MAP Background Information provided
| Name: | Martin Quinn | ||||
| Address: | JAMS | ||||
| Two Embarcadero Center, 15th Floor | |||||
| San Francisco, CA 94111 | |||||
| Telephone: | (415) 774-2669 | Fax: | (415) 982-5287 | ||
| Email: | mquinn@jamsadr.com | ||||
| Fees: | $690 per hour | ||||
| Other Costs: | Fees: $5,500/day; $3,000/half day. Other Costs:JAMS case management fee of $175/party | ||||
| BAR Number: | 0041710 | ||||
| Attorney: x | Non-Attorney Professional Mediator/Arbitrator: Retired Judge/Justice: | ||||
| Mediation Experience: | Full-time panel member of JAMS since 1996; have mediated over 1000 cases. Teach mediation as adjunct professor at Hastings College of the Law. |
| Mediation Training: | Basic training with Bates-Edwards Group (two days, 1995) and Northern District of California (three days, 1996). Advanced training, Pepperdine Law School (two days), CDR Associates ( environmental mediation, 5 days; health-care mediation, 5 days). |
| Arbitration Experience: | Regularly arbitrate complex commercial cases. Recent assignments: chaired arbitration panels to decide a contract dispute between U.S. company and Asian distributor, and to decide attorneys\' fee dispute; 5-day arbitration hearing re construction defects and water intrusion. |
| Neutral Evaluation Background: | Handle 1-2 cases per year from Northern District panel. |
| Settlement Conference Experience: | |
| Subject | Personal Injury: | Employment: | Business: | Real Estate: | ||||
| Matter: | Legal Malpractice: | x | Public Agency: | Probate: | Construction: | |||
| Medical Malpractice: | Environmental: | x | Insurance: | x | Securities: | |||
| Product Liability: | x | Landlord-Tenant / Neighborhood: | Dental Malpractice: | |||||
| Foreign Language(s): | Intellectual Property/High Technology: | x | ||||||
| Accoutings: | Conservatorships/Guardianships: | Wills/Trusts: | ||||||
| Other: Healthcare | ||||||||
| Other Education: |
Harvard College, A.B., 1964 Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1967. |
| Mediation Approach: |
I am facilitative, in that I explore creative options for resolving a dispute in a way which satisfies most of the parties\' goals. But I am directive in that I give specific advice on negotiation strategy, and tell the parties whether their position has merit. I identify the range in which the parties will settle the case, then push hard for settlement within that range --whether or not I personally believe that range is realistic or fair. |
| Arbitration Approach: |
I tend to follow normal rules of procedure and evidence, but vary them to promote efficiency and cost savings. I limit the parties to truly essential discovery. I take detail notes on my laptop. I issue awards promptly, always within 30 days. I follow the law, hoping to replicate the result the parties would receive in court. |
| Neutral Approach: |
I listen, then I tell the parties very specifically exactly what I think as to both liability and the likely range of damages. |
| Other Information: |
I am a full-time dispute resolution professional and teacher who believes strongly in mediation. People pay me to help them resolve their problems - and that\'s what I try hard to do. If it does not resolve in one session, I follow up relentlessly. |
| Brief Thumbnail: |
Resume available upon request. |