Marquette Alger Resolution Service

 

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MARS Board Members

Honorable Michael Anderegg, President

Rick Sanville

Vice President

 

Cheryl Hill

Treasurer

Honorable William Carmody

Lou Chappell

Sue Szczepanski

Nancy Beukema

Deborah Hubbard

William Waters

Linda Rossberg

Jennifer L. V. Frazier

Executive Director

 

Karen S. Dubow

Case Management

 PPM Coordinator

 

Marquette Alger Resolution Service is a part of Michigan's

Community Dispute Resolution Program

 CDRP

For a list of all CDRP Centers in Michigan, please click the link below

http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/other/cdrpcenters.pdf

The Mission of the Marquette-Alger Resolution Service is to provide and promote a process by which people in conflict come to their own resolution.

Services Provided:

Marquette-Alger Resolution Service offers mediation, a means of solving disputes that you are unable to resolve on your own. It is a voluntary alternative to court action that is effective, satisfying, less costly and less time consuming than working through the legal system. It employs the use of professionally-trained mediators who remain neutral while guiding you to find a mutually-agreeable solution to your problem.

Confidentiality:

All mediation through our program is confidential and is court approved for resolving many types of disagreements.  Mediation is successful in many types of disputes including:

  • workplace conflict
  • small claims
  • parenting time, custody and support
  • neighborhood issues
  • divorce/division of assets
  • property and real estate
  • consumer/merchant
  • business/contract
  • landlord/ tenant

Fees:

Mediation is affordable. Fees can be waived for indigent parties. Please call for more information about our current fee schedule.

Mediators:

Marquette Alger Resolution Service mediators are community members who receive specialized training in conflict resolution techniques and communication skills.  They serve as impartial facilitators who assist disputing parties to resolve their own conflicts.  Mediators do not acts as judges; they do not decide who is right or wrong. 

Marquette Alger Resolution Service has a roster of approximately 32 mediators who volunteer their time to assist parties in resolving their disputes.  The volunteers are representative of diverse backgrounds, professions and interests.

Mediators have 40 hours of mediation training approved by the State Court Administrative Office and a minimum 10-hour internship.  Many mediators have more than 200 hours of mediation experience. Marquette Alger Resolution Service mediators have been providing mediation services since 1992.

Scheduling an appointment:  

Please call 906-226-8600. (Toll Free 1-800-8Resolve) If both parties are willing to participate in mediation, most sessions can be scheduled within two weeks. We currently schedule appointments Monday-Friday between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Plan to allow 2 hours for your initial session. In some instances, additional sessions may be needed. Mediation sessions are held at the MARS office located in the Harlow Park Suites at 715 W. Washington Street, Suite A in Marquette.