I am an Arizona attorney, mediator, and arbitrator in my 42nd year of practice in the areas of business, real estate, construction, technology, and organizational dispute resolution. My peers have conferred on me various honors (e.g., AV Preeminent® rating with the Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings system, Southwest Super Lawyer®, one of Arizona’s Finest Lawyers® , the Best of Arizona Attorneys in the Area of Alternative Dispute Resolution in “Ranking Arizona” (2012), and Arizona’s Top Rated Lawyers of 2014-present in the areas of ADR, Business and Commercial law in LEGAL LEADERS).
I am a Member of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals, a professional mediator on the mediation panels of the American Arbitration Association and the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals, and a Fellow in the College of Commercial Arbitrators. I have been an arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association and the International Centre for Dispute Resolution since 1992 and currently serve on the AAA’s Commercial, Construction, Large and Complex Case, Emergency Relief, and Consumer panels.
As a “resolutionary,” I’ve helped parties resolve their disputes outside of the court system for over 33 years, including the mediation of disputes relating to: commercial breach of contract claims; breaches of fiduciary duty, misappropriation of trade secrets, unfair competition and other business torts; employment compensation and covenants not to compete; business insurance coverage disputes; business buy-sell and sale of business agreements; dissolutions of corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies (“LLCs”); “business divorces” among partners, shareholders, members and other business owners and principals; construction contract claims arising from private commercial, industrial, retail and residential construction projects; commercial loan transactions; real estate purchase and sale contracts, commercial real estate leases, and the co-ownership of real property; and disputes involving electronic evidence discovery of Electronically Stored Information (“EED/ESI”).
My approach is strongly practical and relational. It includes and combines both facilitative and evaluative approaches.
$550.00 per hour, plus out of pocket expenses. Hourly rate applies to administrative hearings, telephone calls, correspondence with counsel, reading and study time & drafting documents. WILLING TO SERVE THROUGHOUT THE U.S.A. NO CHARGE FOR OUT-OF-STATE TRAVEL WITHIN THE CONTINENTAL U.S.A. TRAVEL TIME WITHIN ARIZONA WILL BE BILLED AT ½ OF MY NORMAL HOURLY RATE. Will bill for actual expenses for travel, food, and lodging (prevailing IRS rate for mileage).
CANCELLATION/POSTPONEMENT POLICY: If any mediation session dates are cancelled for any reason, and notice of the same is not received at least five (5) business days before the first mediation session date, then four (4) hours will be billed for each cancelled mediation session day. These charges shall apply unless another arbitration or mediation matter can be scheduled in its place.
