The Third Circuit's Appellate Mediation Program conducts confidential mediation conferences pursuant to Rule 33 of the Federal rules of Appellate procedure and Third Circuit Local Rule LAR 33. The main purpose of the Mediation Program is to help parties amicably resolve the dispute which is the subject of the appeal before the court.
Most appeals are eligible for mediation.
Each year, the program conducts mediations in hundreds of cases and helps the parties amicably resolve many cases. The mediations are conducted by the program's director, assistant director, and by senior circuit and district court judges. If your appeal is not scheduled for mediation and you would like to have a mediation conference conducted, you may make a confidential request for a conference by contacting the Program's Director. To learn more about the Third's Circuit's Mediation Program, please review this site further. If any lawyer would like to volunteer for this program, please contact Mr. Joseph Torregrossa at the Mediation Office.