[Insert DATE]

[Contact Information for Other Party/Representative]

RE: Request for Mediation[Case Name and Case Number(s)]

Dear [NAME]:

I write to ask if you are interested in participating in mediation, to try to resolve the legal matter above. While there are no guarantees, mediation usually ends with the parties successfully settling their matters, and with both parties saving time and costs.

If we mediate our matter, I suggest we retain attorney Michael Brown of Peterson, Berk & Cross as our employment law mediator. More information about his services is here: http://www.pbclaw.com/services/mediation/employment-law-mediation/.

The total fee for the mediator’s services is $1,950 (paid as a one-time flat fee). I propose that you and I split the fee in half///other arrangement.

I would be available to attend mediation, for up to eight hours, on these days: [list 3-5 dates available within the next two months]

If you agree with this request to mediate, I ask you please contact me at [PHONE #] or [EMAIL/address]. Please let me know whether you agree to mediation, and if so, please let me know your preferred mediation date and fee arrangements.

Please contact me by [DATE], so we both can have clarity with our plans by that time. If you agree to mediation, I can make further arrangements with the mediator, and you would receive confirmation of the mediation date and procedures.

Thank you, and I appreciate your consideration of this request.

Sincerely,

[Your signature]

[Your name, printed][Your address, email address, fax #]