MAP Background Information provided
| Name: | Judge James S. Trembath | ||||
| Address: | ADR Services, Inc. | ||||
| 100 First Street, 27th Floor | |||||
| San Francisco, CA 94105 | |||||
| Telephone: | (408) 354-3502 | Fax: | (408) 354-3502 | ||
| Email: | judgetrembath@aol.com | ||||
| Fees: | $425 per hour | ||||
| Other Costs: | ADR Services charges of $250 per party and $250 Arb. set up fee. | ||||
| BAR Number: | 0000000 | ||||
| Attorney: | Non-Attorney Professional Mediator/Arbitrator: Retired Judge/Justice: x | ||||
| Mediation Experience: | Five years of mediation experience throughout the Bay Area, Modesto, Sacramento and Lake Tahoe engaging in a wide variety of matters. Eight years as a civil settlement judge while serving on the single assignment civil "Fast Track". |
| Mediation Training: | Among other courses, attended the CJER (California Judicial Education and Research) mediation training both basic and advanced at Pepperdine University; Attended and assisted the John Paul Jones mediation traning course as a faculty member at the National Judicial College in Reno, NV; Attended the Pepperdine Mediation Matters Forum twice; taught mediation to both the local Bench and at CJER, local Bar Associations, and to law firms. |
| Arbitration Experience: | Arbitrated numerous matters to conclusion. Served most of judicial career on the civil assignment and presided over numerous bench trials. |
| Neutral Evaluation Background: | Have provided neutral evaluation service privately. |
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| Subject | Personal Injury: | x | Employment: | x | Business: | x | Real Estate: | x |
| Matter: | Legal Malpractice: | x | Public Agency: | Probate: | x | Construction: | x | |
| Medical Malpractice: | Environmental: | Insurance: | Securities: | |||||
| Product Liability: | Landlord-Tenant / Neighborhood: | Dental Malpractice: | ||||||
| Foreign Language(s): | Intellectual Property/High Technology: | |||||||
| Accoutings: | Conservatorships/Guardianships: | Wills/Trusts: | ||||||
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| Other Education: |
Currently serves as author for the West Group (formerly Brancroft-Whitney) in Real Property Litigation. |
| Mediation Approach: |
Unlike in trials and arbitrations, I believe that the parties should be allowed to participate and feel that they have a say in the process. I usually begin with a facilitative/directive approach and then, as needed, I shift to a more directive approach. I am amenable to counsel's agreed approach also. |
| Arbitration Approach: |
I try to create a somewhat informal hearing environment, relaxed approach to evidence (unless counsel want a strict approach) and I follow the law. I have no difficulty in calling it as I see it as opposed to "splittign the baby". |
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