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PAYMENT & CANCELLATION

• Advance Payment: Mediation fees are due in full prior to the commencement of the mediation. By confirming this mediation, the parties acknowledge that they have reviewed and agree to the firm's Payment and Cancellation Policy, including the advance payment requirement and applicable cancellation fees.

• Attorney Responsibility for Payment: Attorneys scheduling, confirming, and/or participating in mediation through our office are responsible for ensuring that their respective mediation fee is paid in full before the mediation commences. If payment is expected from a plaintiff, insurance carrier, participating third party, or any other entity, counsel for such party remains responsible for ensuring that such payment is timely made and received in full. The failure, delay, refusal, or inability of a carrier, plaintiff, participating third party, or any other entity to remit payment does not relieve counsel of this obligation. Counsel shall ensure payment on behalf of their respective party and shall remain liable for any mediation fees attributable to that party that remain unpaid.

• Methods: Check (Payable to: The Law Offices of Ronald Wardell, P.C.; TIN 76-0534026) or via QuickBooks link (Credit Card/ACH).

• Fees: Credit card transactions incur a 3.34% fee. ACH transfers are processed without fee.

• Account Standing: New mediation or arbitration dates will not be confirmed, and no scheduled mediation or arbitration will commence, for any attorney, firm, or carrier with an outstanding balance greater than sixty (60) days from prior mediation or arbitration sessions. All past-due invoices must be paid in full before the scheduled session.

• Cancellation Policy: Mediation and arbitration dates are reserved exclusively for the parties and are typically scheduled several months in advance. Because a cancellation may prevent our office from scheduling another matter on the reserved date, the following cancellation policy applies:

o   There is no cancellation fee if a proceeding is cancelled more than thirty (30) days before the scheduled date.

o   A cancellation within thirty (30) days of the scheduled date is subject to a cancellation fee equal to fifty percent (50%) of the scheduled fee.

o   A cancellation within seven (7) days of the scheduled date is subject to the full scheduled fee.

o   Settlement, continuance, nonsuit, or any other event or circumstance that results in the cancellation of the proceeding is treated as a

cancellation under this policy. ‍

• Rescheduling After Cancellation: If a proceeding is cancelled and an applicable cancellation fee has been incurred, any subsequent request to reschedule the proceeding will be treated as a new proceeding and will be subject to the mediator’s then-current fee schedule. The cancellation fee associated with the cancelled proceeding will not be credited toward, deducted from, or applied to the fee for the rescheduled proceeding.

• Exception: If the cancelled mediation or arbitration date is subsequently rebooked with our office, the applicable cancellation fee may, in the mediator’s sole discretion, be waived or, if previously paid, reimbursed. Rebooking does not create an automatic right to a waiver, reimbursement, or credit toward a future proceeding.