Resolve the dispute.
Move forward.
River Dispute Resolution provides neutral mediation to help people and organizations work through disagreements — without handing the outcome to a judge, an arbitrator, or anyone else outside the dispute.
Why parties choose mediation
Litigation and arbitration hand the decision to someone outside the dispute. Mediation keeps it with the people who actually have to live with the outcome.
Save time & money
Disputes that escalate into litigation or arbitration can consume months or years, along with significant professional fees, preparation time, and emotional energy — often before the underlying disagreement is even addressed directly. Mediation creates a structured opportunity to work through the issue itself, rather than the process of fighting about it.
More satisfying outcomes
In litigation or arbitration, a third party ultimately decides who is right and what happens next. In mediation, the people in the dispute decide together whether a resolution actually works for them — one that can account for relationships, business realities, and priorities that a court's remedies may not reach.
You don't hand someone else the power to decide the outcome.
Privacy & confidentiality
Court proceedings are generally a matter of public record. Mediation offers a private setting to work through sensitive business, financial, workplace, customer, or family matters, outside public view. Confidentiality protections can vary depending on the type of matter, applicable law, and any reporting obligations — we'll walk through what applies to your situation before mediation begins.
Disputes we help resolve
River works with individuals, business partners, companies, and families who are ready to address a disagreement directly.
Business Partner Mediation
Ownership disagreements, financial and compensation disputes, management authority, strategic direction, buyouts, exits, and the breakdowns in communication that can put a shared business at risk.
Learn moreWorkplace Mediation
Employee and employer disagreements, coworker conflict, management disputes, and compensation or communication breakdowns.
Learn moreCustomer & Company Disputes
Service and payment disagreements, contract disputes, and dissatisfaction with delivered work — for businesses and the customers or contractors they work with.
Learn moreFamily Disputes
Financial disagreements, family-business conflict, inheritance-related disputes, caregiving disagreements, and ongoing interpersonal conflict among family members.
Learn moreWherever you are, there's a next step
Start with a free, no-obligation conversation. We'll talk through the situation and whether mediation makes sense.
Schedule a free consultationWe can reach out on your behalf, explain the process neutrally, and offer the other party their own conversation with us.
Invite the other partyLet's get a session on the calendar and get started.
Contact RiverTalk with us
Schedule a free introductory consultation and briefly explain the situation.
Bring both sides to the table
If the other party hasn't agreed yet, River can extend a neutral invitation and offer them their own conversation.
Mediate
A neutral mediator facilitates a structured conversation and helps both sides explore options.
Resolve & move forward
If an agreement is reached, terms can be documented as appropriate.
The first consultation is free. Mediation is a flat $450 for up to four hours in one session. See how it works and what it costs