Dedicated, Respected and Experienced
Full-Time Arbitrator and Mediator
Specializing in Complex Business, Real Property, Construction, Valuation, Healthcare
and Employment Disputes
Domestic and International
AV Rated Lawyer
JD, with honors, Harvard Law School (1980)
Former Partner, Large LA-based, International Law Firm
Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
Fellow, College of Commercial Arbitrators (co-chair, Law School Education Committee)
Distinguished Fellow, International Academy of Mediators
Listed in Best Lawyers in America
Listed as a Northern California Super Lawyer
Best Lawyers' 2013 Mediation "Lawyer of the Year" for the San Jose region of California
Former Resident Professor of Dispute Resolution and Chair of Arbitration Program, The Werner Institute at Creighton University Law Center
Former Adjunct Professor (Arbitration Law) Pepperdine, Loyola, UMKC and Creighton Law Schools
American Arbitration Association Arbitrator -- Commercial, Large Complex Case, Construction, National Healthcare & Employment Panels
Judicate West Mediator
Frequent Speaker and Writer on ADR Topics
Participant, 2013 Session of the Singapore International Arbitration Academy, November 22-December 2, 2013
Served as neutral on many hundreds of
matters, both domestic and international,
since 1998, including multiple major matters ranging in value from $10 million to more than $100 million.
