JUDICATE WEST

Welcome to JUDICATE WEST

The Gold Standard in Private Dispute Resolution

We are proud to be home to many of the nation's most sought-after mediators, arbitrators and private judges - all dedicated to delivering results. Our success is built on our core values - absolute integrity, quality not quantity, relationships over profits, listening to our clients, and the relentless pursuit of excellence in all aspects of our business.

JUDICATE WEST Welcomes Amy Fisch Solomon, Esq.

Areas of Speciality

All types of Medical Negligence including Elder Abuse
All types of Personal Injury
Mass Torts
Professional Negligence
Professional Negligence
Sexual Assault

Available for mediation, arbitration, and private judging throughout California

Judicate West Welcomes Hon. Joan M. Lewis, Ret.

Areas of Specialty

All types of Medical Negligence
Catastrophic Personal Injury
Business/Contractual
Employment
Class Action
Family Law

Available for mediation, arbitration and private judging assignments in San Diego, All of California.

JUDICATE WEST Welcomes Hon. Jan M. Adler, Ret.

Areas of Speciality

Business/Contractual
Class Actions
Corporate Governance
Employment
Intellectual Property
Catastrophic Personal Injury
Securities

Available for mediation, arbitration, and private judging assignments in San Diego, All of California

JUDICATE WEST Welcomes William J. Caplan, Esq.

Areas of Speciality

All types of Real Property
Business/Contractual
Construction Defects
Employment
Personal Injury

Available for mediation in Orange County, All of California

JUDICATE WEST Welcomes Kelly A. Knight, Esq.

Areas of Speciality

All types of employment
Business/Contractual
Personal Injury
Real Estate

Available in Los Angeles, All of California

JUDICATE WEST Welcomes Hon. Joanne B. O’Donnell, Ret.

Areas of Speciality

Business/Contractual
Employment
Environmental (CEQA)
Personal Injury including Wrongful Death
Professional Negligence

Available for mediation, arbitration, and private judging throughout Southern California

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 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

GREG DAVID DERIN, ESQ.

Litigated and resolved hundreds of complex multi-party disputes before courts, juries, arbitrators and administrative agencies for over 35 years
Southern California SuperLawyer, Every Year Since 2006 (ADR, Intellectual Property Litigation, Sports and Entertainment Law)
Specializes in intellectual property, entertainment, employment and general business litigation

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 and all types of personal injury matters

ROBERT N. DOBBINS, LLM, ESQ.

Former litigator & transactional attorney for over 32 years
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

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 and 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

HON. STUART T. WALDRIP, RET.

Active ADR Neutral for 12+ years in multiple states and have managed over 1K of cases
One of authors of JW Commercial Arbitration Rules and Appellate Rules
Settled business dispute involving multi-national tech company and tech vendor in 9 sessions over 3+ years and during two trials

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

EDWARD A. FERNANDEZ, ESQ.

Full time neutral since 2011
Mediated approximately 2,000 cases as an independent private neutral
Specializes in all types of personal injury matters

MELISSA BLAIR ALIOTTI, ESQ.

Aliotti currently serves as vice chair for the Sacramento County Bar Association’s Alternative Dispute Resolution section and is a member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution sections of the State Bar of California and the American Bar Association
She frequently participates on educational seminars focused on litigation and dispute resolution topics
Over 100+ hours of formal dispute resolution training at Pepperdine University School of Law/Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, American Bar Association, and Sacramento County Bar Association

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Trial Lawyer Amy Solomon joins Judicate West after 33 years with Girardi Keese

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Upcoming Events

NOTE: If you would like your legal organization's events included in our calendar please use our Contact Us page, or phone Melissa Gorin at 714.834.1340.

July 18 - BASF-Barristers Club, 35th Annual Judges Reception
35th Annual Judges Reception JW is a Patron Sponsor The Green Room War Memorial & Performing Arts Center 401 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco, CA 94102 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
July 18 - CLM - San Francisco Chapter, Networking Event
CLM Networking Event JW is a Sponsor Crush Lounge 875 Bordeaux Way, Napa, CA 94558 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
July 24 - KABA/IAKL, Joint Mixer
JW is a Sponsor Café Concerto 610 S. Serrano Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90005 6:00 pm
July 24 - CLM - LA Chapter, Freeway Series - LA Dodgers and Anaheim Angels
JW is a Sponsor Dodgers Stadium 100 Vince Skully Way, Los Angeles, CA 90021 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
July 25 - WBA, Employment Consumer Law Event
Kelly Knight is a Speaker Sofitel Hotel 8555 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

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Career Opportunities

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West Los Angeles Office: Front Desk Administrator

Sacramento: Case Administrator

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JUDICATE WEST Welcomes Amy Fisch Solomon, Esq.

Judicate West Welcomes Hon. Joan M. Lewis, Ret.

JUDICATE WEST Welcomes Hon. Jan M. Adler, Ret.

JUDICATE WEST Welcomes William J. Caplan, Esq.

JUDICATE WEST Welcomes Kelly A. Knight, Esq.

JUDICATE WEST Welcomes Hon. Joanne B. O’Donnell, Ret.

Resolve Complex Commercial Arbitrations Quickly

Specialty Area

Preferred Location

Time Frame

HON. CHRIS R. CONWAY, RET.

GREG DAVID DERIN, ESQ.

THOMAS S. DILLARD, ESQ.

ROBERT N. DOBBINS, LLM, ESQ.

GARY N. DONOVAN, ESQ.

JANET RUBIN FIELDS, ESQ.

DARRELL A. FORGEY, ESQ.

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.

HON. STUART T. WALDRIP, RET.

MICHAEL D. YOUNG, ESQ.

EDWARD A. FERNANDEZ, ESQ.

MELISSA BLAIR ALIOTTI, ESQ.

Latest News

Trial Lawyer Amy Solomon joins Judicate West after 33 years with Girardi Keese

Upcoming Events

July 18 - BASF-Barristers Club, 35th Annual Judges Reception

July 18 - CLM - San Francisco Chapter, Networking Event

July 24 - KABA/IAKL, Joint Mixer

July 24 - CLM - LA Chapter, Freeway Series - LA Dodgers and Anaheim Angels

July 25 - WBA, Employment Consumer Law Event

Career Opportunities

Join the most professional ADR team in the industry.

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