First Filipino-American Mediation Practice, LLC

Standards of Conduct for Mediators

The Model Standard of Conduct for Mediators was prepared
in 1994 by the American Arbitration Association, the American
Bar Association's section of dispute resolution and the
Association for Conflict Resolution.

PREAMBLE

Mediation is used to resolve a broad range of conflicts within
a variety of settings. These standards are designed to serve
as fundamental ethical guidelines for persons mediating in all
practice context. They serve three primary goals: a). to
guide the conduct of mediators b). to inform the mediating
parties, and c). to promote public confidence in mediation as
a process for resolving disputes.

Mediation is a process in which an impartial third party
facilitates communication and negotiation and promotes
voluntary decision making by the parties to the disputes.

Mediation serves various purposes, including providing the
opportunity for parties to define and clarify issues,
understand different perspective, identify interests, explores,
and assess possible solutions, and reach mutually
satisfactory agreements, when desired.

Standard Impartiality

1. A mediator should neither guard against partiality or
prejudice based on a participant's personal characteristics,
background, values, and beliefs, or performance at a
mediation.
2. A mediator should neither give nor accept a gift, favor,
loan or other item of value that raises a question as to the
mediator's actual or perceived impartiality.
3. A mediator may accept or give de minimis gift or incidental
items or services that are provided to facilitate a mediation or
respect cultural norms as long as such practices do not raise
questions at to a mediator's actual or perceived impartiality.