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| Name: | Doris A. Squeri | ||||
| Address: | 777 First Street, PMB# 509 | ||||
| Gilroy, CA 95020 | |||||
| Telephone: | (408) 847-7287 | Fax: | (408) 847-0150 | ||
| Email: | dorsqu@earthlink.net | ||||
| Fees: | $325 per hour | ||||
| Other Costs: | No cost for travel within the bay area or administrative costs. No cost to other parties, unless special accommodations need to be made for special circumstances (i.e. large groups, special security, etc) | ||||
| BAR Number: | 0121222 | ||||
| Attorney: x | Non-Attorney Professional Mediator/Arbitrator: Retired Judge/Justice: | ||||
| Mediation Experience: | Over 1,000 hours of mediation time as a litigant and over 2 dozen mediations as a mediator or settlement pro tem. Three years full time mediation experience. |
| Mediation Training: | 42 hours at Pepperdine University Straus Institute of Dispute Resolution: Mediating the Litigated Case. |
| Arbitration Experience: | Over 20 years as a judicial arbitrator for Santa Clara County Superior Court. |
| Neutral Evaluation Background: | |
| Settlement Conference Experience: | |
| Subject | Personal Injury: | x | Employment: | Business: | Real Estate: | |||
| Matter: | Legal Malpractice: | Public Agency: | Probate: | Construction: | x | |||
| Medical Malpractice: | Environmental: | Insurance: | Securities: | |||||
| Product Liability: | x | Landlord-Tenant / Neighborhood: | Dental Malpractice: | |||||
| Foreign Language(s): | Intellectual Property/High Technology: | |||||||
| Accoutings: | Conservatorships/Guardianships: | Wills/Trusts: | ||||||
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| Other Education: |
UC Berkeley undergrad 1981, Santa Clara University School of Law 1985. |
| Mediation Approach: |
I use a combination of facilitative and directive approaches, depending on the sophistication of the parties and the nature of the case. My goal is to provide an atmosphere of respect and professioonalism, and to finding creative solutions to settlement. |
| Arbitration Approach: |
For nonbinding arbitration my approach is largely informal per the rules of the court; for binding arbitration I use a more formal approach. I am amenable to allowing the parties set the tone so long as it is productive. |
| Neutral Approach: |
I prefer to let the parties set the tone so long as it is productive. |
| Other Information: |
I believe it is my role to serve the parties and the court, so as long as a fair process can be utilized to resolve the matter, I am willing to be flexible in order to achieve the ultimate goal of resolution. |
| Brief Thumbnail: |
Mediation, Arbitration, Discovery Referee and Special Master Services Hourly rate of $325.00 per hour, no charge for travel or administrative costs. Experience: - Senior litigator and Managing Attorney, Safeco Insurance Company, 1985-2008 - Judicial Arbitrator, Santa Clara County, 1990-present - CESC Neutral, Santa Clara County, 2008-present - Over 25 years experience hadling personal injury litigation and over 20 years handling construction defects, breach of contract, environmental coverage, real estate, and complex litigation matters - Specializing in representation of developer, general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, design professionals, manufacturers and homeowner associations; residential, commercial and public works projects throughout Northern California. Presentations/Training Experience: - Professional Responsibility for New Attorneys, ADC Boot Camp, 2003 - Alternative Dispute Resolution, ADC Boot Camp, 2009 - Litigating the Large Exposure Case, 2007-2008 - Ethical Considerations in Handling Construction Defect Litigation, 2002 - Client Communication in the Reservation of Rights Case, 2008 Affiliations/Memberships: - ABA Real Estate, and Litigation Sections, Member, ABA Forum on the Construction Industry, 1991-present - ABA Section on Dispute Resolution, 2008-present - Santa Clara County Bar Association, 1985-present |