JUDICATE WEST

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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 beyond dispute. Our success is built on our core values - valuing relationships, doing the right thing, being team players, being humble and kind, and achieving optimal results as we relentlessly pursue excellence in all aspects of our business.

JUDICATE WEST Welcomes Hon. Margaret Morrow, Ret.

Areas of Speciality

Business/Commercial
Civil Appeals
Class Actions
Employment
Insurance/Bad Faith
Trademark/Copyright, Patents
Professional Malpractice

Available for mediation, arbitration, and private judging Natonwide

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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

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

HON. WILLIAM MCCURINE, JR., RET.

Retired Federal Magistrate Judge
In both his civil practice and as a jurist he has mediated over 1700 cases.
Specializes in mediating all types of complex commercial matters as well as personal injury 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

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. DAVID C. VELASQUEZ, RET.

Served on the Orange County Superior Court bench for over two decades
Managed an average case load of 250 complex actions while sitting on the Court's Complex Civil Panel
Named Jurist of the Year by OCHBA and Trial Judge of the Year by ABOTA

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

HON. CESAR SARMIENTO, RET.

Former Settlement Judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court
Implemented the first Santa Monica Court personal injury Civil Referee Assisted Settlement Hearing (CRASH) program
Judge Sarmiento is an avid surfer and in his spare time plays the guitar in a jazz band

HON. FREDERICK P. AGUIRRE, RET.

Full-Time Mediator, Arbitrator, and Private Judge
Former 15-year Orange County Superior Court Judge, and sat in the Family Law Department for 4-years
Specializes in all types of personal injury, real estate, and business disputes

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

KELLY A. KNIGHT, ESQ.

Full-Time Mediator
Former litigator representing both plaintiffs and defendants in complex business and employment matters.
Specializes in all types of employment law, including PAGA and class actions

ANGELA J. REDDOCK-WRIGHT, ESQ.

Former employment and labor law litigator for over 26 years.
Named a "Southern California Super Lawyer" each year for the last 11 years
Served as a co-Administrator for the Project Labor Agreement (PLA) for the So-Fi Stadium

HON. ANDREW J. GUILFORD, RET.

Full-Time Mediator, Arbitrator and Private Judge, Nationwide
Former U.S. District Judge for nearly 14 years
Litigator for over 31 years who handle complex commercial litigation with an emphasis on patents, trademarks, finance including securities, banking, real estate, contracts, unfair competition, defamation, civil rights, partnership disputes, professional liability and class actions

GAIL A. GLICK, ESQ.

Specializes in all types of employment disputes including class action, as well as business and contractual, personal injury, real property, and lemon law disputes
Represented both plaintiffs and defendants over the course of her twenty-six year litigation career
Served on the Los Angeles County Superior Court's ADR panel and CRASH employment case settlement program

HON. JUDY HERSHER, RET.

Presided over several hundred trials on the Sacramento County Superior Court bench
Received "Trial Judge of the Year" from ABOTA, CCTLA, and the Sacramento Bar Assocation
Served on the committee that drafts and revises Civil Jury Instruction for the State of California

HON. MARGARET M. MORROW, RET.

Retired U.S. District Judge
Former President and CEO of Public Counsel
Developed the Central District Court’s ADR program

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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.

May 20 -21, CAOC - Palm Springs Seminar 2022
JW is a Breakfast Sponsor
Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa
41-000 Bob Hope Dr.,
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
May 21 - ABOTA - OC, Annual Installation Dinner Gala
JW is a Platinum Sponsor
Newport Beach Country Club
One Clubhouse Drive
Newport Beach, CA, 92660
5:30pm - Cocktails
6:30pm - Dinner
May 21 - 22 - LAIPLA, Spring Seminar 2022
JW is a Platinum Sponsor
Judge Guilford & Judge Morrow Speaking
Ritz Carlton Bacara,
8301 Hollister Ave,
Santa Barbara, CA 93117
May 21 - Unity Bar of Sacramento, Unity Bar Summit: Access to Justice
JW is a Sponsor
UC Davis School of Law, King Hall
400 Mrak Hall Dr,
Davis, CA 95616
May 23 - OCBAF, Judge Kenneth Lae Charity Golf Scramble
JW is a Bloody Mary Sponsor
Monarch Beach Golf Links
50 Monarch Beach Resort N.
Dana Point, CA 92629
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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