Dispute Resolution with Craft & Creativity

Specialized. Engaged.

Craft Mediation Northwest is an employment, civil rights, and government-related mediation boutique that is truly neutral and is dedicated to providing tailored, engaged, and confidential resolution services to parties involved in workplace disputes and litigation throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Founded by Rob Milesnick - full time mediator, former Assistant U.S. Attorney and past Washington and Oregon employment litigator, Craft Mediation Northwest resolves disputes in litigation with expertise in employment, civil rights, city/state/federal public employee claims, complex cases, gender and sex discrimination claims, hostile work environment, EEOC, BOLI, and WSHRC charges, FMLA, ADA, wage and hour, contract, competition and equal pay claims.

Facilitative & Evaluative Mediation

  • Wrongful termination disputes

  • Discrimination and harassment claims

  • Wage and hour conflicts

  • Retaliation cases

  • Employment contract disputes

Employment Law Mediation

  • Alternative dispute resolution for ongoing workplace conflict

  • Pre-trial settlement mediation

  • Mediation pre - and post-discovery

  • Mediation pre - and post-dispositive motions

Post-Filing Mediation

  • Developing HR policies that improve workplace culture

  • Conducting independent workplace investigations

  • Advising HR teams on legal compliance and dispute prevention

Early Dispute Resolution

  • Mediating disputes between employees and management

  • Facilitating difficult workplace conversations

  • Conflict resolution and team engagement training for managers, directors, and executives

Complex Case Mediation

“There are always costs to litigation.  For the parties and for the advocates, regardless of the outcome. These can be hard-dollar costs, physical and emotional costs, or lost time and opportunity costs. And despite what anyone says to the contrary, the outcome of complex litigation is always uncertain, and measured in length of years.  

I believe in the mediation process. I believe in giving parties a cost-effective, evaluative, and facilitative environment to resolve their conflict and resolution as determined by those involved in the dispute themselves. - Rob Milesnick