Alan Wilhelmy
Arbitrator/Mediator San Francisco, California Phone: (925) 699-9043 Email: Alanwilhelmy@att.netADR Services
Mediator; Arbitrator
Specialty Areas
Construction, Real Estate, Commercial Disputes
ADR Experience/Training
Twenty-five years of experience as American Arbitration Association 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. 36 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
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
Alpha Buie
BPMSE
1321 Evans AvenueSte. C
San Francisco, CA 94124 Phone: (415) 824-8011 Alternate: (415) 756-9371 Fax: (415) 824-8011 Email: alphab@bpmse.com
ADR Services
Mediation
Specialty Areas
Fee Disputes; Business; Contract
Education
BA, Education, University of Central MS, 1967
Licenses/Certification
BASF Mediation - California Registered Tax Preparer
Affiliations
American Bar Association
Honors/Awards
Congressional Certificate of Recognition; KQED - Local; ABA Council on Racial & Ethnic and Ethnic Justice
Andrew R. Wiener Esq.
Mediator, Arbitrator, Attorney Email: mking@sfbar.org Website: www.sfbar.org/adr-services/mediation-panelists/wiener/ADR Services
Mediation.
Specialty Areas
Employment Law, Business Law, Fee Disputes.
Anne M. Lawlor Goyette
PrincipalGriffiths * Goyette
330 Primrose Road, Suite 614Burlingame, CA 94010 Phone: (650) 375-5960 Fax: (650) 375-5965 Email: Anne@SpecialMasterMediator.com Website: www.SpecialMasterMediator.com
ADR Services
Special Master; Arbitration; Mediation.
Specialty Areas
Construction; Real Estate; Insurance; Business; Contracts; Professional Malpractice.
Arthur R. Siegel
Law Offices of Arthur R. Siegel
Email: mking@sfbar.org Website: www.sfbar.org/adr-services/mediation-panelists/siegelADR Services
Mediation.
Additional Services
Early Neutral Evaluator.
Specialty Areas
Labor and Employment, Disability, Discrimination, Civil Litigation.
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.
Bradley A. Bening
Willoughby, Stuart, Bening & Cook, Inc.
50 W. San FernandoSuite 400
San Jose, CA 95113 Phone: (408) 289-1972 Fax: (408) 295-6375 Email: brad@wsbclawyers.com Website: www.wsbclawyers.com
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).
Brian J. Purtill
Attorney/MediatorArbitration & Mediation Center
50 Santa Rosa Avenue, Suite 420Santa Rosa, CA 95404 Phone: (707) 525-9409 Alternate: (707) 217-1161 Fax: (707) 542-0215 Email: brian@brianpurtill.com Website: www.brianpurtill.com
ADR Services
Mediation
Additional Services
Early Neutral Evaluation, Arbitrations
Specialty Areas
Contract; Construction; Trusts and Estates; Personal Injury; Property Damage; Business; Partnership Dispute; Neighbor/Boundary Disputes.
ADR Experience/Training
Over twenty years' experience as a mediator and arbitrator; over 150 hours training in fundamental, business, elder law, family law, and collaborative mediation practices; conducted mediations and arbitrations since 1996; conducted Mandatory Settlement Conferences for the Sonoma County Family Law Division from 2016-2018.
Education
JD, Law, University of San Francisco, 1984.
Affiliations
Mediator and Arbitrator with Arbitration & Mediation Center, Santa Rosa since 1996 to the present; Past Board Member of Integrative Mediation of the Bay Area (IMBA); Current Chairperson, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the Sonoma County Bar Association; Current member of Sonoma County Bar Association Board of Directors; Dean, Empire College School of Law, Santa Rosa, California (August 2018-Present).
Bruno Augustus Peguese
Mediator/ArbitratorSelf-Employed
576 2nd AveSan Francisco, CA 94118 Phone: (415) 423-7194 Alternate: (415) 668-3481 Email: Peguese1968@gmail.com Website: www.APmediationsf.com
ADR Services
- Mediation
- Arbitration
Additional Services
Legal Investigations; Real Estate Professional
Specialty Areas
- Construction
- Contracts
- Family
- Fee Disputes
- Government Contracts
- Land Use
- Real Estate
ADR Experience/Training
Numerous years in mediation, arbitration and negotiated settlement
Education
BA political science
JD Law
University of San Francisco
Licenses/Certification
Calif. Private Investigator; Mediation/Arbitrator Certifications
Affiliations
Dept. of Police Accountability; Alameda County Healthy Homes; BASF
Honors/Awards
Transit-Orient Development - Convention Award
Carol M. Kingsley
Attorney Mediator ArbitratorKingsley Mediation & Arbitration Services
One Sansome Street, 35th FloorSan Francisco, CA 94104 Phone: (415) 681-4329 Fax: (415) 681-4329 Email: ckingsley@kingsleymediations.com Website: www.kingsleymediations.com
ADR Services
Mediation; Arbitration.
Additional Services
Facilitation; Partnering Contract.
Specialty Areas
Business; Contracts; Commercial; Real Estate; HOA; Landlord Tenant; Corporate; Partnership; Trust/Estate; Healthcare; Intellectual Property; Securities; Construction.
ADR Experience/Training
Full-time neutral. 30 years legal and mediation experience. Mediator in hundreds of disputes in litigation. Hundreds of hours of ADR basic and advanced training, including courses by Steve Rosenberg, Gary Friedman, US Northern District Court, BASF, Dispute Resolution Board Foundation, Caltrans. Mediator mentor and supervisor for Congress of Neutrals.
Education
J.D. and M.B.A, Taxation, Golden Gate University, 1981; M.A., Health education, 1977; B.S., Health sciences, Towson State University, 1973.
Licenses/Certification
California State Bar, Dispute Resolution Board Foundation Certifications for basic, proficiency updated and advanced skills in dispute resolution in construction industry; NASD Qualified Representative (Series 7 License) 1982.
Affiliations
American Arbitration Association Mediator and Arbitrator; The Mediation Society, Director and Officer; Association for Conflict Resolution, Commercial Section; The Congress of Neutrals; American Bar Association, ADR Section; Bar Association of San Francisco; Dispute Resolution Board Foundation; FINRA; Queen's Bench and California Women Lawyers.
Honors/Awards
The Mediation Society, President; San Francisco Police Commissioner, Mayor Newsom appointee; San Francisco Ethics Commissioner, City Attorney Louise Renne appointee, twice elected chair; San Francisco Women Lawyers Alliance, President and Director; The Congress of Neutrals Mediator of the Year award.
Articles/Publications
You May Want to Mediate Your Dispute: Why Businesses Like Mediation, Westside Observer, a monthly newsletter of the West of Twin Peaks and West Portal community. Monthly column on construction, general business and tax topics for "Law Talk" in Turning Point, a monthly newsletter for Women Construction Owners and Executives, USA. A series of articles on tax topics for Commercial Property Guide, a publication for real estate professionals. Authored Chapter 4: "Tax Classification of Limited Liability Partnership," Limited Liability Partnerships, Formation, Operation and Conversion, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (1997). "Build Strong Work Relationships and Protect Your Bottom Line," Daily Pacific Builder, a construction industry publication (March 1996). Editor, "Tax Exchange" (Golden Gate University tax alumni newsletter) (1990). Ninth Circuit Survey, Golden Gate University Law Review---Starker II: Non-recognition of Like-Kind Exchanges is Stretched to New Limits, vol. 10, no. 1, p. 493 (1980); The Davis Decision: Expansion of Non-recognition of Involuntary Conversions, vol. 10, no. 1, p. 507 (1980).
Cedric C. Chao
Founder and PrincipalChao ADR, PC
50 California St.Suite 1500
San Francisco, CA 94111 Phone: (415) 293-8088 Email: cedric.chao@chao-adr.com Website: www.chao-adr.com
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 Morrison and Foerster LLP (1996-2013); US Head of the International Arbitration Practice of DLA Piper LLP (2013-2019); sat as ICC, ICDR, AAA, 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
B.A. with Distinction and Departmental Honors (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
Life 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 Treaty Arbitration; Former US Member, ICC Arbitration Commission; Member, AAA/ICDR Council; Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (London); 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 regarding international arbitration; Listed in Global Arbitration Review's "International Who's Who in Commercial Arbitration,” in Euromoney's Guide to World’s Leading Experts in Commercial Arbitration, in Euromoney's Guide to World’s Leading Litigation Lawyers, and in Northern California Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters).
Articles/Publications
Co-author (with Hon. Daniel Weinstein) of the chapter on mediation in Thomson Reuters' treatise Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts (5th Ed. 2021); Author, "Six Trends that Will Shape Future International Commercial Disputes," Law 360 (2017); Author, "Should Technology Companies Arbitrate?" Corporate Counsel (2017). See www.chao-adr.com or LinkedIn page for speaking engagements and additional publications.
Claudia M. Viera
Mediation Law Offices of Claudia M. Viera
Email: mking@sfbar.org Website: www.sfbar.org/adr-services/mediation-panelists/vieraADR Services
Mediation.
Additional Services
Early Neutral Evaluation; Wage and Hour Class Actions; Training; Neutral Fact-Finding/ Workplace Investigation.
Specialty Areas
Business, Civil Rights, Commercial, Contract, Disability Rights, Discrimination, Education, Employment, Estates and Trusts, Family, Harassment, HOA Disputes, Landlord/Tenant, Partnership Dissolutions, Intra- Organizational, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Wage and Hour.
David A. Fink
Family Law NeutralADR Services
1 Kaiser PlazaSuite 480
Oakland, CA 94612 Phone: (510) 466-6630 Email: dfink@adrservices.com Website: www.finkfamilyadr.com
ADR Services
Arbitration; Mediation; Special Master.
Additional Services
Collaborative Law.
Specialty Areas
Marital and non-marital dissolution; Division of assets; Spousal and child support; Custody and visitation; Elder and Adult Child disputes; Partnership and business disputes.
Denise Eaton-May Esq.
Partner/OwnerLaw Offices of Denise Eaton May
1290 B Street, Suite 316Hayward, CA 94541 Phone: (510) 888-1345 Fax: (510) 315-3015 Email: d.may@eaton-maylaw.com Website: www.demlegaleagle.com
ADR Services
Mediation.
Specialty Areas
Business; Employment.
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.
Edward J. Corey Jr.
ShareholderWeintraub Tobin
400 Capitol Mall11th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 558-6017 Alternate: (916) 558-6000 Fax: (916) 446-1611 Email: ecorey@weintraub.com Website: www.weintraub.com
ADR Services
Arbitration; Mediation.
Specialty Areas
Probate/Trust; Elder Abuse.
Ed Corey also works from Weintraub’s San Francisco office: 475 Sansome Street, Suite 510, San Francisco, CA 94111
Elizabeth H. Shwiff CPA
Mediator Email: mking@sfbar.org Website: www.sfbar.org/adr-services/mediation-panelists/shwiff/ADR Services
Mediation.
Additional Services
Discovery Master; Project Neutral; Settlement Conference; Dispute Review.
Specialty Areas
Due Diligence of Life Insurance, Financial Planning, Fraud Investigations, Litigation Support Services, and Pension Plan Investment Products.
Frank A. Wisehart
PartnerBaker Tilly
50 Fremont Street40th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105 Phone: (415) 500-5108 Fax: (415) 956-1405 Email: frank.wisehart@bakertilly.com Website: www.bakertilly.com
ADR Services
Arbritation; Mediation
Additional Services
Financial expert witness; Independent expert; Single joint expert
Specialty Areas
Forensic Accounting; Business Valuation; Financial Investigation; Economic Damages
ADR Experience/Training
Frank Wisehart is a court approved expert witness with 25 years of experience in: forensic accounting, business valuation, IP valuation, family law, transaction due diligence, damages, bankruptcy/reorganization. He is a trusted advisor on the financial implications of strategic transactions and business disputes.
Education
MBA, Cornell University; BS, Business Administration, Miami University
Licenses/Certification
CPA, ABV, CFE, CVA, MAFF
Affiliations
Baker Tilly International
Frank Burke
Frank Burke Mediation
Email: mking@sfbar.org Website: www.sfbar.org/adr-services/mediation-panelists/burke/ADR Services
Mediation
Specialty Areas
Business; Commercial; Construction; Contracts; Employment/Workplace; Environmental; Financial; Government; Healthcare; HOA, TIC, Condo Disputes; Intellectual Property; Intra-organizational; Landlord/Tenant; Legal Malpractice; Partnership Dissolution; Professional Malpractice; Real Estate; Securities.
Frederick C. Hertz JD
Lawyer/MediatorLaw & Mediation Office of Frederick Hertz
Email: mking@sfbar.org Website: www.sfbar.org/adr-services/mediation-panelists/hertz/ADR Services
Mediation, Arbitration, Special Master
Additional Services
Real Property Referee Services; Case Evaluation; Collaborative Consulting Services.
Specialty Areas
Real Property, Non-Marital And Marital Dissolutions, Co-Ownership Conflicts, Business Partnership Disputes, Family Disputes, Land Use & Environmental Conflicts, Neighborhood Conflicts.
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.
George Wolff Esq.
AttorneyWolff Law Office
50 California StreetSuite 1510
San Francisco, CA 94111 Phone: (415) 788-1881 Email: george@wolfflaw.com Website: www.wolfflaw.com
ADR Services
• Mediation
• Arbitration
• Special Master
Additional Services
Case Evaluation; Discovery Referee
ADR Experience/Training
Based on his education, work experience and legal representation of individuals, professionals and businesses in the Construction, Government Contracts and Real Estate industry for nearly 30 years (See Attorney Profile), attorney George Wolff participated in Mediator and Arbitrator Training through the Bar Association of San Francisco and offers services as an independent and neutral Business, Real Estate and Construction Mediator and Arbitrator and Case Evaluation. Mr. Wolff served as an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association, on the State Public Works Contract Arbitration Panel of the State of California Office of Administrative Hearings, and for the San Francisco, Alameda and Marin County, Superior Courts and the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
Education
Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois
Institute of International and Comparative Law, Paris, France
J.D., University of California, Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, California
M.B.A, University of California at Berkeley.
M.S.C.E., Stanford University
B.S.C.E., Purdue University
Licenses/Certification
State of California Superior Courts, Courts of Appeal, and Supreme Court
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, and Trial Bar
U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of California
U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit, 9th Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
Geri Lynn Green
Attorney/Mediator/Arbitrator/ConsultantLaw Office of Geri Lynn Green
Email: mking@sfbar.org Website: www.sfbar.org/adr-services/mediation-panelists/geri-green/ADR Services
Arbitration; Mediation.
Specialty Areas
Commercial, Business, Contract, Employment, Civil Rights, Real Estate (Business and Residential), Landlord/Tenant, Professional Malpractice, Intellectual Property, Personal Injury, Government Tort, Family, Appeals.
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