| Name: | Michael Ornstil | ||||
| Address: | 2 Embarcadero Center, Suite 1500 | ||||
| San Francisco, CA 94111 | |||||
| Telephone: | (415) 774-2619 | Fax: | (415) 982-5287 | ||
| Email: | mornstil@jamsadr.com | ||||
| Fees: | $500 per hour | ||||
| Other Costs: | $175 per party Case Management Fee for mediation - $500 for arbitration. | ||||
| BAR Number: | 0104763 | ||||
| Attorney: x | Non-Attorney Professional Mediator/Arbitrator: Retired Judge/Justice: | ||||
| Mediation Experience: | 13 years full-time mediator. Have mediated cases in 8 states. Have mediated in excess of 1500 cases. |
| Mediation Training: | San Francisco Bar Association, Bates-Edwards Group, Center for Dispute Resolution Training, JAMS Training. Total in excess of 100 hours. |
| Arbitration Experience: | 17 years of arbitration experience including serving on arbitration panel of most local Superior Courts. Have arbitrated in excess of 250 cases. |
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| Subject | Personal Injury: | x | Employment: | x | Business: | x | Real Estate: | x |
| Matter: | Legal Malpractice: | x | Public Agency: | Probate: | Construction: | x | ||
| Medical Malpractice: | x | Environmental: | Insurance: | x | Securities: | x | ||
| Product Liability: | x | Landlord-Tenant / Neighborhood: | Dental Malpractice: | x | ||||
| Foreign Language(s): | Intellectual Property/High Technology: | |||||||
| Accoutings: | Conservatorships/Guardianships: | Wills/Trusts: | ||||||
| Other: Lemon law, partnership dissolution | ||||||||
| Other Education: |
University of Miami - 1978 B. S. Political Science w/letters Hastings College of the Law - 1982 J.D. |
| Mediation Approach: |
Facilitative in early stages but evaluative and directive when necessary and appropriate. |
| Arbitration Approach: |
Informal. Look to parties for guidance in terms of relaxation of rules of evidence. |
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Resume available upon request. |