Brooks Foland

Brooks Foland brings over three decades of legal experience to his role as a mediator. With a background as an advocate and litigator, he has been involved in numerous mediations spanning various areas such as personal injury, product liability, professional liability, employment, healthcare and insurance coverage. Over the years, he has honed his skills through formal mediation training and collaborating with a diverse range of ADR (alternative dispute resolution) professionals.

 Drawing from this wealth of experience, Brooks approaches each mediation with a nuanced understanding of the most effective strategies. Over the last 5 or so years, he has mediated approximately 300 cases across multiple domains.

• Temple University: Political Science (B.A.,1990)
• Widener University School of Law (Delaware): (J.D., 1993)
• Certified as a Mediator by the United States District Courts, Middle District of Pennsylvania (2021), Eastern District Pennsylvania (2023) and Western District of Pennsylvania (2024)
• Certified as EEOC Pro Bono Mediator
• MCARE Approved Mediator
• Pepperdine Caruso School of Law: Mediating the Litigated Case (40 hours)
• United States District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania: Training for Mediation Panel (24 hours)
• Advoz Mediation and Restorative Practices: Conflict, Communication & Culture (9 hours)
• The Conflict Lab (PBGH): Design Thinking in Mediation (6 hours)
• Dauphin County Bar Association: Civil Dispute Resolution Program: (5 hours)

• Pennsylvania Bar Association: ADR Committee, Co-Chair
• Dauphin County Bar Association: ADR Committee, Chair
• Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations: Volunteer Mediator
• Advoz Mediation and Restorative Practices: Volunteer Mediator

$395 per hour (2 parties), $495 per hour (3 or more parties) – shared equally among the parties absent an agreement otherwise. 

Travel billed at reduced rate of $200 per hour.