MAP Background Information provided
| Name: | Justice Laurence D. Kay | ||||
| Address: | ADR Services, Inc | ||||
| 100 First Street, 27th Floor | |||||
| San Francisco, CA 94105 | |||||
| Telephone: | (415) 772-0900 | Fax: | (415) 772-0960 | ||
| Email: | kay@adrservices.org | ||||
| Fees: | $550 per hour | ||||
| Other Costs: | $150/party administrative fee for mediations $250/party administrative fee for ENE/arbitrations $250 flat disclosure check fee for ENE/arbitrations | ||||
| BAR Number: | 0034684 | ||||
| Attorney: | Non-Attorney Professional Mediator/Arbitrator: Retired Judge/Justice: x | ||||
| Mediation Experience: | I have been doing mediation, arbitration and complex case management full time since I retired from the bench in September 2005. In the past 12 months I have worked on over 40 cases, many of which require multiple days. |
| Mediation Training: | I completed Steve Rosenberg's mediation course while I was Probate Judge in San Francisco. |
| Arbitration Experience: | I have arbitrated 2 binding arbitrations in the past 12 months |
| Neutral Evaluation Background: | I have handled 1 Neutral Evaluation in the private sector as of April 2008. |
| Settlement Conference Experience: | |
| Subject | Personal Injury: | Employment: | Business: | x | Real Estate: | x | ||
| Matter: | Legal Malpractice: | Public Agency: | Probate: | x | Construction: | x | ||
| Medical Malpractice: | Environmental: | x | Insurance: | x | Securities: | x | ||
| Product Liability: | Landlord-Tenant / Neighborhood: | Dental Malpractice: | ||||||
| Foreign Language(s): | Intellectual Property/High Technology: | x | ||||||
| Accoutings: | Conservatorships/Guardianships: | x | Wills/Trusts: | x | ||||
| Other: | ||||||||
| Other Education: |
1954-1958 UC Berkeley, Bachelor Degree in Economics 1960-1963 Boalt Hall school of Law, Juris Doctor |
| Mediation Approach: |
I use both a facilitative/nondirective and evaluative/directive approach, sometimes within the same mediation, as I see opportunities to settle the dispute. |
| Arbitration Approach: |
I handle arbitration like a "mini trial". Depending on the requests of counsel and the scope of the dispute, I can make adjustments to increase/decrease the formality of the proceedings. |
| Neutral Approach: |
As of April 2008, I have not had the opportunity to serve a a neutral evluator. |
| Other Information: |
I possess and inactive B-1 contractors licensce. For more information, references and articles, please call Dorene Kanh at ADR Servies (415) 772-0900 or refer to:http://www.adrservices.org/neutral/laurence-kay.php |
| Brief Thumbnail: |
In 2007, I was featured on the front page of The Recorder for the $96 million cash settlement of Smokless Tobacco antitrust cases, which involved anti-competitive practices and Sherman anti-trust violantions. The settlement resolved claims that US Tobacco engaged in "extensive restrictive and exclusionary acts" to eliminate competition for moist snuff. I have drawn upon my past experience as the Presiding Judge of the San Francisco Probate Court to mediate numerous contentious probate and trust cases. Over 25% of my caseload involves mediations of these disputes, often involving signifcant estates. The settlements reached have involved the distribution of over $100 million worth of land and other assets amongst the litigants in 2007 alone. I have also served as Discovery Referee on a number of complex Insurance Coverage and Construction related disputes. I welcome the opportunity to assist the court and counsel in the expeditious resolution of thier disputes. |