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Specialties to know
Commercial and construction
Private work where the amounts in dispute are large.
Family and divorce
The largest volume of court referred work, and emotionally the heaviest.
Workplace and discrimination
Agencies run their own programs. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission offers mediation at no cost on the charges filed with it.
Labor relations
The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is the federal agency that helps unions and employers settle contract disputes.
Arbitration
A different role: you hear evidence and decide, rather than help the parties agree.