Thessaly Ostergaard
Mediator and attorney
I help two people who've already decided to settle get to the settlement faster, and with a fee they can read before they book.
I began as a litigator before I started mediating full time. What I noticed was how often clients on both sides wanted the same thing: an answer they could live with, sooner, at a cost they could predict.
Midpoint is a one-person office near the university in Chapel Hill. I take separation, business-partner and family-care matters, and I send everything else to lawyers who do it daily. I am the mediator and I stay neutral: I don't represent either of you.
What I mediate
- Separation and divorce
- Business partners
- Family care
Credentials behind the chair
Bar admissions
State bar admission
2013
Courts
Approved mediator for district court civil and family programs
Education
Juris Doctor
2013
Bachelor of Arts, English
2009
Languages
English
Memberships
Dispute resolution section of the state bar
In the room
Four habits I keep at every table
Neutral on purpose
I don't favor either of you, and I'll say so out loud at the start of every session.
The fee comes first
You read the fee before you book, and I tell you before a session runs long.
One decision at a time
Each point gets settled and written down before we move to the next.
Plain-language summaries
What you agreed, in words your lawyer, your accountant and your family can read.
Meet by phone before you decide
A free fifteen-minute call, one person at a time, with no obligation to book.
The first call is free and carries no obligation. Sessions are billed at the fee quoted in writing.