MAP Background Information provided
| Name: | Florence Beier | ||||
| Address: | 2027 New Brunswick Drive | ||||
| San Mateo, CA 94402 | |||||
| Telephone: | (650) 573-1191 | Fax: | (650) 341-0982 | ||
| Email: | rfbeier@earthlink.net | ||||
| Fees: | $250 per hour | ||||
| Other Costs: | Phone, correspondence, and travel. | ||||
| BAR Number: | 0000000 | ||||
| Attorney: | Non-Attorney Professional Mediator/Arbitrator: x Retired Judge/Justice: | ||||
| Mediation Experience: | Over 150 varied mediations for Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center, San Mateo County Mediation Program, Superior Court of San Mateo County, and Palo Alto City Government, including business biotech, real estate, school system, condominium, homeowner association, landlord-tenenat, probate, personal injury, and neighbor disputes. |
| Mediation Training: | Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center training (25 hours), plus case development training, advanced mediator training, and advanced workshops in real estate, large group, homeowner association and specialized mediation. - San Mateo County Mediation training (25 hours) with Nancy Yeend - Executive Council of Homeowners mediation training (20 hours) - Commercial mediation training with Mediate-Tech (20 hours) |
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| Subject | Personal Injury: | Employment: | x | Business: | x | Real Estate: | x | |
| Matter: | Legal Malpractice: | Public Agency: | x | Probate: | Construction: | |||
| Medical Malpractice: | x | Environmental: | Insurance: | Securities: | ||||
| Product Liability: | Landlord-Tenant / Neighborhood: | x | Dental Malpractice: | |||||
| Foreign Language(s): | x | Intellectual Property/High Technology: | ||||||
| Accoutings: | Conservatorships/Guardianships: | Wills/Trusts: | ||||||
| Other: Health care (hospitals, physicians, HMO's) school administration | ||||||||
| Other Education: |
BA, Stanford University (history) 1951 (Phi Beta Kappa) MA and EdS, University of Michigan (journalism, education) 1965, 1976 Graduate study: Harvard University (community relations) 1974 |
| Mediation Approach: |
Primarily facilitative. Supportive of parties reaching their own resolution, but strict in enforcement of ground-rules and focus on issues. |
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| Other Information: |
Extensive experience in public relations, school administration, health care communications, and community organizing. Fluent in German. |
| Brief Thumbnail: |
Florence Beier is one of the Bay Area's most experience mediators. Resume available upon request. |