California Neutrals Directory

1950 JD, Yale Law School, Order of the Coif.

25+ years of commercial practice, mainly in litigation and transactional aspects of real estate industry followed by full-time work as arbitrator and mediator for American Arbitration Association, other panels and as a volunteer on court programs. Moderate rates.

Gayle L. Eskridge, of Eskridge Law, has been a litigation and trial attorney since 1988, representing corporations, municipalities and individuals. With broad litigation experience, Ms. Eskridge has managed hundreds of cases and now dedicates the majority of her practice to employment and real estate mediation, arbitration, and litigation.

Ms. Hebert is a senior staff member at Padre Associates, Inc., an environmental consulting firm operating since 1996. Ms. Hebert is now offering environmental mediation services. She received her certification in Negotiation and Mediation from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2006. She also has a Master's Degree in Environmental Education and Bachelor's Degree in Forestry, and has over 20 years of experience as an environmental consultant.

After 37 years of practicing law, Mr. Kuhn is focusing his career on dispute resolution.  He has mediated and arbitrated cases in the fields of personal injury, professional negligence, real estate, construction defect, and HOA matters.

I resolve all general civil and class action cases. I particularly enjoy Employment, Malpractice, Personal Injury, Probate & Trust, Real Estate, and Business cases. Dealing with challenging personalities is my specialty. 31 years as a judge and mediator have taught me how to listen to attorneys and clients, calmly explain the risks and stress of litigation, and to bring people to resolution.

Judge Lyman retired from the Los Angeles Superior Court after 12 years in 2007. Prior to his judicial career, he practiced real estate and business law for 23 years, handling both transactional and business matters. He is a panelist with ADR Services, Inc. in L.A. and Orange County, California, handling all kinds of commercial and Real Estate cases.

Mr. Meiners has specialized in Labor and Employment Law since graduating from UCLA Law School in 1964. He started mediating cases after taking “Mediating the Litigated Case” at Pepperdine Law School in 2003. He is a member of SCMA and mediates cases for ARC (Alternative Resolution Centers) the CA Court of Appeal and the LASC.

Mr. Moyer is a retired AV-rated trial attorney currently practicing as a cerified mediator and arbitrator. He is committed to meeting his clients' needs. Mr. Moyer offers you immense experience without immense rates and is committed to work tirelessly to settle your dispute.

Chas Pernice has been litigating & resolving personal injury, business, employment & lemon law matters for over 27 years. This Strauss Institute trained mediator possesses the expertise, empathy & creativity required to resolve your case at a price you can afford. Member of SCMA, OCBA/ADR, CELA, OCTLA and OCSC mediation and arbitration panels.

Joe Ramsey received his JD from Stanford and was engaged from 1962-1997 in general trial and appellate civil litigation. He began an ADR practice in 1986 which became full time in 1997 handling almost all types of civil disputes including business, employment, personal injury, probate/estate, and real estate matters.

Since receiving his law degree from Santa Clara Univ. in 1989, Steve Serratore has dedicated the majority of the last two decades litigating and mediating employment related matters. He has earned an "AV" rating by Martindale-Hubbell and has acheived Super Lawyer status in the area of Labor and Employment law.

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