Jay Irby, DirectorKathleen Kincade, Office StaffPatty Lowery, Office Staff
NORTH PROGRAMADDRESS: Payne County Courthouse 606 South Husband, 1st Floor Stillwater, OK 74074
PROGRAM SPONSOR:
Payne County Clerk
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Our mission is to provide quality mediation services to Northern Oklahoma in an efficient and timely manner. Our program utilizes a team of dedicated, passionate, well trained volunteers to help those in conflict in our community.
Early Settlement North Program volunteers attended the 2025 Volunteer Conference. From left: Jim Motes, Phillip Jeck, Jay Irby, and Betsy Webb.Volunteer of the Year! James Motes is one of the veteran volunteers with the North program, active since 2019. Since completing his Basic Training in 2019 and Family Training in 2022, James has contributed 291 hours and mediated over 236 cases in both Small Claims/Civil and Family/Divorce mediations. Last year he mediated 68 cases in both areas, with a 65% Agreement rate across all cases. James has also been generous with his time and coaching for volunteer trainings and co-mediating with new volunteers obtaining certification in both Basic and Family mediations. James is retired from the Horticulture Department of OSU. He is active in community programs such as Rotary. He also operates a spice company with his family. “I appreciate James’s calm and practical approach to working with parties and attorneys in mediation. He has been a real asset to our program, and I’m pleased to recognize his contributions with this nomination” Jay Irby, Program Director, said.Director Jay Irby and Attorney Rick Johnson argue about who misread the memo of the dress code for mediation! Become a volunteer mediator and you can be sure to get the memo next time!
Program Director Jay Irby congratulates ESNorth Volunteer of the Year 2024 Jim Motes. Come celebrate with Jim and all our volunteers at the Annual Voluteer Conference on Friday May 2 (see flyer on webpage). You, too, can become a volunteer with our program at the upcoming Volunteer Training in Stillwater on May 22-23.
New Associate Judge Griesedieck welcomes Director Jay Irby to the Open House celebrating the Kay County Courthouse renovation completion. There are two conference rooms in the courthouse that have been designated Mediation Rooms for our Program’s use. Thanks to Judge Turner and the Kay County Commissioners for including Early Settlement Mediation in their renovation planning.Director Jay Irby (right) and Dispute Resolution Advisory Board Chair Ted Roberts (left) celebrate volunteer PhillipJeck (center) becoming a certified Civil Mediator! Director of the Administrative Office of The Courts Jari Askins joins Director Jay Irby, along with volunteer Phillip, at the Family Training (located at University of Oklahoma College of Law in Norman, Oklahoma).
Jay Irby, Director of the Early Settlement – North program, recently shared about the FREE mediation services Early Settlement provides to Northern Oklahoma.
