Allan Schwartz
Law Offices of Allan Schwartz
Email: mking@sfbar.org Website: www.sfbar.org/adr-services/mediation-panelists/schwartzADR Services
Mediation and Arbitration
Specialty Areas
Real Estate, Fee Disputes, Entertainment, Contract, Business, Intellectual Property, Partnership Disputes
Barri Kaplan Bonapart
OwnerBonapart & Associates
591 Redwood HighwaySuite 2310
Mill Valley, CA 94941 Phone: (415) 332-3313 Fax: (415) 332-4603 Email: bonapart@got-peace.com Website: www.got-peace.com
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.
Diana Kruze
Mediator, Arbitrator, Private Judge, and Discovery Referee/Special MasterADR by Diana
Email: mking@sfbar.org Website: www.sfbar.org/adr-services/mediation-panelists/diana-kruze/ADR Services
Arbitration; Mediation; Special Master.
Specialty Areas
Entertainment; Family; Fee Disputes; Financial; Government; Healthcare; HOA, TIC, Condo Disputes; Insurance; Intellectual Property; Intra-Organizational; LGBT Issues; Labor; Landlord/Tenant; Land Use; Legal Malpractice; Medical Malpractice; Partnership Dissolution; Personal Injury; Probate/Trust; Products Liability; Professional Malpractice; Real Estate; Securities; Uninsured Motorist; Women's Issues.
Gary L. Benton
US and International Arbitrator and MediatorGary Benton Arbitration
555 Bryant StreetSte. 523
Palo Alto, CA 94301 Phone: (650) 283-5949 Email: gary@garybentonarbitration.com Website: www.garybentonarbitration.com/
ADR Services
- Mediation
- Arbitration
Additional Services
Gary Benton is an internationally recognized Arbitrator and Mediator with expertise in international business, corporate investment, high tech, telecom, life sciences and emerging growth matters.
Specialty Areas
- Business
- Commercial
- Contracts
- Employment
- Energy
- Entertainment
- Intellectual Property
- International
- Intra– Organizational
- Partnership Disputes
- Patent/Trademark
- Securities
ADR Experience/Training
Over 35 years - has handled hundreds of cases around the world and serves on the panels of AAA, ICC, CPR and other leading ADR institutions in the US, Europe and Asia.
Appointed USDC NDCA Early Neutral Evaluator.
Education
AB cum laude, Washington University (Political Science, International Development and Earth & Planetary Sciences)
JD cum laude. Tulane University
Legal studies, UC Hastings (non-matriculated)
International studies, Stanford Univ. (non-matriculated)
Licenses/Certification
Qualified as a US lawyer (California and DC) and an English solicitor
Admitted US S.Ct., 9th Cir., Fed Cir. and all California federal district courts
Affiliations
Full time Arbitrator and Mediator;
Adjunct Professor of Law at Santa Clara University;
Founder/Chairman of Founder and Chairman of the Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center (SVAMC);
Previously a partner with Coudert Brothers and Pillsbury.
Honors/Awards
CIArb Chartered Arbitrator and Fellow; College of Commercial Arbitrators Fellow, NADN Appointee.
Named by the National Law Journal as one of the 25 ADR Trendsetters and Visionaries in the US. Also named to IAM 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists.
Articles/Publications
See website www.garybentonarbitration.com for full publications listing
Additional affiliations: CIArb, CCA, NADN, ICCA, IBA, ABA, CLA, SVAMC, iTechLaw, AIPLA.
Co-Chair of the California Lawyers Association (CLA) International ADR Committee.
Gilda R. Turitz
Arbitrator and MediatorTuritz Dispute Resolution
Four Embarcadero, Suite 1400San Francisco, CA 94111-4164 Phone: (415) 324-8822 Fax: (888) 490-4441 Email: gt@turitzadr.com Website: www.turitzadr.com
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
Kenneth S Korea
Law & ADR
101 S. Santa Cruz Ave #888US and International Arbitrator and Mediator
Los Gatos, CA 95030 Phone: (408) 712-2045 Email: ken@colev.law Website: www.colev.law
ADR Services
• Mediation
• Arbitration
• Special Master
Additional Services
Ken Korea is an internationally recognized arbitrator and mediator with expertise in high tech, telecom, patent, multi-jurisdictional dispute, FRAND/SEP, trade secret, transborder M&A matters.
Specialty Areas
• Business
• Commercial
• Contracts
• Fee Disputes
• Intellectual Property
• International
• Intra– Organizational
• Partnership Disputes
• Patent/Trademark
• Personal Injury
• Professional Malpractice
• Real Estate
ADR Experience/Training
Practiced law over 29 years as a judicial law clerk, federal prosecutor, patent litigator, technology transactions attorney, and inhouse counsel and serves as a temporary judge and settlement conference officer for San Francisco Superior Court.
Education
Northwestern University School of Law, Juris Doctor, 1993
Cornell University, BS (Electrical Engineering), 1988
Licenses/Certification
Admitted as a US lawyer in California and Florida (inactive)
Patent Attorney registered with US Patent & Trademark Office
Affiliations
American Arbitration Association (AAA)
California Arbitration
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
KCAB INTERNATIONAL
Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center (SVAMC/Palo Alto)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Honors/Awards
AM Strategy 300 Top IP Strategists
Top In-House Counsel, Daily Journal, San Francisco, CA.
Articles/Publications
See https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenkorea/recent-activity/shares/ for publications.
Malcolm Sher
Attorney / MediatorMalcolm Sher 4 Mediated Solutions
Email: mking@sfbar.org Website: www.sfbar.org/adr-services/mediation-panelists/sher/ADR Services
Mediation, Arbitration.
Additional Services
Neutral Evaluation.
Specialty Areas
Cross-Cultural Disputes; Business; Real Estate; Professional Malpractice; Contracts; Commercial; Employment; Personal Injury; Probate / Trust; Discrimination / Sexual Harassment.
ADR Experience/Training
Specialize in high emotional, cross-cultural disputes. Have mediated and arbitrated hundreds of cases in above specialty areas. Flexible approach. Respectful style. Willing to be evaluative, if appropriate. Training includes Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University, Symposium at Harvard Negotiation Project, Steve Rosenberg Advanced Training. Have been panelist on numerous ADR programs.
Education
LLB (Hons), Law, London University, 1969.
Licenses/Certification
California Bar, 1976; Solicitor of the Supreme Courts of England and Wales, 1972.
Affiliations
Bar Associations of San Francisco, Alameda and Contra Costa; ADRNC; National and California Academies of Distinguished Neutrals; The Mediation Society.
Honors/Awards
State Bar of California; ADR Standing Committee; Executive Committee on Mandatory Fee Arbitration, 2010-2015.
Articles/Publications
Recognizing and Validating Diversity in Mediation, San Francisco Daily Journal, June 2012; "The High Cost of Failing to Prepare for Mediation", SFDJ, February 2012; "The Tail Wagging the Dog: Strategies for Settling Attorneys Fees - Driven Cases", SFDJ, February 2011; "Partition Actions Come in Many Shapes and Sizes", SFDJ, April 21, 2010; "Consider Mediating Fee Disputes Gracefully", SFDJ, November 11, 2013; "An Alternative Approach to Pre-Mediation Discovery" SFDJ, October 7, 2013.
Martin H. Dodd
PartnerFutterman Dupree Dodd Croley Maier LLP
Email: mking@sfbar.org Website: www.sfbar.org/adr-services/mediation-panelists/dodd/ADR Services
Arbitration; Mediation; Special Master.
Additional Services
Early Neutral Evaluation.
Specialty Areas
Business; Civil Rights; Commercial; Discrimination/Sexual Harassment; Employment; Labor; Partnership Disputes; Personal Injury; Real Estate.
ADR Experience/Training
Over 300 Mediations since 1997. ADR Training: Comprehensive Training in Commercial Arbitration (2011); Mediation and Conflict Resolution Training (40 hours); ADR Applications, Inc. Mediation Training (40 hours); Northern District of California Mediation Training (20 hours); California Court of Appeals Mediation Training (16.75 hours).
Education
B.A., History, University of CA, Santa Cruz, 1974; M.A., History, Harvard University, 1977; J.D., University of CA Berkeley, 1982.
Licenses/Certification
California Bar.
Affiliations
The Mediation Society; ADR Committee, State Bar Litigation Section; ABA ADR Committee.
Honors/Awards
Northern California Super Lawyer 2009-2017; Order of the Coif, 1982.
Neil R. Bardack
PartnerHanson Bridgett LLP
425 Market Street, 26th FloorSan Francisco, CA 94105 Phone: (415) 995-5849 Fax: (415) 995-3570 Email: nbardack@hansonbridgett.com Website: www.hansonbridgett.com
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.
Richard Chernick
Managing Director Jams Arbitration PracticeJAMS
555 W. Fifth Street, 32nd FloorLos Angeles, CA 90013 Phone: (213) 253-9790 Alternate: (213) 253-9718 Fax: (213) 620-0100 Email: rchernick@jamsadr.com Website: www.jamsadr.com
ADR Services
Arbitration; Mediation.
Additional Services
Dispute Resolution Consulting; Dispute System Design.
Specialty Areas
Business; Commercial; Employment; Entertainment - IP; Technology; Construction; Real Estate; Law Practice Disputes; Insurance Coverage; Partnership Disputes; International Commercial Arbitration.
ADR Experience/Training
Vice President and Managing Director of JAMS' Arbitration Practice; Conducted over 1,900 arbitrations and mediations before all major administering institutions (domestically and internationally); Former Chair of the Dispute Resolution Section of the ABA; Founding President of the College of Commercial Arbitrators; Served as ABA's Advisor to the Revised Uniform Arbitration Act; Frequent trainer and lecturer on arbitration and mediation topics
Education
J.D., University of Southern California (USC); A.B., University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
Affiliations
Member of Advisory Board of the Institute for Transnational Arbitration; Board Member of California Dispute Resolution Council & Western Justice Center; Past President of LACBA and Legal Aid Foundation; Member of the following panels: (1) Hong Kong International Arbitration Center; (2) Beijing Arbitration Commission; (3) JAMS/Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration; (4) Japan Commercial Arbitration Association; (5) Korean International Arbitration Board; (6) Asian International Arbitration Centre; (7) Chicago International Dispute Resolution Association (CIDRA)
Honors/Awards
Lawyer of the Year for Arbitration, Best Lawyers (2016, 2020); "Best Lawyers in America," Best Lawyers (2005-2016, 2020); "Champion of Justice" Award, Western Justice Center (2019); "ADR Champion," National Law Journal (2016-2018); Los Angeles ADR Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers (2011, 2015); Los Angeles Mediation Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers (2013); Leader Among World's Commercial Arbitration Specialists, Global Arbitration Review (2013); Top California Neutral, Daily Journal (2003, 2006-2010, 2012)
Articles/Publications
Author of monthly ADR Practitioner column in Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal; "California is missing out on international arbitration business," Co-Author, Daily Journal (2018); "Resolve large fee disputes effectively," Co-Author, Daily Journal (2017); "Making Arbitration Work: Best Practices," Co-Author, Bar Bulletin (2016); "Witnesses in Arbitration - California Arbitration Act (Parts I & 11)," Author, Law.com (2015, 2016); "Enforcing Arbitration Agreements: The Choice of Procedural Law," Author, Law.com (2015); "First Things First: Design the Arbitration Process You Want," Author, Law.com (2015); "The Mediator as Process Designer," Author, Law.com (2014); "Reimagining Arbitration," Author, Law.com (2014); "Selecting Party Arbitrators," Author, ABTL Los Angeles (2014); "A Primer on Arbitrability," Author, Law.com (2014); "Expediting Arbitration," Co-Author, Just Resolutions (2012); "Reimagining Arbitration," Co-Author, ABA Litigation Journal, Volume 37, Number 4, Summer 2011; "The Search for Cost Effective and Efficient International Commercial Arbitration: There is a Solution," Co-Author, International Comparative Legal Guide to International Arbitration (2011).
Richard J. Idell
The Idell Firm LLP
Email: mking@sfbar.org Website: www.sfbar.org/adr-services/mediation-panelists/idell/ADR Services
Arbitration; Mediation.
Additional Services
Early Neutral Evaluation; Discovery Referee; Judge Pro Tempore.
Specialty Areas
Entertainment; Intellectual Property (copyright, trademark & publicity); Employment; Trade Secrets; Wine Law; Contracts; Real Estate; Corporate/Limited Liability Company Disputes; Personal Injury and other Tort Claims; Investment Disputes/Securities.
ADR Experience/Training
Serves on ADR panels of the Marin Superior Court, BASF Mediation Panel; American Arbitration Association Arbitration and Mediation Panels. Prior experience on the ADR Arbitration Panel of the US District Court, Northern District of California. Services as a panelist for BASF for mandatory fee arbitration matters. Private Arbitrations and Mediations. Mediation training includes 40 hours with Steve Rosenberg, training with California Lawyers for the Arts and annual CLEs. Arbitration Training, AAA University.
Education
J.D., Law, Golden Gate University, 1976; A.B., Sociology, University of California, Berkeley, 1970.
Affiliations
American Bar Association Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries; Bay Area Gastronomique Entertainment Lawyers Societé; International Association of Entertainment Lawyers; American Bar Association Intellectual Property Section; Bar Association of San Francisco Intellectual Property Section; California Lawyers for the Arts.
Articles/Publications
See www.idellfirm.com.
Sanford Kingsley
Attorney MediatorMediation Offices of Sanford Kingsley
Email: mking@sfbar.org Website: www.sfbar.org/adr-services/mediation-panelists/kingsley-s/ADR Services
Mediation; Special Master.
Additional Services
Early Neutral Evaluation; Discovery Master; Judge Pro Tem / Judicial Reference.
Specialty Areas
Insurance; Commercial Disputes; Real Estate; Employment; Personal Injury; Landlord-Tenant; Fee Disputes; Maritime (Cargo, Personal Injury and Blue Water Maritime).
ADR Experience/Training
Prior ADR Experience/ Training: Full time neutral; over 35 years of Litigation Ld mediation experience including service as Judge Pro tern. Presided over 100 settlement conferences1 and mediations. Straus Institute, Pepperdine University-Advanced Mediator Skills Training; American Arbitration Association Mediator Training; Rosenberg Mediator Skills Training; Bar Association of San Francisco-Mediation certificate Training.
Education
J.D. UC Hastings College of the Law, 1981; B.A. Political Science, Development Studies, University of California, Berkeley.
Affiliations
The Mediation Society; Bar Association of San Francisco, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section; American Bar Association, Section of Dispute Resolution; Association of Attorney-Mediators; Resolution Advocate, Northern District Bankruptcy Court; Neutral Panelist, Voluntary Dispute Resolution Program, United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.
Honors/Awards
Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating, 1997 - 2018
Urs M. Laeuchli Esq.
Arbitration Chambers
Email: mking@sfbar.org Website: www.sfbar.org/adr-services/mediation-panelists/laeuchli/ADR Services
Arbitration; Mediation.
Additional Services
ADR System Design; Collaborative Law; Conciliation; Consulting; MedArb; Negotiation.
Specialty Areas
Business; Civil Rights; Commercial; Education; Environmental; Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Issues; International; Malpractice (Legal, Medical, etc.); Probate/ Trust; Real Estate.