MAP Background Information provided
| Name: | Richard P. Caputo | ||||
| Address: | 1500 University Avenue | ||||
| San Jose, CA 95126 | |||||
| Telephone: | (408) 293-9522 | Fax: | (408) 293-9599 | ||
| Email: | jscaputo@aol.com | ||||
| Fees: | $300 per hour | ||||
| Other Costs: | None | ||||
| BAR Number: | 0027247 | ||||
| Attorney: x | Non-Attorney Professional Mediator/Arbitrator: Retired Judge/Justice: | ||||
| Mediation Experience: | Mediated over 200 cases primarily in the areas of P.I., Products Liability, Medical Malpractice, as well as Business and Real Estate litigation. |
| Mediation Training: | Successfully completed a 40 hour course in commercial mediation sponsored by the Santa Clara County Bar Association, a 20 hour course in appellate mediation sponsored by the Cal App. Crt., 1st District, and numerous mediation courses given by CEB and JAMS/Indispute. |
| Arbitration Experience: | |
| Neutral Evaluation Background: | Early neutral evaluator for Santa Clara Co. Sup. Crt. and Santa Clara Co. Bar Association since the inception of the program. |
| Settlement Conference Experience: | |
| Subject | Personal Injury: | x | Employment: | Business: | x | Real Estate: | x | |
| Matter: | Legal Malpractice: | Public Agency: | Probate: | Construction: | ||||
| Medical Malpractice: | x | Environmental: | Insurance: | x | 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: |
University of Santa Clara, B.S., 1953; LLB/JD, 1956 |
| Mediation Approach: |
Both facilitative and directive depending on the circumstances of the case and the desire of the parties. |
| Arbitration Approach: |
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| Neutral Approach: |
I usually let the parties advocate their respective positions, discuss the issues in the case in joint session in a facilitative manner, explore their desire to mediate the case, and, if they have reservation in that regard, render an advisory decision. |
| Other Information: |
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| Brief Thumbnail: |
Resume available upon request. |