Mediation in Fresno for Families, Estates and Businesses
Donald E. Fischer, M.A., has served as a court-appointed mediator in the Family, Probate and Civil Divisions of the Fresno County Superior Court. The first meeting is free.
Donald E. Fischer, M.A.
Mediator · Licensed Professional Fiduciary
CERTIFIED
Advanced Practitioner, Association for Conflict Resolution, Academy of Family Mediators. Verify
COURT
Fresno County Superior Court settlement officer and ADR panel mediator
EXPERIENCE
More than 1,500 mediations since 2003
EDUCATION
MA, Conflict Resolution and Peacemaking, Fresno Pacific University; BA, UC Berkeley
When the family can’t agree
Sometimes the holiday conversation about Mom and Dad’s trust does not end at the table. One sibling thinks the house should be sold, another wants to keep it, and a third feels left out of every decision. Letters start coming from lawyers. Everyone is sure they are right, and everyone is hurting.
Mediation gives that family a way through that court cannot. In Donald’s own words: “When people feel like they truly have been heard settlement becomes simple.”
Mediation services
Donald mediates disputes in and out of court, for families, estates and businesses.
Probate and estates
Trust and inheritance disputes among family members.
Elder issues
Care, housing and financial decisions for aging parents.
Family
Separation and parenting matters.
Business and employment
Disputes between owners, partners, employers and employees. Donald is trained as an employment mediator by the EEOC.
Agriculture and real property
Disputes over farmland, buildings and real property.
Construction
Construction disputes. Donald is trained in construction dispute arbitration.
Why mediation works
A conflict resolution specialist committed to meeting the time constraints of people, disputants, attorneys and their clients.
Donald E. Fischer
Not every conflict can be mediated, but those cases are rare. Most cases resolve before trial, and mediation offers a cost-effective way to get there. It can also preserve relationships that the long adversarial path of litigation wears down.
CREDENTIALS
- Advanced Practitioner, Association for Conflict Resolution
- Fresno County Superior Court settlement officer and ADR panel mediator
- More than 1,500 mediations since 2003
- MA, Conflict Resolution and Peacemaking, Fresno Pacific University
- BA, Rhetoric, UC Berkeley
- California Licensed Professional Fiduciary, PF-913
About Donald Fischer
Donald holds a master’s degree in Conflict Resolution and Peacemaking from Fresno Pacific University and a BA in Rhetoric, with an emphasis in public policy, from UC Berkeley. For twelve years he directed FPU Mediation Services’ Civil and Probate Division for the Fresno County Superior Court, serving as lead mediator in civil, probate, guardianship, conservatorship, trust and family cases. That program and his independent work have provided more than 1,500 mediations since 2003.
He is trained in construction dispute arbitration and as an employment mediator by the EEOC, has trained mediators for the Fresno County Superior Court, and brings twenty-eight years of business ownership and real estate management to the table. He is also a California Licensed Professional Fiduciary (PF-913).
Fresno mediation for the Valley, the Central Coast and the Bay Area
Donald’s office is at 2000 Fresno Street, Suite 100, in Fresno. He mediates for families and businesses across the Valley, on the Central Coast and in Santa Cruz, and in the Bay Area, including Berkeley, where he earned his degree.
What happens when you call
1
You call
Call (559) 905-4315 or send a message below.
2
He listens
Donald listens to what is happening and explains how mediation would work for your situation.
3
A time to meet
He sets a time to talk. The first meeting is free.
Office
Also a licensed fiduciary
Donald also serves families as a California Licensed Professional Fiduciary (PF-913), as trustee, conservator and agent.