The Center for Dispute Settlement provides services to residents of central New York State including the City of Rochester and surrounding areas and throughout the Finger Lakes region.
To find a CDS office near you, select from the following locations:
- Rochester and Monroe County
- Ontario and Yates Counties
- Wayne County
- Cayuga and Seneca Counties
- Livingston County
- Steuben County
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All Monroe County Programs are offered at our offices on the eighth floor of the
Reynolds Arcade Building, 16 E. Main Street, Rochester, except where a different address is noted.
CENTER FOR DISPUTE SETTLEMENT MAIN OFFICE
Reynolds Arcade Building
Suite 800 (Eighth Floor)
16 East Main Street, Rochester, NY 14614
Phone: (585) 546-5110
Fax: (585) 546-4391
Email: info@cdsadr.org
Administrative Staff
- President/CEO: Sherry Walker-Cowart
- Finance Director: Margie Fears
- Senior Bookkeeper: Angelika Marcus
- Human Resources: Kimberlie Stowell
- Administrative/Program Assistant: Dorethea Jackson
- Director of Professional Development & Training: Patricia M. Mason
- Volunteer Coordinator & Training Assistant: Deanna Penders
Supported programs and services include:
- Community Mediation/Arbitration
- Police Community Relations
- Intervention & Facilitation Services
- Juvenile Mediation
- Victim Offender Mediation Program (VOM)
- Training & Education
- Youth Initiatives
COMMUNITY MEDIATION/ARBITRATION, Rochester and Monroe County
ROCHESTER CITY COURT SATELLITE OFFICE
Public Safety Building, Room 123, 400 Exchange Boulevard, Rochester, NY 14614
Phone: (585) 325-6282, Fax: (585) 428-2732
Supported programs and services include:
- Community Mediation/Arbitration
Contact: Leslie Smith, Director of Monroe County, at lsmith@cdsadr.org
POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS, Rochester and Monroe County
Supported programs and services include:
- Civilian Review Board (CRB)
- Police Conciliation (PCON)
- Rochester Police Complaint Intake Program
- Sheriff’s Review Board
Contacts:
- Frank Liberti, Police Community Relations Director, at fliberti@cdsadr.org
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, Rochester and Monroe County
Supported programs and services include:
- City Housing Arbitration Program (CHAP)
- Commercial Arbitration/Mediation
- Community Mediation/Arbitration
- Intervention Services
- Juvenile Mediation
- Lemon Law Arbitration
- Manufactured Housing Mediation
Contacts:
- Leslie Smith, Director of Monroe County Mediation Programs, at lsmith@cdsadr.org
FAMILY PROGRAMS, Rochester and Monroe County
Supported programs and services include:
- Divorce Arbitration
- Divorce Mediation
- Child Permanency Mediation
- Persons In Need of Supervision (P.I.N.S.)
Contacts:
- Leslie Smith, Director of Monroe County Mediation Programs, at lsmith@cdsadr.org
- Donna Durbin, Director of Wayne, Seneca, Cayuga, and Divorce Arbitration, at ddurbin@cdsadr.org
CUSTODY/VISITATION MEDIATION, Rochester and Monroe County
MONROE COUNTY FAMILY COURT SATELLITE OFFICE
Hall of Justice, Rochester, NY 14614
Phone: (585) 428-2645
Supported programs and services include:
- Custody/Visitation Mediation - Family Court Program
Contacts:
- Cheryl Vanderwall, Program Manager, at cvanderwall@cdsadr.org
CUSTODY, VISITATION AND DIVORCE, Rochester and Monroe County
CDS SATELLITE SUPREME AND SURROGATE COURT OFFICE
Hall of Justice, Rochester, NY 14614
Phone: (585) 428-2531
Supported programs and services include:
- Custody/Visitation Mediation — Supreme Court Program 7th Judicial District
- Divorce Arbitration – Supreme Court Program
- Divorce Mediation
Contact:
- Leslie Smith, Director of Monroe County Mediation Programs, lsmith@cdsadr.org
- Donna Durbin, Divorce Mediation and Divorce Arbitration, at ddurbin@cdsadr.org
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All Center programs and services are delivered at the following county offices except where noted.
120 North Main St., No. 45, Canandaigua, NY 14424
Phone: (585) 396-0840, Fax: (585) 396-5934
Contacts:
- Kim Reisch, Ontario and Yates County Director, at kreisch@cdsadr.org
- Ingrid Berggren, Program Manager, at iberggren@cdsadr.org
- Bridgett Rosato, SDMC Coordinator, at brosato@cdsadr.org
415 Liberty Street, Penn Yan, NY 14527
Phone: (315) 531-3409, Fax (315) 531-3403 (include cover letter)
Contact: Michelle Mitchell, Program Manager, at mmitchell@cdsadr.org
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All Center programs and services are delivered at the following county offices except where noted.
CAYUGA COUNTY OFFICE
Phone: (315) 252-4260, Fax: (315) 252-4290
Contact: Donna Durbin, Director of Wayne, Seneca, and Cayuga, at ddurbin@cdsadr.org
48 West Williams Street, 2nd Floor, Waterloo, NY 13165
Phone: (315) 539-4570, Fax: (315) 539-4571
Contact: Donna Durbin, Director of Wayne, Seneca, and Cayuga, at ddurbin@cdsadr.org
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All Center programs and services are delivered at the following county offices except where noted.
Some of our programs and services for Wayne County are funded in part by
United Way.
WAYNE COUNTY OFFICE
219 West Avenue, Newark, NY 14513
Phone: (315) 331-2781
Contact: Donna Durbin, Director of Wayne, Seneca, and Cayuga, at ddurbin@cdsadr.org
CUSTODY/VISITATION MEDIATION, Wayne County
Hall of Justice, 54 Broad Street, Room 113, Lyons, NY 14489
Phone: (315) 946-5451, Fax: (315) 946-5461
Supported programs and services (available Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays) include:
- Custody/Visitation Mediation
Contact: Kelly Porter, Custody & Visitation Mediation Case Manager, at kporter@cdsadr.org
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All Center programs and services are delivered at the following county offices except where noted.
LIVINGSTON COUNTY OFFICE
Livingston County Government Center, 6 Court Street Room 103, Geneseo, NY 14454
Phone: (585) 243-7007, Fax: (585) 243-7006
Contacts:
- Letitia Rosenthal, Director, Livingston County, at lrosenthal@cdsadr.org
- Laura Schultz, Program Manager, at lschultz@cdsadr.org
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Please contact the Center office closest to the town or village in which you live.
Some of our programs and services for Steuben County are funded in part by
United Way.
22 Liberty Street, Suite B, Bath, NY 14810
Phone: (607) 776-6976, Fax: (607) 776-7209
Contacts:
- James Waight, Director, Steuben County, at jwaight@cdsadr.org
- Ron Beuter, Program Manager, at rbeuter@cdsadr.org
- Melissa Smith, Program Manager, at msmith@cdsadr.org
82 Main Street, Hornell, NY 14843
Phone: (607) 324-9887; fax: same as phone number but please call before sending
United Way of the Southern Tier
300 Civic Center Plaza, Suite 2
Corning, NY 14830
Phone: (607) 962-4742
Contact: James Waight, Director, Steuben County, at jwaight@cdsadr.org
Tina Woodhouse, Case Manager, at twoodhouse@cdsadr.org
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