Accord Mediation Service

Founded in 1973, the Center for Dispute Settlement provides mediation, arbitration and facilitation services. The organization is dedicated to promoting alternative dispute resolution processes that enables citizens to resolve conflicts without litigation. It also strives to provide peaceful resolution of disputes through alternative dispute resolution processes, such as conciliation, mediation and arbitration. The Center for Dispute Settlement employs a team of trained volunteers, consultants and professional staff. Its programs include City Housing Arbitration Program (CHAP), Surrogate Decision Making Program (SDMC) and New York State Agricultural Mediation Program (NYSAMP). The organization also deals in matters related to automobile and manufactured housing issues. The Center for Dispute Settlement maintains headquarters in Rochester, N.Y.

There are times throughout your life when you or your family needs legal help. The Ventre Law Firm has extensive experience in serious personal injury litigation, medical and hospital malpractice, wrongful death, divorce and family law, elder law, wills, estate planning and business law. The Ventre Law Firm will provide the professional legal help you need. You will receive personal service when you call our office. You will speak directly to Mr. Ventre, not to a paralegal or other staff member and get the personal attention you deserve. Your case will be given individualized attention and not handed down to a lower level associate. Frank Ventre, Jr., principal attorney, is a graduate of the Syracuse University College of Law with a JD degree and admitted to practice law in New York in 1965. He is a member of the New York State Bar and also admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of South Carolina. He is admitted to practice before the Federal Bar including the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York and United States Supreme Court. Mr. Ventre served as Special Trial Counsel to the City of Syracuse. He also served as a Committee Member of the Insurance, Negligence and Compensation Law section, and Committee on Products Liability Insurance of the New York State Bar Association.

The Center for Dispute Settlement is a non-profit community dispute resolution center that has been serving the Greater Rochester and Finger Lakes region since 1973. They offer tailored trainings and services to schools, businesses, non-profits, and government agencies, providing affordable conflict resolution services such as mediation, arbitration, facilitation, and restorative practices. Their experienced and certified conflict resolution specialists serve the 8 counties of the New York State 7th Judicial District. With a dedicated staff that closed 1,800 cases in 2023, the Center for Dispute Settlement has been instrumental in de-escalating conflicts and providing peaceful pathways to dialogue for close to 4,000 people. Their services cover a wide range of issues, including parenting, divorce, youth support, and community civil matters. Through their constructive and healing mediation process, they have been able to assist individuals, families, and businesses in resolving disputes and fostering better communication and understanding within the community.Generated from the website