Civic & Professional Activities
Sandra Day O'Connor
leads the way at LASC, 2006
Mediation Related:
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Member, Los Angeles Superior Court ADR Committee & Sub-Committee on Operations, 2008-2011
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Member, Executive Committee, Litigation Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association, 2009-2011
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Adjunct Professor, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University, 2006-2011
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Chair, 4th & 5th Annual Robert I. Weil Lecture, 2009 & 2010
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International Academy of Mediators: Distinguished Fellow, 2004-present.
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Southern California Mediation Association: President 2005-2006; Chair, Amicus Committee, member of Courts Committee.
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Los Angeles Superior Court: Selected for Pilot Project, Early Neutral Evaluator (Real Estate, Business and Employment cases.)
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United States District Court, Central District of California: Attorney Settlement Officer Panel, 2004-present; Early Neutral Evaluation Pilot Program Panel, from inception.
- California Court of Appeals (2nd District): Invited Mediation Panel.
- Alternative Resolution Center (ARC): Mediation & Arbitration Panel
- California Academy of Distinguished Neutrals: Mediation Roster.
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Arbitration, Mediation & Conciliation Center (AMCC): provides dispute resolution in real estate construction under State Contracts Licensing Board. Headed by Karen Smith. Mediation Panel
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Institute for Conflict Management: Panel Member for Dispute Review Board (DRB) and Issue Review Board (IRB); certified for both Review Boards. Advisory Board Member. Complex commercial, real estate, and construction disputes. (ICM disbanded 2009)
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Los Angeles Superior Court: Commercial Mediation Panelist for Real Estate, Business/Consumer and Employment cases 2000 to present.
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Los Angeles Superior Court, Probate Section: Panel Mediator, since 2004.
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Los Angeles County Bar Association, Dispute Resolution Services: certified mediator/arbitrator, attorneys fees/malpractice claims.
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Los Angeles County Bar Association: (1970-present) Currently member of Litigation, Employment and Real Estate sections.
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American Bar Association: Committee Member: Tort, Trial & Insurance Practice Committee; Commercial & Business Litigation Committee; Consumer & Personal Rights Litigation Committee.
Arbitration-related
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American Arbitration Association: National Panel (for Commercial & Employment cases)
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ARC: Alternative Resolution Centers: panel member.
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AMCC: Arbitration, Mediation & Conciliation Center: provides dispute resolution in real estate construction under State Contracts Licensing Board. Headed by Karen Smith.
National and International
- Board Member, Institute for Social & Economic Policy in the Middle East, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 1991-1995.
- Board Member, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, RIT, Rochester, N.Y., 1992-present.
- American Bar Association, Member of Commercial & Business Litigation Committee 2004; Member of Consumer & Personal Rights Litigation Committee 2004; Member of Employment, Real Estate, Business, and DRS sections 2002-present
State of California
- Member, Chair's Council for the Division of Biology, CalTech, 2008-10
- Committee on Administration of Justice, State Bar. Chairman, 2006-07. Vice Chairman, 2005 - 2006. Drafted, as primary reporter, the Committee's proposed revisions to the Jury Instructions on Damages for Purchase and Sale of Real Property. March-May, 2003.
- Working Group of Litigation ADR Committee, State Bar, providing input on draft set of ethical standards for mediators and arbitrators in litigation-connected mediation and arbitration programs for civil cases, 2001-present.
- California Attorney General’s Task Force on Women’s Rights: Chairman, Committee on Employment, 1974-75.
- California Attorney General's Task Force on Consumer Protection (Southern California): 1973-78
County and City of Los Angeles
- President, L.A. County Bar Litigation Inn of Court, 2008-09
- Committee on Access to Justice. L.A. County Bar Association, 2002-present.
- Hearing Examiner, Los Angeles county-wide hearings on evaluating patient care and improving conditions in nursing homes, 1975.
- City Attorney's Commission on Consumer Protection, 1973-74.
- "Los Angeles Nursing Homes – Recommendations for New Programs to Benefit Nursing Home Patients" (co-authored with Aileen Adams), published by City of Los Angeles, 1975.
- "Los Angeles Nursing Homes – Hearing Examiner’s Report", published by City of Los Angeles, 1975.
City of Beverly Hills
- Founder: Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce/Bevery Hills Bar Association monthly Lecture Series: "Business Needs 2 Know", on Real Estate, Employment and Insurance.
- President, 1983: Board of Education, Beverly Hills Unified School District; Board Member, 1979-83.
- President, 1987-88: Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce; President-Elect, 1986-87; Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, 1985-86; Board Member 1980-88.
- Chairman 1988-89: Beverly Hills Visitors Bureau.
- President, 1977-79: Beverly Hills Education Foundation; Vice President – Finance, 1984-86; Trustee, 1976-86.
Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Los Angeles
- Committee, Family Foundation Center
- Chairman, 1990-2002: Real Estate Committee. Executive Committee, Board of Trustees, 1992-2002. Co-Founder, Family Foundation Resource Center, 2001-2002
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