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.

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.

ADR Services

Mediation.

Specialty Areas

Business; Civil Rights; Commercial; Contracts; Family Law; Fee Disputes; Finance; Intellectual Property; Landlord / Tenant; Partnership Disputes.

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.

ADR Services

Mediation

Specialty Areas

Business; Insurance coverage, ERISA, employment, landlord/tenant, real estate and personal injury.

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.

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.

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.

ADR Services

Mediation.

Additional Services

Early Neutral Evaluation.

Specialty Areas

Business, Civil Rights, Contract, Disability Rights, Discrimination, Employment/Workplace, Labor, Personal Injury.

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.