AUGUSTA — The Attorney General’s Office is recruiting volunteer consumer complaint mediators for the Consumer Mediation Service. The Consumer Protection Division of the Attorney General’s Office offers, free of charge, this complaint resolution program for the use of Maine consumers, staffed by trained volunteers.
Training begins May 27.
Volunteers will mediate consumer complaints over the phone or by mail in the Attorney General’s Augusta office on a variety of matters including express and implied warranty issues, housing, motor vehicles and more. Volunteers will be thoroughly trained in consumer law and mediation techniques. They will volunteer approximately six hours per week on a schedule convenient to them.
To learn more about the program and download the application, go to www.maine.gov/ag/about/volunteer_mediators.shtml.
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