Case Studies

Jurisdiction: Mediation
Client: Mediator
Nature Of Case: Mediation - Settled
Nature Of Engagement: Mediation of dispute involving encroachment and easements
Amount Involved: Equitable

Jurisdiction: Mediation
Client: Mediator
Nature Of Case: Mediation - Settled
Nature Of Engagement: Mediation of property claims in a divorce
Amount Involved: Amount not determined

Jurisdiction: Mediation
Client: Mediator
Nature Of Case: Mediation
Nature Of Engagement: Mediation of dispute arising out of a real property disclosure
Amount Involved: In excess of $500,000.00

Jurisdiction: Mediation
Client: Mediator
Nature Of Case: Mediation - Settled
Nature Of Engagement: Mediation of dispute involving a claim to a decedents IRA
Amount Involved: In excess of $600,000.00

Jurisdiction: Arbitration and Mediation
Client: Mediator
Nature Of Case: Mediation
Nature Of Engagement: Mediation of dispute between medical HMO and physician
Amount Involved: Under $1,000,000.00

Jurisdiction: Arbitration and Mediation
Client: Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)
Nature Of Case: Mediation
Nature Of Engagement: Mediation of health services dispute
Amount Involved: Reduced liability of HMO from lifetime care to existing benefits and assumption by another HMO

Jurisdiction: Arbitration and Mediation
Client: Mediator
Nature Of Case: Mediation
Nature Of Engagement: Mediation of dispute between medical HMO and physician
Amount Involved: Under $1,000,000.00

Jurisdiction: Arbitration and Mediation
Client: Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)
Nature Of Case: Mediation
Nature Of Engagement: Mediation of health services dispute
Amount Involved: Reduced liability of HMO from lifetime care to existing benefits and assumption by another HMO

Jurisdiction: Arbitration and Mediation
Client: Mediator
Nature Of Case: Mediation
Nature Of Engagement: Mediation of dispute between medical HMO and physician
Amount Involved: Under $1,000,000.00

Jurisdiction: Arbitration and Mediation
Client: Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)
Nature Of Case: Mediation
Nature Of Engagement: Mediation of health services dispute
Amount Involved: Reduced liability of HMO from lifetime care to existing benefits and assumption by another HMO

Jurisdiction: Arbitration and Mediation
Client: Auto Repair
Nature Of Case: Mediation
Nature Of Engagement: Mediation of dispute over partnership
Amount Involved: Not Determined

Jurisdiction: Arbitration and Mediation
Client: Mediator
Nature Of Case: Mediation
Nature Of Engagement: Mediation of construction dispute over the construction of a church
Amount Involved: Over $800,000.00

Jurisdiction: Arbitration and Mediation
Client: Mediator
Nature Of Case: Mediation
Nature Of Engagement: Mediation of a dispute over employment dispute and alleged partnership interest
Status: Amount Involved Equitable issues only

Jurisdiction: Arbitration and Mediation
Client: Wholesale Garment Industry
Nature Of Case: Claimed seller of software and the installation was defective and demand for return of purchase price and damages.
Nature Of Engagement: Included pre-arbitration motions, discovery issues considered and decided, arbitration hearing and decision.
Status: Decision rendered.

Jurisdiction: California-American Arbitration Association-LA
Client: American Arbitration Association
Nature Of Case: Arbitration
Nature Of Engagement: Acted as arbitration for business and real property matters as an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association
Amount Involved: Various

Jurisdiction: Arbitration and Mediation
Client: Real Estate Broker
Nature Of Case: Arbitrations
Nature Of Engagement: Assisted client in arbitration of real estate issues that were subject to multiple listing arbitration agreement
Amount Involved: Various

Jurisdiction: Arbitration and Mediation
Client: Real Estate Seller
Nature Of Case: Arbitration
Nature Of Engagement: Represented client in arbitration over the sale of several acres of real property
Amount Involved: Over $100,000.00

Jurisdiction: Arbitration and Mediation
Client: Arbitrator
Nature Of Case: Arbitration
Nature Of Engagement: Acted as an arbitrator in a dispute over mining claims
Amount Involved: Equitable

Jurisdiction: Legal and Litigation
Client: Concrete Company/Rock Quarry
Nature Of Case: Negotiation of Agreements for sale of Rock Quarry
Nature Of Engagement: Negotiated agreement for the sale and all documents through close of escrow.
Amount Involved: Over $7,000,000.00

Jurisdiction: Legal and Litigation
Client: Lender
Nature Of Case: Negotiation and drafting of all documents underlying development loan
Nature Of Engagement: Negotiated agreement for the sale and all documents through close of escrow.
Amount Involved: Over $35,000,000.00

Jurisdiction: Legal and Litigation
Client: Construction and Development
Nature Of Case: Merger of four corporations
Nature Of Engagement: Negotiation and preparation of all documents for the merger of four corporations.
Amount Involved: Over $25,000,000.00

Jurisdiction: Legal and Litigation
Client: Concrete Company/Rock Quarry
Nature Of Case: Review and approve Loan Agreements
Nature Of Engagement: Negotiate, review and approve loan agreements for operational loan
Amount Involved: over $9,000,000.00

Jurisdiction: Legal and Litigation
Client: Private Trust
Nature Of Case: Trust administration
Nature Of Engagement: Trustee, trust administration of charitable trust
Amount Involved: Over $1,700,000.00

Jurisdiction: Legal and Litigation
Client: Real Estate Developer
Nature Of Case: Sale of property
Nature Of Engagement: Negotiated and drafted the sale documents for the sale of acreage to Sante Fe Rail Road
Amount Involved: Over $4,000,000.00

Jurisdiction: Legal and Litigation
Client: Real Estate Developer
Nature Of Case: Development agreements
Nature Of Engagement: Drafting of development agreement for multi-unit housing track
Amount Involved: Over $15,000,000.00

Jurisdiction: Legal and Litigation
Client: Real Estate Developer
Nature Of Case: Drafting of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions
Nature Of Engagement: Drafting of the covenants, conditions and restrictions for a multi-commercial until real property development
Amount Involved: Not determined

Jurisdiction: Legal and Litigation
Client: Real Estate Developer
Nature Of Case: Commercial Construction - Office building
Nature Of Engagement: Negotiate and draft all documents for the acquisition, loan processing, construction documents and completion of the construction and leasing of a multi-unit commercial office development.
Amount Involved: Over $2,000,000.00

Jurisdiction: Legal and Litigation
Client: Auto Dealership
Nature Of Case: Legal consulting services
Nature Of Engagement: Business advice and management for major automobile dealership, including direct dealings with automobile manufacture
Amount Involved: Various

Jurisdiction: Legal and Litigation
Client: Tire Dealer
Nature Of Case: Sale of wholesale tire dealer
Nature Of Engagement: Negotiation and drafting of the documents for the sale of a wholesale tire and retread business.
Amount Involved: Over $1,00,000.00