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Elliot Noah Brown
Corona Del Mar, CA Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer
(949) 760-5280
2101 East Coast Highway
Suite 250
Corona Del Mar, CA 92625
Arbitration & Mediation, Business and IP
Harvard Law School
Elliot Brown, a Phillips ADR neutral, is the former managing partner of Irell & Manella LLP. He spent nearly 30 years in IP litigation, counseling, and licensing at a top IP practice.
Elliot graduated cum laude from Harvard College (1985), earning Phi Beta Kappa and a John Harvard Scholar award. He studied philosophy of science at Princeton, receiving an MA (1987) and a Mellon Fellowship, where game theory and Daniel Kahneman’s work on bargaining and cognitive bias shaped his approach to dispute resolution. He earned his J.D. magna cum laude from Harvard Law School (1990), serving as a Harvard Law Review...
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Robert Cleve Bonner
Corona Del Mar, CA Arbitration & Mediation Attorney
(949) 760-5280
2101 East Coast Highway
Suite 250
Corona Del Mar, CA 92625
Arbitration & Mediation
Georgetown University Law Center
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Nora Yvette Aponte-Woodring
Foothill Ranch, CA Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 13 years of experience
(949) 444-6802
26632 Towne Centre Drive
Suite 300
Foothill Ranch, CA 92679
Arbitration & Mediation, Business and IP
Whittier Law School
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Linda Rabin Judge
Blairsden, CA Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 27 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business and IP
Santa Clara University School of Law
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Anaheeta Z. Kolah
San Diego, CA Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 21 years of experience
(858) 546-4480
4370 La Jolla Village Drive
Suite 400
San Diego, CA 92122
Arbitration & Mediation, Business, Health Care and IP
California Western School of Law
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Marisa Elaine Nahale
Chula Vista, CA Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 15 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Divorce and Family
Golden Gate University School of Law
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Jason Matthew Lamb
Newport Beach, CA Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 22 years of experience
(949) 752-2522
3991 MacArthur Boulevard, Suite 350
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Arbitration & Mediation, Business, IP and Landlord Tenant
Whittier Coll School of Law
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Charles J. Stevens
Corona Del Mar, CA Arbitration & Mediation Attorney
(949) 760-5280
2101 East Coast Highway
Suite 250
Corona Del Mar, CA 92625
Arbitration & Mediation
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Chuck Stevens joined Phillips ADR after a 40-year career as a litigation partner at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, U.S. Attorney, and neutral in ADR matters. At Gibson Dunn’s San Francisco office, he served as managing partner for six years and was recognized by Lawdragon (2023 Leading Global Litigators), Benchmark Litigation (2024 Litigation Star), and Chambers (Band 1, California Litigation). He was named San Francisco’s Lawyer of the Year for Bet-the-Company Litigation (2019) by Best Lawyers.
Chuck founded a boutique litigation firm, handling complex civil cases and qui tam matters. As a neutral, he mediated for the Eastern District of California’s Voluntary...
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Jonathan Douglas Fink
Newport Beach, CA Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 41 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Appeals, Business and Real Estate
Boston University School of Law
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Jordan Allen Bennett
Fresno, CA Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer
(559) 981-2588
Ext. 1
Suite 201
Fresno, CA 93730
Arbitration & Mediation, Business, Landlord Tenant and Real Estate
San Joaquin College of Law
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Charles Douglas Stark
Santa Rosa, CA Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 49 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business, Divorce and Family
Col William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law
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Thomas Chester Watts III
Anaheim Hills, CA Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 47 years of experience
(714) 364-0100
8175 Kaiser Boulevard Suite 100
Anaheim Hills, CA 92808
Arbitration & Mediation, Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Western State Univ and Pepperdine University School of Law
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Stephen Chase Gerrish
Los Altos, CA Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 51 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Employment and Real Estate
Willamette Univ COL
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James Edward Kemp
Palo Alto, CA Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 44 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Insurance Claims, Personal Injury and Real Estate
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
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Duane Lourde Nelson
Modesto, CA Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 58 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Personal Injury and Products Liability
UC Hastings COL
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Daria Banerjee
Redwood City, CA Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer
Arbitration & Mediation, Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
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Mr. Harry L. Styron
Walnut Creek, CA Arbitration & Mediation Attorney
(925) 932-4300
1615 Bonanza Street
Suite 407
Walnut Creek, CA 94596-4532
Arbitration & Mediation, Bankruptcy, Divorce and Elder
University of California - Hastings College of Law
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Karen Matcke Crosby
Concord, CA Arbitration & Mediation Attorney
Arbitration & Mediation and Real Estate
Karen Matcke Crosby Attorney / Mediator P.C. 35+ years of legal practice and 15+ years as a mediator.
WHY MEDIATION CAN BE SUPERIOR TO COURT
By Karen Matcke Crosby (2021)
Court litigation exposes parties to great public exposure, expense and long delays in court proceedings. Litigants have little or no control over the procedural process. How a dispute arose in the first place, is given short shrift, failing to consider the parties’ intentions, experience in negotiations (or lack thereof), personality, ego, culture, norms, morals, bullying, customs, or values. What is heard in court is the representing attorney’s version of his client’s legal...
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Holly Johnson Mattice
Fairfield, CA Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 38 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
Golden Gate Univ School of Law
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Kenneth Mark Malovos
Sacramento, CA Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 55 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation
UC Hastings COL
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Barbara J. Massey
San Francisco, CA Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 44 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business, Products Liability and Real Estate
U of San Francisco School of Law
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Richard J Uss
Westlake Village, CA Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 14 years of experience
(805) 418-4979
3625 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd.
Suite 159
Westlake Village, CA 91362
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation, Business, Construction and DUI & DWI
Our driving belief is based on old-fashioned advocacy. We are a small Westlake Village-based firm and recognize the importance of being accessible to our clients. We believe in personal attention, and our clients have direct, responsive contact with us. At the Law Offices of Richard J. Uss, we take particular pride in the quality of service that our clients receive. We believe in forming relationships.
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Lorri Marie Thompson
Hermosa Beach, CA Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 34 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Divorce and Family
Syracuse University College of Law
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Heather Michelle Kadeg
Westlake Village, CA Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 19 years of experience
(818) 865-8057
3625 E Thousand Oaks Blvd
Suite 182
Westlake Village, CA 91362
Arbitration & Mediation, Business, Divorce and Family
Univ of West Los Angeles
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Suzanne Flournoy Goulding
San Dimas, CA Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business, Estate Planning and Personal Injury
Western State Univ COL
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James Alan Rainboldt
Long Beach, CA Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 43 years of experience
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation, Civil Rights, Consumer and Employment
Western State University College of Law
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Cecilia Ify Onunkwo
Rancho Cucamonga, CA Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Consumer, Divorce and Family
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S. Roger Rombro
Manhattan Beach, CA Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 52 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business, Divorce and Family
Tulane Univ Law School
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Graham E. Berry
Los Angeles, CA Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 52 years of experience
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation, Collections, Consumer and Elder
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Anthony Michael Keats
Beverly Hills, CA Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 39 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, IP and Trademarks
U of San Francisco School of Law
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Andrew Michael Wyatt
Woodland Hills, CA Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Animal, Appeals and Family
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John S. Kiernan
Corona Del Mar, CA Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 43 years of experience
(949) 760-5280
2101 East Coast Highway
Suite 250
Corona Del Mar, CA 92625
Arbitration & Mediation
Harvard Law School
John S. Kiernan retired from Debevoise & Plimpton LLP in 2022 after 40 years, serving on the Management Committee, co-chairing the Litigation Department, and chairing the Ethics Committee. He handled commercial litigation, arbitrations, mediations, and investigations in contracts, corporate governance, securities, intellectual property, and mass torts.
Recognized by Chambers USA as an “extraordinary commercial litigator” with “great judgment” and by IFLR Benchmark Litigation as a leading litigator since 2010, John is also noted in The Legal 500 US and Best Lawyers for securities and dispute resolution.
He chairs the Boards of Prisoners’ Legal Services of New York, the William Nelson Cromwell Foundation,...
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Gary Hugh Green II
Manhattan Beach, CA Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 31 years of experience
(310) 706-4133
1500 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 500
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Employment
Harvard Law School
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Patrick Miller
Pasadena, CA Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer
Arbitration & Mediation and International
After spending nearly a decade working in Europe and Asia for large international law firms, I recently opened a lean law firm in Los Angeles focused on resolving commercial disputes through arbitration & meditation.
My main focus is handling matters with an international element and working with social impact entrepreneurs.
I often work with social enterprises that incorporate a social mission into their business models, particularly smaller, more entrepreneurial companies.
Given my experience abroad and my commercial background, I am able to provide strategic guidance that addresses my clients’ legal and commercial objectives, particularly for those doing business in Asia.
I have...
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A. Marco Turk
Carson, CA Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 64 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation
Southwestern Univ School of Law
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Debra Anne Cotton
Huntington Beach, CA Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 28 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Divorce and Family
Western State Univ COL
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Robert McCoy
Ontario, CA Arbitration & Mediation Attorney with 32 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business, Consumer and Family
California Western School of Law
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Paul Joseph Weinberg
Irvine, CA Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 45 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation and Real Estate
University of San Diego School of Law and University of San Diego School of Law
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Danielle Menitove
Corona Del Mar, CA Arbitration & Mediation Attorney
(949) 760-5280
2101 East Coast Highway
Suite 250
Corona Del Mar, CA 92625
Arbitration & Mediation
Tulane University School of Law
Danielle Menitove is an independent arbitrator and mediator specializing in commercial, consumer, and sports-related disputes, including antitrust, employment, intellectual property, gambling, anti-doping, and player-agent issues.
Before her ADR practice, Danielle was a litigator at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in New York for over ten years, handling complex litigation in federal and state courts, government investigations, and advisory matters. Her cases involved antitrust, contract breaches, fiduciary duty, trade secrets, non-compete agreements, and unfair competition.
In her sports practice, she represented major organizations like the PGA TOUR, NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, and NCAA, and served as a clerk for arbitration panels...
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David M. Murphy
Corona Del Mar, CA Arbitration & Mediation Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation and Criminal Defense
The University of Chicago Law School