
Dan Bechtol, MA
Southwest Iowa Mediation Services, LLC
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201 Linn St
Atlantic, IA 50022
USA
712 254 4611
Fax: 712 254 4679
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Description of Practice
While Southwest Iowa Mediation Services, LLC (S.I.M.S.) is a general practice mediation firm, offering our clients expertise in the resolution of a variety of disputes, we nevertheless also have particular interest in the resolution of family law and GLBT issues. Our family law mediations include domestic violence screening.
Experience
Over twenty (20) years of professional mediation experience covering a variety of conflict resolution areas including: business to business disputes, community/ neighbor to neighbor issues, debtor-creditor disputes, divorce/custody/parenting (including domestic violence screening)/separation issues; elder care issues, GLBT issues, labor-management/workplace disputes, landlord-tenant disputes, school truancy issues and small claims disputes.
Selected to Inaugural Panel of Senior Mediators with the "Common Ground" Project through the University of California, Santa Cruz Extension Campus.
Approved Family Law Mediator with the Iowa Fourth Judicial District Court.
Degrees
AA from Iowa Western Community College, 2006
BA in Sociology and LPS (Law, Politics & Society)from Drake University, 2008
MA in Conflict Resolution & Reconciliation from Abilene Chirstian University, 2010
Training
Dates | Trainer(s) | Title |
10/04/08 | Iowa Mediation Services | 35-Hour Introductory Mediation Course |
02/13/09 | Zena Zumeta | 40-Hour Domestic Relations Mediation |
01/15/09 | Duncum Center for Conflict Resolution | 40-Hour Advanced Mediation Course |
04/16/09 | Duncum Center for Conflict Resolution | 30-Hour Advanced Marital Dispute Mediation Course |
Approach
Depending upon the specific needs and requests of the mediation participants, my approach to mediation will be one of facilitation and/or evaluation. I have also engaged in a "binding mediation" at the specific request of the parties.
Fees
$150.00/hr. ($75/per party/per hr.) with a two hour minimum
Sliding fee schedule available with income verification
Other Information
Our mediators will travel throughout Southwest Iowa and Eastern Nebraska with evening and week end mediations available upon request
Areas of Practice
- Adult Family
- Business
- Commercial
- Community
- Contracts
- Cross Cultural
- Divorce (all issues)
- Divorce (parenting)
- EEOC
- Elder
- Employment
- Family
- General
- Insurance
- Labor - Management
- Landlord - Tenant
- LGBTQ
- Marital Mediation
- Online Mediation
- Personal Injury
- Real Estate
- Special Education
- Victim - Offender
- Workplace
Professional Services
- Mediator
- Facilitator
- Parenting Coordinator
- Online Mediator
- Fact-Finder
- Mediation Consultant
- Mediation Trainer
- Ombud
- Conflict Coach