ADR Services

Mediator; Arbitrator

Specialty Areas

Construction, Real Estate, Commercial Disputes

ADR Experience/Training

Twenty-five years of experience as AAA Construction Industry and Large and Complex Case Panel member. 40 Hour Mediator Training. Mediator for Tuolumne County and Contra Costa County Superior Courts. Early Neutral Evaluator work for several Bay Area courts. 34 years of experience representing parties in construction, real estate and business disputes.

Education

BA, Political Science, UC Berkeley, 1979; JD, Law, University of San Francisco, 1985

Licenses/Certification

California State Bar

Affiliations

BASF; AGC of California Legal Advisory Committee; Mediation Society, Member

Honors/Awards

Rated Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell

Articles/Publications

ADR Practice Guide

ADR Services

Special Master; Arbitration; Mediation.

Specialty Areas

Construction; Real Estate; Insurance; Business; Contracts; Professional Malpractice.

ADR Services

Arbitration; Mediation.

Additional Services

Court Discovery Facilitator/Referee; Private Judge; Parenting Coordinator.

Specialty Areas

Tree and Neighbor Law; Real Estate Disputes; Complex Commercial Issues; Construction; Land Use; Personal Injury; Insurance; Product Liability.

ADR Experience/Training

Initial training in 1990's at Pepperdine University's Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution & the Center for Mediation In Law; dozens of courses (training & teaching) since; neutral since 1996; Founder and Principal of Bonapart Resolution.

Education

JD, Boalt Hall, UC Berkeley, 1985; BA/BA, Poli Sci/Mass Comm, UC Berkeley, 1982.

Affiliations

Referee, facilitator & pro tem settlement judge in various jurisdictions.

Honors/Awards

Nominee Real Property Person of the Year - 2013.

Articles/Publications

Understanding Tree Law: A Handbook for Practitioners (Thomson Reuters 2014); dozens of articles on mediation and real property law.

ADR Services

Arbitration; Mediation; Special Master.

Specialty Areas

Construction; Real Estate; Business Litigation; Intellectual Property; Insurance Coverage; Personal Injury; Professional Liability.

ADR Experience/Training

Successfully mediated more than 2,000 cases, serves as Special Master for all Bay Area courts: sits on mediation panel for the 1st District Court of Appeals and the mediation panel for the 6th District Court of Appeals.

Education

BA, Poli-Sci, Chico State, 1978; JD, U.C. Davis, 1982.

Affiliations

Association of Trial Lawyers, ABA; American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA).

ADR Services

Arbitration; Mediation

Specialty Areas

Personal Injury, Product Liability, Real Estate, Commercial and Business Disputes, Consumer Disputes, Contract, Proposition 65, Neighborhood Disputes

ADR Experience/Training

Trained and certified by Steven Rosenberg - Mediation Training; Arbitration and Mediation experience in Multiple Bay Area Counties.

ADR Services

Arbitration; Mediation; Special Master

Additional Services

International Disputes Consulting; Mock Arbitrations

Specialty Areas

Business; Commercial; Contracts; Energy; Intellectual Property; International; Real Estate; Technology.

ADR Experience/Training

Head of International Litigation and Arbitration Practice of 1000 Lawyer Firm; US Head of the International Arbitration Practice of 4200 Lawyer Firm; sat as ICC and SIAC Arbitrator; Completed AAA, ICDR, and CIArb training; Lectured on Arbitrators' Jurisdiction, Arbitrator Ethics, Discovery, Remedies, Expedited Proceedings, adjusting Advocacy to meet contrasting rules and expectations in US Jury, Domestic and International Arbitration settings, etc.

Education

BA, Economics, Stanford University; J.D., Harvard Law School

Licenses/Certification

California State Bar; admitted to practice in all US District Courts in California; Ninth, Fifth and Tenth US Circuit Courts of Appeal; US Supreme Court.

Affiliations

Elected Member, American Law Institute; One of 31 Advisors to the ALI Project to Draft the Restatement of the US Law of International Commercial and Investment Arbitration; US Member, ICC Arbitration Commission; Member, AAA/ICDR Council; Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America; Former Chair, Litigation Section of the State Bar of California.

Honors/Awards

Named by The Daily Journal as one of California's "Top 100 Lawyers" (September 2018); Named by Best Lawyers in America as the "2018 San Francisco Arbitration Lawyer of the Year," and the "2020 San Francisco Mediation Lawyer of the Year;" Recipient of the Daily Journal's prestigious "2019 California Lawyer Attorney of the Year" award for thought leadership and longstanding efforts to bring International Arbitration to California; Listed in Global Arbitration Review's "International Who's Who in Commerical Arbitration" and in Euromoney's Commercial Arbitration Expert Guide.

Articles/Publications

Co-author (with Hon. Daniel Weinstein) of the chapter on mediation in Thomson Reuters' treatise Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts (4th Ed. 2016); Author, "Six Trends that Will Shape Future International Commercial Disputes," Law 360 (2017); Author, "Should Technology Companies Arbitrate?" Corporate Counsel (2017).

ADR Services

Arbitration; Mediation.

Additional Services

Early Neutral Evaluation.

Specialty Areas

Employment; Business; Contract; Personal Injury.

ADR Services

Arbitration; Mediation

Additional Services

Discovery Referee, Early Neutral Evaluation, Negotiation Training

Specialty Areas

Commercial Transactions, Professional Liability

ADR Experience/Training

Serves on numerous ADR panels including American Arbitration Association, National Commercial Arbitration, Mediation and Mergers and Acquisition Panels; CPR Panel of Distinguished Neutrals; U.S. District Court Mediation and Early Neutral Evaluation Panels; INTA Panel of Trademark Mediators

Education

J.D., Law, UC Davis; MLS, Library Science, UC Berkeley, B.A., Spanish and Russian, University of Michigan.

Licenses/Certification

California State Bar; admitted to practice in all U.S. District Courts in California and Colorado, Ninth and U.S. Supreme Court; CEDR Certified Mediator

Affiliations

Fellow, College of Commercial Arbitrators; National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals

Honors/Awards

Best Lawyers in America for Arbitration; Best Lawyers 2019 Arbitration "Lawyer of the Year "in San Francisco; Super Lawyers for ADR, Business Litigation and Top 50 Women Lawyers, San Francisco.

Articles/Publications

Numerous publications in ADR, arbitration and mediation. See complete list at www.turitzadr.com

ADR Services

Arbitration; Mediation; Special Master

ADR Services

Arbitration; Mediation; Special Master.

Additional Services

Early Neutral Evaluation; Private Judging.

Specialty Areas

Judicate West is one of California’s leading providers of private dispute resolution services with a distinguished roster of proven neutrals, including retired state and federal court judges plus attorney mediators and arbitrators from a wide variety of practice areas. Founded in 1993, the firm prides itself on maintaining the utmost integrity in delivering innovative solutions to all types of civil disputes. The firm’s successful formula involves top-tier neutrals, a great company culture and an experienced team of ADR professionals dedicated to delivering gold standard service in alternative dispute resolution (ADR). Judicate West has offices in Santa Ana, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego and San Francisco.

ADR Services

Arbitration; Mediation

Additional Services

AAA Arbitrator; SF Superior Judge Pro Tem; BASF Fee Arbitration Panel and Mediation; San Francisco Superior Court Mandatory Settlement Conference Panel.

Specialty Areas

Legal Malpractice; HOA/Davis Stirling Act Compliance; Real Estate and Leases; Business; Legal Malpractice; Commercial; Securities; Environmental & Natural Resources.

ADR Experience/Training

Longtime and skilled arbitrator with more than 42 years on the American Arbitration Association Commercial-Panel, arbitrating matters involving commercial, real estate, technology and securities. Also serves as a Pro Tem Judge for the San Francisco Superior Court and an arbitrator and mediator for the BASF Fee Dispute Panel.

Education

J.D., Hastings College of the Law, 1970; A.B., cum laude, University of Southern California, 1967.

Licenses/Certification

California Bar, 1970.

Affiliations

Fellow of the American Bar Foundation; Association of Business Trial Lawyers of Northern California.

Honors/Awards

Northern California Super Lawyer in 2004, 2005, 2006.

Articles/Publications

Author, "Selected Panelist and Contributor to Contract Negotiations and Preparation in the Oil and Gas Industry: Drafting Complete and Unambiguous Agreements," 2005, Lorman Education Services; Author, "California Supreme Court Clears the Way for Increased Judicial Review of Arbitration Awards," February 2009, The Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin; Author, "Do's and Don't's on Maximizing Arbitration," October 2011, The Daily Journal; Co-Author, "Navigating Unconscionability Post-Concepcion," December 2011, Law 360; Co-Author, "Renewed Attention to Arbitration Agreements," April 2012, CALA Legal Update; Author, "What Executives and General Counsel Need to Know About Drafting ADR Provisions in Contracts," August 2012, ExecSense.

ADR Services

Arbitration

Specialty Areas

International Transaction; Contracts; Joint Ventures; Construction; Licensing

ADR Experience/Training

Since 1991, arbitrator and tribunal member in commercial contract cases under AAA, ICDR, ICC, Japan Commerical Arbitration Association and UNCITRAL Rules. AAA ACE, Construction and International Arbitrator Training; Chartered Institute of Aribitrators Fellowship Course.

Education

BA, cum laude, Sociology, Harvard College, 1959; JD cum laude, Law, Harvard Law School, 1965;

Licenses/Certification

Lawyer admitted in California (1966) and New York (1985); Chartered Arbitrator

Affiliations

Sole Practitioner, Eastman Law Office, San Francisco 2015 - present; Sole Practitioner in practice as registered foreign lawyer in Tokyo, Japan 2008-2014; Partner, Holland & Knight (formerly known as Whitman, Breed, Abbott & Morgan) Tokyo Office 1993 - 2008; Partner, Whitman & Ransom Tokyo Office 1990 - 1993; Counsel and subsequently Partner, McKenna & Co. Singapore and Tokyo Offices 1983 - 1990; Associate and subsequently Partner, Graham & James, Tokyo, San Francisco and Singapore Offices 1965-1983.

Honors/Awards

Fellow and Chartered Arbitrator, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Advisor,Japanese Association of Arbitrators; Distinguished Neutral, CPR Institute (New York).

Articles/Publications

Panelist, Resolving Disputes with Companies from Asia, San Francisco, January22, 2016;Note "Rent-a-Center v Jackson" 77 Arbitration 280-283 (2011); international case note on Birbrower v. Superior Court, AMERICAN JOURNALOF INTERNATIONAL LAW, April 2000; "Joint Venturing in the Far East," chapter 4, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FAR EAST, Dow Jones-Irwin Pub., 1990; "The FIDIC Red Book Fourth Edition," CONSTRUCTION LAWYER, November 1989.

ADR Services

Arbitration; Mediation

Additional Services

Arbitration; Mediation; Special Master/Discovery; Investigations; Special Counsel; Consultant

Specialty Areas

Complex Commercial; IP, Trade Secrets, Trademarks; Franchise, Distribution; Insurance; VC and Joint Ventures; Securities and Investor Relations.

ADR Experience/Training

AAA Panelist and Certified Mediator for over 20 years. Hundreds of ADR CLEs from AAA, Straus/Pepperdine, SVAMC, ACC, ABTL and others. Trained by Lee Jay Berman and Ron Kelly. Litigator and In-House Counsel for Major Corporations, Emerging Growth Start-ups, and Pro Bono. Corporate and IP Boutique Firms. Pro Tem Training.

Education

BS, BioChemical - Engineering, UC Irvine; MBA, Finance/Marketing/Strategy, UC Irvine, Merage School of Business; JD, Litigation/Transaction, WSU, School of Law.

Licenses/Certification

Licensed to Practice Law in California; Registered with UK-SRA; AAA Panels: Complex Commercial, VC and Joint Ventures, IP, Franchise, Insurance; California Special Master; Certified Mediator; Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Member; The Mediation Society, Member.

Affiliations

American Arbitration Association (AAA); Association of Business Trial Lawyers (ABTL); Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC); Straus/Pepperdine ADR Inn of Court.
The Lawyers Club of San Francisco/Inn; The Mediation Society (TMS); California Society for Healthcare Attorneys (CSHA); Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center (SVAMC); Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb).

Honors/Awards

Judge: Vis International Moot Court & National Mock Trial Competition; Pro Bono Service Award; Honors Contracts and Torts.

Articles/Publications

University Teaching: UCI, USC, CalWestern, Others;
Keynote Speaker: Several University, Association and Business Groups; At Legislative Committees and Commissions: 20 + Submissions and Testimony on Mediation Confidentiality and other topics.