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Martin C. Handweiler, Esq.
After 30 years as a civil trial lawyer in cases involving professional liability, general liability, insurance litigation and other significant tort claims and years as a claims representative, Mr. Handweiler has made the transition from trial attorney to full time mediator/arbitrator. In addition to years of service as a Pro-Tem for the Orange County Superior Court and Mediator on the Los Angeles County Superior Court panel, Mr. Handweiler has received mediation training at the Straus Institute of Dispute Resolution and has effectively and successfully mediated and arbitrated hundreds of matters, in almost every type of injury dispute. One litigator, who was impressed with Mr. Handweiler as a mediator, used him again as an arbitrator and said “I was equally as impressed as his decision was sound, concise and addressed all the relevant issues raised by the parties. Both sides' clients were very impressed with how he handled it and the result was fair." Another attorney commented, "He is a consummate professional who knows the law and has experience with all types of cases."
LEGAL CAREER & PRIOR EXPERIENCE
  • Full-time neutral specializing in medical malpractice and all personal injury matters (2002-Present)
  • Martin C. Handweiler, Inc., specializing in civil litigation, personal injury and with an emphasis on professional liability (1982-2002)
  • Judge Pro Tem for the Orange County Superior Court, involved in the resolution of numerous injury, professional liability and other cases, (1979-Present)
  • Handweiler & Bahan, Inc., (1979-82)
  • Trotter, Handweiler & Bahan, Inc., specializing in civil litigation, personal injury with an emphasis on professional liability (1972-79)
  • Claims Representative, Hartford Insurance Co (1968-70)
  • Claims Investigator, Adjuster, Trial Preparation Investigator, Claims Manager, Consolidated Mutual Ins. Co (1962-68)
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
  • J.D., Pepperdine University School of Law (1972)
  • Mediating the Litigated Case, Pepperdine School of Law -Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution,
  • American Board Trial of Advocates, Associate (1994-Present)
  • Orange County Bar Association (1972-Present)
  • Member, Orange County Trial Lawyers Association (Present)
  • American Board of Trial Advocates since 1994, honored as Orange County Chapter’s Plaintiff’s Trial Lawyer of the Year award, 1996
  • Board of Directors, Orange County Trial Lawyers Association (1975)
ADR EXPERIENCE & SPECIALTIES
  • Personal Injury
  • Medical and Legal Malpractice
  • Premises
  • Product and Governmental Liability
  • Civil Rights
  • Bad Faith Cases
ACHIEVEMENTS & AWARDS
  • Honored by his peers in 1996 when ABOTA’s Orange County Chapter named him Plaintiff’s Trial Lawyer of the Year
  • Speaker, California Continuing Education of the bar, legal seminars dealing with primarily with Civil Procedure Before Trial (1977)
  • Speaker, Orange County Trial Lawyers seminars involving jury selection and discovery procedures (1978)
  • Speaker, ABOTA seminars involving cross-examination of expert witnesses
LOCATIONS
  • Orange County
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