MAP Background Information provided
| Name: | Nicholas Pastore | ||||
| Address: | 64 W. Santa Clara Street | ||||
| San Jose, CA 95113 | |||||
| Telephone: | (408) 295-7701 | Fax: | (408) 295-1423 | ||
| Email: | npastore@campbellwarburton.com | ||||
| Fees: | $350 per hour | ||||
| Other Costs: | Actual expenses if any | ||||
| BAR Number: | 0000000 | ||||
| Attorney: x | Non-Attorney Professional Mediator/Arbitrator: Retired Judge/Justice: | ||||
| Mediation Experience: | I began mediating cases in 2004. I have mediated over 200 cases in a variety of subject matter areas including real estate, construction defect, contract disputes, landlord tenant disputes, business matters, personal injury, civil matters, products liability and insurance defense. |
| Mediation Training: | |
| Arbitration Experience: | |
| Neutral Evaluation Background: | I have evaluated a few cases, as an alternative to mediation in the areas of: personal injury. |
| Settlement Conference Experience: | |
| Subject | Personal Injury: | x | Employment: | Business: | x | Real Estate: | x | |
| Matter: | Legal Malpractice: | Public Agency: | Probate: | Construction: | x | |||
| Medical Malpractice: | Environmental: | Insurance: | x | Securities: | ||||
| Product Liability: | x | Landlord-Tenant / Neighborhood: | Dental Malpractice: | |||||
| Foreign Language(s): | Intellectual Property/High Technology: | x | ||||||
| Accoutings: | Conservatorships/Guardianships: | Wills/Trusts: | ||||||
| Other: Partnership Disssolutions | ||||||||
| Other Education: |
Stanford University, B.A. (1979); Santa Clara Law School, J. D. (1982) |
| Mediation Approach: |
I usually use the facilitative/nondirective approach, but can use the evaluative/directive style if necessary, or requested. |
| Arbitration Approach: |
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| Neutral Approach: |
Unlike mediation, I utilize an evaluative approach with a major emphasis at the end of the session on the benefits of settlement. |
| Other Information: |
My strength is gaining the trust of mediation participants (counsel and parties) and persistence in reaching settlement. I have served as Judge Pro Tem at Santa Clara County Superior Court for several years and have successfully settled the majority of cases assigned to me. I also currently serve on the Civil ADR Panel for the Santa Clara County Superior Court |
| Brief Thumbnail: |
Nicholas Pastore is an experienced private mediator, having mediated over 200 cases to date in a variety of subject matter areas, including real estate, construction defect, contract diputes, landlord tenant disputes, business matters, personal injury, civil matters, products liability and insurance defense. Mr. Pastore brings to mediation over 25 years of extensive litigation experience, having been a partner in the Campbell, Warburton, Fitzsimmons, Smith, Mendell & Pastore law firm for over 20 years and President/Secretary for almost 10 years. Mr. Pastore generally takes a facilitative approach to ensure that the parties are heard and their interests are brought to the table. He also works with cousel to assess the strengths and weaknesses of their case in order to consider the benefits of settlement against the risks and costs of going to trial. Mr. Pastore offers a large conference room and can accomodate large groups. |