MAP Background Information provided
| Name: | Judge David C. Lee | ||||
| Address: | 5436 Locksley Avenue | ||||
| Oakland, CA 94618 | |||||
| Telephone: | (510) 547-2451 | Fax: | (510) 747-1563 | ||
| Email: | dclee.adr@sbcglobal.net | ||||
| Fees: | $400 per hour | ||||
| Other Costs: | Lodging, if actually incurrerd; travel expenses if out of bay area. | ||||
| BAR Number: | 0000000 | ||||
| Attorney: | Non-Attorney Professional Mediator/Arbitrator: Retired Judge/Justice: x | ||||
| Mediation Experience: | 3+ years post retirement. (average 2/month) . 25 years as settlement judge/commissioner. This includes 9 years while serving i the criminal courts. |
| Mediation Training: | California Judges Association Programs. |
| Arbitration Experience: | Over 1000 court trials while on the bench and aproximately 1/month post retirement . |
| Neutral Evaluation Background: | Often used as mediation tool. |
| Settlement Conference Experience: | |
| Subject | Personal Injury: | x | Employment: | x | Business: | x | Real Estate: | x |
| Matter: | Legal Malpractice: | x | Public Agency: | x | Probate: | Construction: | x | |
| Medical Malpractice: | x | 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: | x | |||||
| Other: Elder Law/Abuse | ||||||||
| Other Education: |
BA and JD |
| Mediation Approach: |
I am comfortable with all approaches. I find most lawyers prefer "settlement conference" approach. I always ask counsel to choose their preferred method. |
| Arbitration Approach: |
Like relaxed court trial (both atmospher and evidence) . With pro pers more like a small claims trial. |
| Neutral Approach: |
Similar to a traditional settlement conference. |
| Other Information: |
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| Brief Thumbnail: |
I had served in the Suerior Court for 30 years before my retirement in 2003. 10 as commissioner, mostly in porbate, and 20 as a judge. As judge, I was called upon to handle every sort of civil case in the court and was appointed as the statewide coodination judge in a complex environmental/product liability class action. I have taught at CEB, NITA, Rutter Group, Hasting School of Advocacy and The California Judicial College. I have tried in that 30 years, over 1000 court trials. Since retirement I have participated in 50 mediations and 30 arbitrations, at one time I had 18 successful mediations in a row. |