible next step. It is available for divorce, family, civil, workplace, and business disputes, in person in California or online.
What the consultation covers
- The nature of the dispute
- What is in disagreement, how long it has been going on, and what has already been tried.
- Who should participate
- The parties, and whether attorneys, advisors, or other decision-makers should be involved.
- Immediate concerns or deadlines
- Court dates, filing deadlines, or time-sensitive decisions that affect scheduling.
- Documents and preparation
- What information will make the first session productive.
- Session format and scheduling
- In person in California or by Zoom, joint or separate sessions, and timing.
- Fees and next steps
- How fees work and what happens if you decide to go ahead.
What mediation can do
- Give both parties a structured, private place to be heard
- Clarify the real issues and the information needed to decide them
- Help you create options a court might not consider
- Narrow a dispute even when it does not settle everything
- Produce written terms you can review with your own counsel
Want to understand the process first? Read how the four-step mediation process works.
Before you send
Use the form to share the basics. The office uses the other party’s name only to check for conflicts of interest.
Sending a request does not book an appointment. The office will contact you to arrange a time, and your consultation is confirmed only when you receive that confirmation.
Prefer to ask a general question first? Use the contact page.