JUDICATE WEST

Opening Septmeber 26th in Sacramento!

JW is getting ready to open the doors to our new, centrally located, state-of-the-art office, featuring:

13 conference and meeting rooms of all sizes
Large, comfortable client lounge with ample refreshment offerings
Seamless technology options and connections
All office services amenities

JW Sacramento will be located at:
980 9th Street, Suite 2200, Sacramento CA 95814

JUDICATE WEST Welcomes ROBERT SLATTERY

Areas of Speciality

Catastophic Injury
Elder Abuse
Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury
Product Liability
Wrongful Death

Available in Northern California

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JW Welcomes SUSAN G. FEDER

Areas of Speciality

Banking and Lending
Business/Commercial
Construction Defect
Employment
Medical Malpractice
Partnership Dissolution
Personal Injury
Real Estate

Available in Northern California, All of California

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JW Welcomes JEFFREY JOSEPH

Areas of Speciality

Construction
Employment
Environment
Government/Public Agency
Insurance
Professional Malpractice
Real Estate
Tort

Available in San Diego, All of Southern California

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Resolve Complex Commercial Arbitrations Quickly

Improve efficiency, reduce costs, and expedite the resolution of your arbitrations by using our Commercial Arbitration Rules. Our rules are easy to comprehend, straightforward, and benefit from decades of experience to promote cost effective and time efficient resolution of even the most complex commercial arbitrations within six months.

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Our Neutrals Deliver Results

Our Roster of Neutrals

HON. CHRIS R. CONWAY, RET.

Former 20 year Los Angeles Superior Court Judge, Supervising Judge of the Probate calendar
Litigator for over 20 years in both civil and business matters
Specializes in all types of personal injury, probate, business and professional malpractice disputes

THOMAS S. DILLARD, ESQ.

Full time neutral since 1999, Former trial attorney representing both plaintiff & defendants for over 23 years
Recognized by the Daily Journal as a Top Neutral in California in 2010
Specializes in medical malpractice, elder abuse, bad faith, & all types of personal injury matters

ROBERT N. DOBBINS, LLM, ESQ.

Former litigator & transactional attorney for over 32 years
LL.M. & Masters Degree in Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine
Specializes in real estate, commercial & employment matters & developing ADR systems design

GARY N. DONOVAN, ESQ.

Former trial lawyer representing plaintiff & defendants for over 25 years
CA real estate broker, mediation training, Pepperdine University
Specializes in real estate, construction defect & personal injury disputes

JANET RUBIN FIELDS, ESQ.

Full time Neutral since 1999, Former trial attorney representing plaintiffs & defendants for over 15 years
Recognized by the Daily Journal as a California "Top Neutral" in 2010
Specializes in personal injury, employment, real estate, insurance and legal malpractice matters

DARRELL A. FORGEY, ESQ.

Full time neutral since 2006, Former trial lawyer for over 30 years
Recognized by the Daily Journal as a California "Top Neutral" in 2010 and 2011
Specializes in catastrophic injury & wrongful death, products & professional liability, insurance coverage & commercial disputes

HON. GABRIEL A. GUTIERREZ, RET.

Arbitrator, Mediator & Private Judge since 1997
Former L A County Superior Court Judge
Specializes in complex cases, employment & all types of personal injury matters

JAY CORDELL HORTON, ESQ.

Former trial attorney representing plaintiffs & defendants for over 35 years
Recognized by the Daily Journal as a California "Top Neutral" every year since 2007
Specializes in medical malpractice, elder abuse, complex & catastrophic personal injury matters

STEVEN R. KUHN, ESQ.

A trial attorney for 38 years specializing in personal injury and civil litigation
Success rate in excess of 90% in resolving mediated matters
Specializes in all types of personal injury, business/commercial and real estate disputes

BYRON M. RABIN, ESQ.

Full time Mediator & Arbitrator since 1999
Owner, manager & shareholder of various businesses
Specializes in all types of catastrophic injury, personal injury matters, & workers compensation matters

MICHELLE A. REINGLASS, ESQ.

A trial lawyer for 30 years specializing in Employment Law
Recognized by the Daily Journal as a "Top Labor & Employment Lawyer" in 2009 & 2010
Specializes in all types of employment disputes and business matters

HON. MICHAEL B. RUTBERG, RET.

Former LA Superior Court Judge & full time neutral since 2001
Former trial attorney representing plaintiffs & defendants for over 10 years
Specializes in personal injury, real estate, construction defect, products liability & professional malpractice

HARRISON W. SOMMER, ESQ.

Former trial lawyer representing plaintiffs & defendants for over 32 years
Recognized in 2011 as a "Top Neutral in California" by the Los Angeles Daily Journal
Specializes in personal injury, medical malpractice, elder abuse & products liability cases

ROBERT M. TESSIER, ESQ.

Former litigator for over 20 years representing plaintiffs and defendants
Recognized by the Daily Journal as a Top Neutral in California in 2011
Specializes in mediating all types of personal injury, products liability and insurance matters

NIKKI TOLT, ESQ.

Represented plaintiffs and defendants for over 25 years
Recognized by the Daily Journal as a Top Neutral in California in 2008
Specializes in mediating employment, personal injury, insurance and contract disputes

MICHAEL D. YOUNG, ESQ.

Commercial trial attorney since 1985 & Mediator since 1989
Adjunct professor of Law in Negotiation and ADR processes at the USC Law School
Specializes in intellectual property, environmental, employment, & complex commercial matters

Welcome to JUDICATE WEST

As the Gold Standard in Private Dispute Resolution we are proud to be home to many of the nation's most experienced and successful mediators and arbitrators. We remain dedicated to our core values as we relentlessly pursue excellence in every aspect of our business.

HON. CHRIS R. CONWAY, RET.

THOMAS S. DILLARD, ESQ.

ROBERT N. DOBBINS, LLM, ESQ.

GARY N. DONOVAN, ESQ.

JANET RUBIN FIELDS, ESQ.

DARRELL A. FORGEY, ESQ.

HON. GABRIEL A. GUTIERREZ, RET.

JAY CORDELL HORTON, ESQ.

STEVEN R. KUHN, ESQ.

BYRON M. RABIN, ESQ.

MICHELLE A. REINGLASS, ESQ.

HON. MICHAEL B. RUTBERG, RET.

HARRISON W. SOMMER, ESQ.

ROBERT M. TESSIER, ESQ.

NIKKI TOLT, ESQ.

MICHAEL D. YOUNG, ESQ.

Designed to promote economical, enforceable and speedy resolution of arbitrations with just and reasoned decisions.

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Latest News

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Upcoming Events

Sept 28-30 - CLM, Construction Claims Conference

Sept 30-Oct 2 - CJA, Annual Meeting

October 4 BASF, Employment Arbitration Practicalities Program

October 5-9 - ABTL, Hawaii Conference

October 18 - MCLE, “Ethical Issues in Mediation”

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