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Name: Duf Sundheim
Address: 27319 Julietta Lane
  Los Altos Hills, CA 94022

Telephone:(650) 209-0949Fax:(650) 949-2133  
      

Email: dufsundheim37@gmail.com

Fees: $250 per hour  
Other Costs:  Approved out of pocket expenses.

BAR Number:0097194

Attorney: xNon-Attorney Professional Mediator/Arbitrator:         Retired Judge/Justice:  

Mediation
Experience:


 
As an advisor to governors, mayors, legislators, other public officials and private parties, I have mediated local, state, national and international disputes. As a private attorney and as general counsel for an international trade association that includes Disney, Universal Studios, and others, I have mediated complicated business disputes. I also have worked on professional sports disputes and for many years was a certified NFL agent.
Mediation
Training:


 
Pepperdine University, 90 hour class, plus numerous seminars.
Arbitration
Experience:


 
Neutral
Evaluation
Background:

 
Settlement
Conference
Experience:


SubjectPersonal Injury: Employment: Business:xReal Estate: 
Matter:Legal Malpractice: Public Agency:xProbate: Construction: 
 Medical Malpractice: Environmental: Insurance: Securities:x
 Product Liability: Landlord-Tenant / Neighborhood: Dental Malpractice: 
 Foreign Language(s): Intellectual Property/High Technology:  
 Accoutings:  Conservatorships/Guardianships:  Wills/Trusts: 
 Other: Sports

Other
Education:


 
B.A. with Honors and Distinction from Stanford University
J.D. with Exceptional Student Fellowship from Northwestern University
Mediation
Approach:


 
After reading submitted materials and talking with the parties we will agree on a process that is fair to all parties, takes into account the complexity of the dispute, the issue at stake and the reasonable expectations of the parties.
Arbitration
Approach:


 
I try to have the process as informal as the circumstances allow but as formal as the parties desire. At a minimum the structure will provide each party a full and fair opportunity to to present their case.
Neutral
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Global Policy Strategies, APC, CEO and President, 2001-present
- Represents US and international coorporations involved in complex, often sensative, business projects that have involved US government officials and other international leaders http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqZ4LbiD9ws
- Serve as a senior consultant/advisor for statewide ballot initiatives and referendums http:www.sacbee.com/2011/11/03/4026493/the-state-worker-former-geop-chair.html#storylink=miserch
- Served as a Senior Advisor to Governor Schwarzenegger

Sylvandale Junio High Schoo Health Career Academy, Advisor, San Jose, Ca 2011-present
LINC, Co-Founder and Board Member (focuses on issues in the Latino community), 2009-present
Stanford Athletic Board, Board Member, 2007-2011
California Republican Party, Chairman, 2003-2007
Doty Sundheim & Gilmore, APC, Managing Partner, 1986-2001
NFL Contract Advisor, Certified Agent, 1992-2001
Themed Entertainment Association, General Counsel, 1991-2001
California State Bar, Wiley W. Manuel Award for Pro Bono Legal Services, 1992
Palo Alto Bar Association, President, 1991-1992
Board of Trustees, Santa Clara County Bar Association, Member, 1991-1992
U.S.-Soviet Conference on the Law and Trade, Delegate, Moscow, 1990
U.S.-China Joint Session on Trade, Investment and Economic Law, Delegate, Beijing, 1987

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