What to Expect
In Person Mediation
The DRC is located in the National Lloyds Building, 900 Austin Avenue, Suite 502, at the southwest corner of 9th Street and Austin Avenue. Austin Avenue is a two-way street; 9th Street is one-way, running west to east between Austin and Franklin.
There is free parking across the street from the National Lloyds Building Parking.(A sign indicates no parking spaces are available–all spaces are only for customers of the National Lloyds Building, like DRC customers.)
- Children are not to be present at the mediation without prior consent of the DRC.
- Coffee and water are provided by the DRC. There are vending machines nearby for snacks and drinks, or you may bring your own.
- If we are absorbed in the process and it is not convenient or productive to break for a meal or snack, a menu for ordering food and drinks from a nearby delivery service is available.
- Temperatures in the conference rooms can range from warm to cold, so please dress accordingly. Mediation often involves relatively lengthy periods of time spent waiting while other participants confer with the mediator, or while parties meet privately with their attorneys to discuss their options. Feel free to bring reading material or other personal items to help you pass the time while waiting.
- Wireless Internet is available for use on your laptop, smartphone or tablet
- See Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) for more information
VIRTUAL MEDIATION
- Arrange for a private and quite space with good internet access to participate.
- You will be provided with a link to join the session at the given time.
- There should be no one off camera. Anyone physically in the room with you must be disclosed before the day of the mediation and included on the confidentiality agreement.
- There will be downtime while the mediator meets with the other party or parties.
- At times, the attorney will meet separately, with or without the mediator.
