Sara Hermundstad

General Information:
     sshmediation@gmail.com		
		P.O. Box 2539
		Grand Junction, CO  81502
		Phone: (970) 241-0158

     Hours:  Monday - Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm 
		Evening Appointments:   no
		Weekend appointments:  no
		 
Fee Information:		
		Hourly Rate:  $140 per hour for divorce/custody
		$150 per hour for employment, civil and probate
		generally each party pays half
		How payment is required:
		  check, money order, or cash
		Payment is expected:
       at mediation session
		Average number of hours or sessions usually needed:	
       1 or 2 sessions that are each 2 to 4 hours long	
		Average Cost of the Memorandum of Understanding:	
        The agreements are prepared during the mediation session and so are
        included in that cost	
			  
Experience:			SINCE: 
	Custody and Divorce	1991
 Business	1991
	Real Estate	1991
	Employment	1995
	Landlord/Tenant	1991
	Probate/Wills	1993
 Settlement Conferences 1995


Professional Affiliations:		
		Colorado Council of Mediators (CCMO)	
		Association for Conflict Resolution	
					
Education & Training:		
		1980 - Juris Doctorate from the University of Colorado			
		1991 - Mediation training with CDR Associates (40 hours)			
		Continuing education in the areas of mediation, divorce and family law,			
		  child custody, ethic, contracts and taxation (avg 15 hours per year)			
		Approved as a professional mediator by CCMO for both Divorce and Child			
		  Custody cases and Civil and Community case
     2007 - Institute for Advanced Dispute Resolution, Boulder, CO, Core Mediation skills	
		  		
Activities:					
		Mediator for Mesa County Small Claims Court - 5 1/2 months			
		Speaker on mediation and arbitration for different organizations			
     Temporary Legal Researcher for 21st Judicial District - 5 months
     Family Court Faciliator for the Mesa County Court - 2007 through 2010

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