MAP Background Information provided
| Name: | Catherine Duggan | ||||
| Address: | 653 Eleventh Street | ||||
| Oakland, CA 94607 | |||||
| Telephone: | (510) 836-1080 | Fax: | (510) 465-1566 | ||
| Email: | cdugganlaw@yahoo.com | ||||
| Fees: | $350 per hour | ||||
| Other Costs: | Fees: $350 per hour; or for pre-filing matters, $300 per hour. | ||||
| BAR Number: | 0000000 | ||||
| Attorney: x | Non-Attorney Professional Mediator/Arbitrator: Retired Judge/Justice: | ||||
| Mediation Experience: | I have mediated 20-25 cases, all in the area of trust and estate litigation. Only two cases failed to settle at the mediation and both settled soon thereafter. I have served for several years on the San Francisco Probate Pro Bono Panel. |
| Mediation Training: | 40 hours training by J. P. Jones Group sponsored by the Bar Association of San Francisco and the Alameda County Bar Association; 3 hours ACBA 2006. |
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| Subject | Personal Injury: | Employment: | Business: | Real Estate: | ||||
| Matter: | Legal Malpractice: | Public Agency: | Probate: | x | Construction: | |||
| Medical Malpractice: | Environmental: | Insurance: | Securities: | |||||
| Product Liability: | Landlord-Tenant / Neighborhood: | Dental Malpractice: | ||||||
| Foreign Language(s): | Intellectual Property/High Technology: | |||||||
| Accoutings: | Conservatorships/Guardianships: | x | Wills/Trusts: | x | ||||
| Other: Elder Abuse | ||||||||
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I begin every mediation in a facilitative style, aiming at getting the parties to communicate about the issues. This is key in disputes involving families. Sometimes I can be evaluative, if that seems appropriate. I am not usually directive. |
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My success in resolving disputes is due in part to the level of confidence engendered in both the parties and counsel. I have practiced exclusively in trust and estate litigation for over half my career. I am a good listener and am practical. |
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