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.
Michael Dworkin
Managing PartnerAvialex Law Group, LLP
465 California StreetSuite 210
San Francisco, CA 94104 Phone: (415) 421-2500 Fax: (415) 421-2560 Email: law@avialex.com Website: www.avialex.com
Specialty Areas
Aviation
Education
BA, w/Honors - Government Clark University, 1962
JD, w/Honors - George Washington University, 1973
Licenses/Certification
Pilot
BASF - Mediator Certification
Affiliations
Former President, NTSB Bar Association; Former Executive V.P., International Air & Transportation Safety Bar Association; President, Northern California Business Aviation Association
Articles/Publications
FAA Enforcement Journal, Associate Editor, 1972
Planning for Airports in Urban Environments, Transportation Law Journal and American Bar Association's Urban Lawyer, 1973
Airport Noise, Book Review, Journal of Air Law and Commerce, 1975; The Gliderport's Dilemma: The Enemies Around and Within, Air and Space Lawyer and the Lawyer Pilot's Bar Association Journal, February 28 - March 1985, 1985
FAA Enforcement-A Practitioner's Perspective. Virginia Law Weekly, October 27- November 3, 1989
FAA Enforcement -A Practitioner's Perspective, ABA's Air and Space Lawyer, Winter, 1990
Air Carrier Compliance Demonstration-A New Catch :22, Lawyer Pilot's Bar Association Journal, Summer, 2002
Aviation Professionals and the Threat of Criminal Liability - How Do We Maximize Aviation Safety?, Journal of Air Law and Commerce, Vol . 67, Summer, 2002
Operation Safe Pilot, National Transportation Safety Board Association Newsletter, Winter. 2005
America's Aging Airport System Needs a Makeover", Los Angeles Daily Journal,January 9, 2008
Quoted by www.bloomberg.com "Concorde Crash Criminal Trial May Scare Off Witnesses", December 3, 2010
Michael L. Marx
Goodman Neuman Hamilton LLP
Email: mking@sfbar.org Website: www.sfbar.org/adr-services/mediation-panelists/marx/ADR Services
Mediation.
Additional Services
Early Neutral Evaluation.
Specialty Areas
Construction; Insurance; Business and Contract Disputes; Cannabis Busines Disputes
ADR Experience/Training
Michael Marx has extensive experience in all aspects of construction disputes, having represented the interests of owners, architects, engineers, contractors and material suppliers. He also resolved legal disputes between businesses and individuals regarding contract matters, professional liability, insurance issues and other types of commercial disputes. He is a Settlement Conference Officer for San Francisco Superior Court.
Education
B.S. Economics, University of Pennsylvania-Wharton School, 1974; JD, Santa Clara University, 1977. Cum Laude.
Licenses/Certification
40 hour mediation training: Institute of Conflict Management, 2003. Advanced mediation training, Steven Rosenberg, 2012.
Nicole Gesher JD
Attorney and MediatorGesher Mediation
Email: mking@sfbar.org Website: www.sfbar.org/adr-services/mediation-panelists/gesher/ADR Services
Mediation.
Specialty Areas
Business; Civil Rights; Commercial; Contracts; Family Law; Fee Disputes; Finance; Intellectual Property; Landlord / Tenant; Partnership Disputes.
Patricia Prince
Mediator/AttorneyPrince Law & Mediation
Email: mking@sfbar.org Website: www.sfbar.org/adr-services/mediation-panelists/prince/ADR Services
Mediation.
Specialty Areas
Business Disputes, Commercial, Contract, Employment, Wrongful Termination, Harassment/ Discrimination, Wage and Hour, Partnership Disputes, Probate/Will Contests, Personal Injury, Landlord/Tenant, Civil Rights, Disability, Entertainment, Intellectual Property, Intra-Organizational, Women’s Issues.
Rebecca Grey
Attorney/Mediator Email: mking@sfbar.org Website: www.sfbar.org/adr-services/mediation-panelists/grey/ADR Services
Mediation
Specialty Areas
Business; Insurance coverage, ERISA, employment, landlord/tenant, real estate and personal injury.
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.
Robert Jacobs
Law Office of Robert B. Jacobs
Email: mking@sfbar.org Website: www.sfbar.org/adr-services/mediation-panelists/jacob/ADR Services
Mediation.
Specialty Areas
Real Estate; Business; Commercial; Contract; Construction; Partition; Nonperformance; Specific Performance; Nonpayment; Broker Claims; Residential Real Estate Transactions; Commercial Real Estate Transactions; Fraud; Negligent Misrepresentation; Joint Ventures; Dissolution of Business Entities; Partnership Liquidations; Buyouts; Mechanic’s Liens; Change Orders; Construction Extras; Construction Defects; Contract Modifications; Loan Disputes; Easements; Title Defects; Deeds; Conveyances; Liens; Encumbrances; Quiet Title; Security Interests; Collection; Foreclosure; Leases; Partnership Disputes; Asset Purchase Agreements; Franchises; Tenants in Common; Landlord/Tenant.
Education
Graduated cum laude from Brigham Young University where he also received his Juris Doctor degree in 1987. He received top-tier mediation training at the Chicago campus of Northwestern University, as well as from the California Association of Realtors and California Lawyers for the Arts.
Robert M. Hirsch
OwnerLaw Offices of Robert M. Hirsch
Email: mking@sfbar.org Website: www.sfbar.org/adr-services/mediation-panelists/hirsch/ADR Services
Arbitration; Mediation.
Additional Services
Fact Finding; Early Neutral Evaluation.
Specialty Areas
Labor and Employment, Commercial and Business, Civil Rights, ERISA, Real Estate, Securities, Contract, Legal Malpractice, Fee Disputes, Intra- Organizational Disputes; Injury and Med-Mal.
Robert T. Fries
Attorney - MediatorCarter, Carter, Fries & Grunschlag
Email: mking@sfbar.org Website: www.sfbar.org/adr-services/mediation-panelists/fries/ADR Services
Mediation.
Additional Services
Early Neutral Evaluation.
Specialty Areas
Business, Civil Rights, Contract, Disability Rights, Discrimination, Employment/Workplace, Labor, Personal Injury.
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.