Sara Hermundstad

General Information:		
		P.O. Box 2539
		Grand Junction, CO  81502
		Phone: (970) 241-0158
		Fax: (970) 241-0158
		Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 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 unless other arrangement are made in advance
		Average number of hours or sessions usually needed:	
		  1 or 2 sessions that are each 2 hours long	
		Average Cost of the Memorandum of Understanding:	
		   either normal houlry fee or flat fee with each party generally paying	
		    half	
			  
Experience:			SINCE: 
	x	Custody and Divorce	1991
 	x	Business	1991
	x	Real Estate	1991
	x	Employment	1995
	x	Landlord/Tenant	1991
	x	Probate/Wills	1993
	x	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 cases	
		  		
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

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