| Mediation Experience: | Harvard Mediation Training 1995-mediated cases since 1994 |
| Mediation Training: | See resume. |
| Arbitration Experience: | |
| Neutral Evaluation Background: | Federal Panel member since 1995 |
| Settlement Conference Experience: | |
| Subject | Personal Injury: | x | Employment: | x | Business: | x | Real Estate: | x |
| Matter: | Legal Malpractice: | x | Public Agency: | x | Probate: | x | Construction: | x |
| Medical Malpractice: | x | Environmental: | x | Insurance: | x | Securities: | x | |
| Product Liability: | x | Landlord-Tenant / Neighborhood: | Dental Malpractice: | |||||
| Foreign Language(s): | Intellectual Property/High Technology: | x | ||||||
| Accoutings: | Conservatorships/Guardianships: | Wills/Trusts: | ||||||
| Other: Elder law, Healthcare, Class Actions, ADA, Mass Tort | ||||||||
| Other Education: |
B. A., Mount Holyoke College, 1975; Dartmouth College 1973-1974; Honors Commendation; San Mateo Superior Court pro-tem since 1987; J.D., Golden Gate University School of Law, 1981. Editor Law Review. Discovery Referee San Mateo Court 1994-1998; Panelist at JAMS, San Francisco, 1998-present. |
| Mediation Approach: |
Able to deliver whatever the situation specific to that case needs. |
| Arbitration Approach: |
Does not arbitrate. |
| Neutral Approach: |
Initially approach as if an arbitration, then if parties agree move more towards a mediated resolution. |
| Other Information: |
See resume for more information (available upon request). |
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