R. Elaine Leitner Leitner Mediation 6114 La Salle Avenue Box 474 Oakland CA 94611 Tel: (510) 339-7375 Fax: (510) 339-9402 Email: eleit@aol.com

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Mediation Med-Arb Early Neutral Evaluation Special Master Mediation Training/CLE Referee

Serving the following Counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Los Angeles, Marin, Monterey, Napa, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solano, Yolo [ Click for Map of California's Counties ]

ADA Disability Anti-Trust Appellate Arts (Fine, Performing) Banking & Finance Civil Rights Commercial/Business Consumer Fraud Contract Disputes EEOC Education Eminent Domain Employment

Franchise Insurance Intellectual Property Labor/Unions Land Use/Planning Landlord/Tenant Legal Malpractice Libel & Slander Non-profit Organizations Partnerships Personal Injury Police Probate

Product Liability Professional Fees Professional Liability Professional Malpractice Professional Negligence Public Policy Real Estate Securities Shareholder Disputes Technology Torts Workers' Compensation

Common Law/Cohabitation

Biographical Notes:

Full time mediator since 1991, successfully mediating the diverse array of business, insurance, and employment disputes which were the focus of my 13 year litigation practice at Keker & Van Nest. In solo mediation practice, having been one of the American Arbitration Association's employment and commercial panelists from 1995-2002.

Adjunct Professor at Hastings College of the Law since 1998 teaching "Negotiation and Settlement"

Education:

• J.D. 1978 - Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C.
• B.S. 1975 - Tufts University, Medford, Mass, Psychology, Magna Cum Laude
• Listed in "Best Lawyers in America", 1987 Ed.

More than 200 hours of training/speaking experience:

• U.S. District Court Training for Court Mediators - 20 hours 7/93
• Bill Lincoln - Understanding Conflict - 20 hours - 3/93
• Bill Lincoln - Impasse Resolution & Mediation - 20 hours - 5/93
• Conciliation Forums of Oakland - 30 hours - 11/92 & 3/94

Attended 50+ hours of various MCLE mediation topic programs
Speaker and trainer/teacher at numerous MCLE programs and law firm training sessions on mediation topics, including:

• 1/96 - AAA Arbitration Mediation Day - Employment ADR
• 1/96 - ALI-ABA - Making ADR Work for YOU
• 4/96 - COAC Annual Meeting - Lake Tahoe
• 5/96 - Labor & Employment Section St. Bar - Legal issues in Mediation
• 5/96 - Faculty - State Bar mediation training- Monterey
• 8/97 - U.S. District Court "Mediating & Evaluating Sexual Harassment Cases
• 7/00 - Mediation Advocacy - AAA Sponsored seminar
• 1/05 - Everything An Advocate Needs to Know About ADR Ethics, Hastings/Bar Assoc. of SF program with co-speaker David Meadows
• 1/06 - Everything An Advocate Needs to Know About Mediation Ethics, Hastings/Bar Assoc. of SF Program with David Meadows

Languages

English

Memberships & Affiliations :

• SPIDR-Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution; ACR- Association for Conflict Resolution
• The Mediation Society, Board of Directors 2008-present;
• Association of Business Trial Lawyers;
• Northern California Mediation Assn;
• CDRC-California Dispute Resolution Council;
• S.F. Women Lawyers Alliance & California Women Lawyers

Rates: $500/hour for Bay Area two-party cases
daily rates for counties outside the Bay Area
Please call for multi-party and daily rates

Payment: Estimated Fees to be deposited one-week in advance

Cancellation Policy: 14 day in advance; $1600 minimum

AVAILABILITY & BOOKING INFORMATION

Calendar Last Updated: 30 Jan 12	Click your preferred date to send our office a Date Request form. All such requests will go immediately to Elaine Leitner's scheduling staff (eleit@aol.com)