MAP Background Information provided
| Name: | Steven G. Cohen | ||||
| Address: | Law Offices Of Steven G. Cohen | ||||
| 3600 W. Bayshore Road, Suite 201 | |||||
| Palo Alto, CA 94303 | |||||
| Telephone: | (650) 251-9009 | Fax: | (650) 251-9099 | ||
| Email: | steve.cohen@scohen-law.com | ||||
| Fees: | $400 per hour | ||||
| Other Costs: | None | ||||
| BAR Number: | 0111291 | ||||
| Attorney: x | Non-Attorney Professional Mediator/Arbitrator: Retired Judge/Justice: | ||||
| Mediation Experience: | I have mediated over 150 cases in the last 10 years and settled numerous cases involving real estate, construction defects, employment disputes, intellectual property issues, partnership disputes, personal injury, complex business cases, etc. I have served as a Pro Tem Settlement Judge for Santa Clara County for approximately 15 years. |
| Mediation Training: | Pepperdine Institute for Dispute Resolution--Mediation Skills Course (3 days); Attorney-Mediators Institute--Mediation Training (40 hours); Court of Appeal Mediation Training (17 hours) |
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| Neutral Evaluation Background: | I have served as a Pro Tem Settlement Judge in numerous cases including complex business disputes, personal injury, employment, intellectual property, real estate and construction cases. |
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| Subject | Personal Injury: | Employment: | x | Business: | x | Real Estate: | x | |
| Matter: | Legal Malpractice: | Public Agency: | Probate: | Construction: | x | |||
| Medical Malpractice: | Environmental: | Insurance: | x | Securities: | ||||
| Product Liability: | Landlord-Tenant / Neighborhood: | Dental Malpractice: | ||||||
| Foreign Language(s): | Intellectual Property/High Technology: | x | ||||||
| Accoutings: | Conservatorships/Guardianships: | Wills/Trusts: | ||||||
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| Other Education: |
JD from University of California at Davis (1983) BA in Political Science and Psychology from UC Irvine (1980) |
| Mediation Approach: |
In my experience, different styles work in different situations. It often depends on the lawyers and the parties. I generally begin in a facilitative/nondirective way and move towards a more evaluative/directive style if appropriate. |
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Reference Include: John Toker--Mediation Program Administrator for First District Court of Appeal (415) 865-7375 Ken Van Vleck (Thoits, Love Hershberger & McLean) (650) 327-4200 Read Ambler (JAMS - San Jose) (408) 288-2240 Bob Yorio (Carr & Ferrell) (650) 812-3453 |
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Resume available upon request. |