MAP Background Information provided
| Name: | Todd A. Roberts | ||||
| Address: | 1001 Marshall Street | ||||
| Redwood City, CA 94063 | |||||
| Telephone: | (650) 364-8200 | Fax: | (650) 367-0997 | ||
| Email: | troberts@ropers.com | ||||
| Fees: | $300 per hour | ||||
| Other Costs: | None | ||||
| BAR Number: | 0129722 | ||||
| Attorney: x | Non-Attorney Professional Mediator/Arbitrator: Retired Judge/Justice: | ||||
| Mediation Experience: | Participated in excess of 75 mediations as counsel of record for one or more parties. Acted as private mediator in insurance, personal injury, employment and real estate matters. |
| Mediation Training: | Harvard School of Law, Mediation Workshop, 2002. |
| Arbitration Experience: | Member, San Mateo County Judicial Arbitration Panel since 1993. Served as arbitrator on many cases. Arbitrated numerous cases as counsel of record for one or more parties. |
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| Subject | Personal Injury: | x | Employment: | x | Business: | x | Real Estate: | x |
| Matter: | Legal Malpractice: | x | Public Agency: | Probate: | Construction: | |||
| Medical Malpractice: | Environmental: | Insurance: | x | Securities: | ||||
| Product Liability: | x | Landlord-Tenant / Neighborhood: | Dental Malpractice: | |||||
| Foreign Language(s): | Intellectual Property/High Technology: | |||||||
| Accoutings: | Conservatorships/Guardianships: | Wills/Trusts: | ||||||
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| Other Education: |
B.S. Business Administration and Political Science, University of Oregon, 1983; J.D. U.C. Davis, 1987. Participated as a speaker at numerous conferences relating to employment, insurance coverage, insurance bad faith intellectual property and California tort law. Attended numerous continuing education of the bar seminars on various issues since 1987. Recent speaking engagement: AIG Law School for Employers, Faculty 2005; FDCC, Bermuda July 2006; PLRB/FDCC-October 2006. |
| Mediation Approach: |
Directive |
| Arbitration Approach: |
Arbitrations are formal and I take an active role in the process, if required to resolve material issues. Formal briefing is required with simultaneous exchange of briefs and supporting documentary evidence three days before the arbitration. Arbitration awards are accompanied with a formal and detailed statement of decision. |
| Neutral Approach: |
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| Other Information: |
References available upon request. |
| Brief Thumbnail: |
For more information regarding the background and qualifications of Mr. Roberts, please see his bio at http://www.rmkb.com/lawyers/Todd_Roberts/ |