MAP Background Information provided
| Name: | Robert S. Luft | ||||
| Address: | 160 West Santa Clara St., Suite 1150 | ||||
| San Jose, CA 95128 | |||||
| Telephone: | (408) 288-2240 | Fax: | (408) 295-5267 | ||
| Email: | rluft@jamsadr.com | ||||
| Fees: | $375 per hour | ||||
| Other Costs: | Administrative Fee: $150.00 per party | ||||
| BAR Number: | 0036441 | ||||
| Attorney: x | Non-Attorney Professional Mediator/Arbitrator: Retired Judge/Justice: | ||||
| Mediation Experience: | Santa Clara Superior Court and private mediations for over 12 years |
| Mediation Training: | Intermediate, advanced and construction defect programs at Pepperdine University. Specialized trianing from the California Court of Appeal, U.S. District Court and The American Health Lawyers Association. |
| Arbitration Experience: | I have arbitrated civil disputes as a sole party attorney for over 15 years. |
| Neutral Evaluation Background: | Have served and evaluated bodily injury, insurance, and medical malpractice cases for the United States District Court and San Mateo County Superior Court. |
| Settlement Conference Experience: | I have served as a Settlement Conference Judge Pro Tem for Santa Clara Superior Court for over 15 years and have mediated private cases. |
| Subject | Personal Injury: | x | Employment: | x | Business: | Real Estate: | ||
| Matter: | Legal Malpractice: | x | Public Agency: | Probate: | Construction: | |||
| Medical Malpractice: | x | Environmental: | Insurance: | x | Securities: | |||
| Product Liability: | Landlord-Tenant / Neighborhood: | Dental Malpractice: | ||||||
| Foreign Language(s): | Intellectual Property/High Technology: | |||||||
| Accoutings: | Conservatorships/Guardianships: | Wills/Trusts: | ||||||
| Other: Elder Abuse, Health care | ||||||||
| Other Education: |
University of South Carolina - BA 1958 Hastings College of the Law - LLB 1964 |
| Mediation Approach: |
I use a fair, balanced and positive facilitative approcah to mediation. I will become evaluative when the parties or attorneys request or expect it. |
| Arbitration Approach: |
I conduct a fair and impartial arbitration in accord with JAMS ethical standards, rules and procedures. |
| Neutral Approach: |
I evaluate the facts, issues and applicable law and provide an evaluation that will hopefully help to settle the case at the appropriate time. |
| Other Information: |
I was a civil trial lawyer for 40 years. I tried and arbitrated medical malpractice, legal malpractice, insurance related, and large personal injury cases. I have gained the experience, trianing and reputation to resolve cases fairly, creatively and effectively thourgh the ADR process. I reside in San Mateo County and am a memeber of the San Mateo Bar Assciation. |
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Resume available upon request. |