| Experience |
11/87 to1/1/2010: General Civil Practice, Plaintiff and Defense, in matters including, but not limited to: Business Litigation(i.e, Contracts, Shareholder Litigation, etc.); Personal Injury; Civil Rights; Insurance Law; Real Estate—Plaintiff andDefense (Brokers, Agents, Buyers, Quiet Title; Judicial Foreclosure, etc.); Construction; Construction Defects; BuildingContractor Litigation; Collections; Medical Malpractice (including Medicine, Surgical, Obstetric, Chiropractic, Dental andOral Surgery) Defense; Medical Malpractice (same areas) Plaintiff; Municipal Law; Commercial Litigation; AdversaryProceedings in Bankruptcy Court and Family Law. Also significant experience in Unlawful Detainer matters; Small Claims disputes and community/family centered disputes. Numerous Jury and Bench Trials and literally hundreds of Law &Motion hearings on most Civil and Family Law issues. I have participated as a Temporary Judge since 1996. I have substantial experience with “Pro Per” litigants.
ADR Experience: Superior Court Judicial Arbitrator since 1996—having conducted several hundred Arbitrations;“Settlement Judge”
since 1996; Family Law Mediator with the Riverside Superior Court Mandatory Dispute Resolution
Conference Program; General Mediator with Dispute Resolution Services, Riverside since 1999; Mediator with the
Riverside County Superior Court from the inception of the program in 2008; Member of the Riverside Superior Court
Mediation Panel; Member and Supervising Panelist of the Inland Valleys Justice Center’s Mediation Panel. I have served
on the Riverside Family Law ADR Subcommittee and helped organize and create the Riverside Superior Court Family
Law Mediation Program for which am the Supervisor of the program through the administering agency, Dispute
Resolution Services.I have conducted in excess of 2000 arbitrations and mediations on a wide variety of matters,
including most of thoseidentified in my professional experience section, above. I conduct Fee Arbitrations for the
Riverside County Bar Association. I am also on the Panel of Independent Arbitrators for Kaiser Health Plans (OIA) and
am currently an active arbitrator for the OIA. I teach Mediation as a supervising attorney for Law Student interns/externs
for the University of La Verne College of Law and am an Adjunct Professor of Law at La Verne teaching Mediation
Practicums to 2nd and 3rd year law students. Since 2009 my professional life has been exclusively devoted to providing
dispute resolution services. I have my own ADR service, Just Results Mediation Services and am a founder and co-
owner of another, R.D.O.C.S. ADR Services.
Mediation/
ADR Philosophy: Even as a litigator, I consistently tried to move my cases to resolution through Alternative DisputeResolution, preferably by way of mediation. I am a very active mediator trained and able to employ a variety ofapproaches from the extremes of Facilitative and Evaluative. My most effective mediation tool is listening. I am able totailor my approach to mediation to the desires of the parties and counsel. When I conduct mediation, it is for the purposeof resolving the matter and not “pro forma.” I take this process and my conduct, as well as my professional reputation asa conflict resolution professional, very seriously. I want the parties to any mediation I conduct to leave feeling as if theyhad accomplished something of value even if the case does not settle. I am willing to work with the parties as long as ittakes to come to a resolution.
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| Education |
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, West Oahu College - B.A. with distinction Psychology 1985 (Class Rank: #1)
SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW - J.D. 1988 (@ top 25%)
- Wildmon Merit Scholar (Full Scholastic Scholarship)
- American Jurisprudence Award: Sales
Straus Institute Mediation Training;
Dispute Resolution Service Mediation Training;
Inland Valleys Justice Center: Mediating the Litigated Case by Robert Tessier
Formal Training for Temporary Judges, including Judicial Conduct and Ethics;
State and County Bar Training as a Fee Arbitrator
University of La Verne College of Law: ADR Symposium |
| GENERAL BACKGROUND/BIO |
Born: 1948, Goshen, Indiana
Personal: Married, Lynn Cripe, 3 children, 3 step children and 3 grandchildren
Interests: Family, History, Furniture Restoration, Classic Cars and Motorcycles
General: Raised in Rural Indiana; graduated High School from Venice High School, Venice, California.
Work/Military: Vietnam Era Navy Veteran; Nuclear Submarine (FBM) Veteran; Radioman/Electronics Technician;
Honorable Discharge 1972. After the Navy I worked in a factory for a short while and then in construction. Attended trade school and became a licensed (Hawaii) auto mechanic; eventually became a heavy equipment mechanic. Entered the Retail field and became a member of the management team for a large national retailer as well as a small retail
establishment in Honolulu. From there worked in Radio as an infrequent on-air person and the General Sales Manager.
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| Memberships |
1988- Present: California Bar
1991-Present:Riverside County Bar Ass=n
1991-1995; 2005 – Present:San Bernardino County Bar Ass=n
1993-2006: Annual Contract Presenter: Alternative Lifestyles and the Law, The Lifestyles Organization, Inc.
1994 California Bar Association Award for Pro Bono Work
1994 Recognized by RCBA for Pro Bono Volunteer Work
1995-2007: Riverside Mock Trial Volunteer
1996-Present: Judicial Arbitrator, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties
1996-2001: Settlement Judge (acting) San Bernardino Family Court
1999-Present: Temporary Judge for Family Law, Civil and Criminal Departments
1999-Present: Mediator with Riverside Dispute Resolution Service
1999-Present: Mediator with Riverside Superior Court
1998-Present: Attorney Fee Dispute Mediator, RCBA
2003-Present: Mediator with Riverside Family Court
2006-Present: Special Master, Riverside County Superior Courts
2009-Present: Mediation Panel-Riverside Superior Court
2009-Present: Mediator/Arbitrator for Inland Valleys Justice Center
2009-Present: Kaiser Health Plan Independent Arbitrator (Medical Malpractice)
2009-Present: Riverside Superior Court Family ADR Subcommittee
2009-Present: Speaker: Loma Linda University Graduate School of Psychology “Mediation”
2009-Present: Certified Mediator/Senior Mediator, Mediate.com Certification Program*
2009: Presenter: Riverside Superior Court “Minors’ Counsel” certification program, “Mediation”
2010-Present: San Bernardino Courts Mediation “Triage” program developer for IVJC
2010-Present: Special Master, San Bernardino Superior Courts
2010-Present: IVJC Mediation Trainer for Staff, Interns and Novice Mediators
2010-Present: IVJC Supervising Attorney
2010: Speaker: University of LaVerne College of Law—Alternative Dispute Resolution
2010: Dispute Resolution Services, Riverside Superior Court Family Law Mediation Program Supervisor
2010: Adjunct Professor of Law, University of LaVerne College of Law: Mediation Practicum
Published Articles: MEDIATION IN CIVIL & FAMILY CASES: The Care and Feeding of Trial Counsel; MEDIATING THE CIVIL CASE: Great Expectations or Reality Check
Public Addresses on ADR: Numerous
*Certification after a peer review of qualifications and experience.
REFERENCES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST |
