The Center for Dispute Settlement

The Center for Dispute Settlement is a non-profit community dispute resolution center, serving the Greater Rochester and Finger Lakes region since 1973.

We offer comparatively priced, tailored trainings and services to schools, businesses, non-profits, and government agencies.

We provide people with affordable conflict resolution services, including:

Mediation	Arbitration
Facilitation	Restorative Practices

Our experienced, certified conflict resolution specialists serve the 8 county New York State 7th Judicial District.

graphic of counties serves

County	City	Phone
Cayuga	Auburn	(315) 252-4260
Livingston	Geneseo	(585) 243-7008
Monroe	Rochester	(585) 546-5110
Ontario	Canandaigua	(585) 396-0840
Seneca	Waterloo	(315) 539-4570
Steuben	Bath	(607) 776-6976
	Hornell	(607) 324-9887
Wayne	Lyons	(315) 946-6159
Yates	Penn Yan	(315) 531-3409

Latest News

March 2025 Newsletter

We are honored to recognize Jamie Foster as our Staff Feature! Jamie has been a volunteer mediator with CDS since 2019, and joined staff as a program manager with the Yates and Ontario County offices in August 2024. Jamie specializes in case management and mediation.

February 2025 Newsletter

January 2025 Newsletter

December 2024 Newsletter

November 2024 Newsletter

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Business Partners Commercial Mediation

I wanted to take a moment to thank you and your entire staff at CDS for assisting our foundation. My partner and I both agreed that the meditation process was constructive and healing. I am glad to know that you are doing such fine work in our community. Our mediator was patient, genuinely engaged, and respectful of our unique situation. He did a great job.
I feel like this will bring our family closer & communication will be better between all of us. My friend will be aware of what we expect and we know what her feelings are.

Anonymous
I'm thankful for all their help. Thanks to them, I believe my marriage will now be able to flourish.

Anonymous
Before registering my child for school, I needed to have our custody agreement modified. [The] Center for Dispute Settlement in Bath made the process so easy! They were able to accommodate my schedule and get an appointment quickly. I thought the service would be expensive but but it was so affordable. [The] Center for Dispute Settlement is providing a good service to our community!

Tracy