Mediator + Arbitrator + Referee
CurrentDoug is available as a full-time mediator, arbitrator and referee following 35 years experience litigating complex cases at both the trial and appellate court levels in State and Federal courts throughout California and Nevada. Doug's areas of expertise include insurance coverage and bad faith, major personal injury, products liability, medical malpractice, employment, commercial and other complex cases (including class actions). He also has extensive experience as a mediator, arbitrator and settlement conference Judge Pro Tem over the last 25 years. His skills are highly respected by both sides of the bar, as evidenced by the glowing recommendations he receives from plaintiff attorneys and defense attorneys alike, such as "...makes both sides feel like winners - prodigious people skills, superb powers of persuasion, uncommon common sense and a keen insight into the thinking of plaintiffs and defendants alike;" "A direct, fair and honest guy, and a quick study and deep thinker - he gets it;" "Doug's analytical and people skills suit him well as an accomplished mediator. His perseverance and willingness to listen to all sides make him extremely successful and productive in resolving matters;" "Doug brings high professional and ethical standards to his role as a (neutral)."