Fred Butler Esq. Mediator & Arbitrator 50 California Street, Suite 1500 San Francisco CA 94111 Tel: (415) 826-5629 Fax: (650) 756-2715 Email: fdbi@aol.com

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Serving the following Counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Los Angeles, Marin, Napa, Orange, Riverside, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma [ Click for Map of California's Counties ]

ADA Disability Agricultural Appellate Civil Rights Community Associations Construction Contract Disputes Cross Cultural EEOC

Employment Health Care Insurance International Labor/Unions Land Use/Planning Landlord/Tenant Local Government Non-profit Organizations

Personal Injury Police Postal Professional Fees Professional Negligence Public Policy Real Estate Securities Transportation

Child Support Dependency

Divorce (All Issues) Paternity

Biographical Notes:

Fred D. Butler is a full-time arbitrator and mediator of commercial disputes, including but not limited to personal injury, insurance, employment matters such as labor disputes, termination, race, sex, disability discrimination and family medical leave issues; civil rights disputes & culturally sensitive matters. Mr. Butler also serves as a neutral in residential real estate disputes, including homeowners associations, landlord-tenant matters and construction and development issues. He is also available for neutral fact finding & investigations.

A licensed Attorney with over sixteen year's experience representing parties before civil matters and in administrative courts in employment and insurance regulatory matters. Mr. Butler has served as a Arbitrator & Mediator for a number of organizations and courts including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Department of Justice ADA-Weybridge Foundation, University of California Problem Resolution Center, National Center for Employment Dispute Resolution/Forest Service Agency, San Francisco Civil Service Commission; National Mediation Service; American Arbitration Association, US Federal District Court-Northern California, California First District Appellate Courts, Kaiser Permanente; NASD, U.S. Postal Service , San Francisco, San Mateo & Solano County Superior Courts, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service; California State Mediation & Conciliation Service; and others.

Education:

Fred Butler obtained his undergraduate degree from Rutgers' University in New Jersey in 1974 and a Masters in Public Policy Administration from New York University in 1977. Mr. Butler graduated from the Hastings College of the law in 1986 where he currently serves as an Adjunct Professor of the College's Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution.

He has studied at the National Judicial College and has been trained by JAMS, American Arbitration Association, SPIDR Advanced Employment Practices Institute and the National Academy of Arbitrators. He has lectured at several law schools, trained internal mediators for several large organizations and has written several articles on mediation techniques and ADR policy matters.

Languages

English

Memberships & Affiliations :

State Bar of California; Past President, The Mediation Society; Past President, Northern CA Mediaiton Assn; Past Co-Chair Bar Assn of California Arbitration Committeet; Past President, Hasting Alumni Assn; Member State Bar Labor & Employment Section; Former appointed member State Bar ADR Committee; Member ABA ADR Diversity Committee.

RATES & PAYMENT INFORMATION

Rates: $300 per hour. (Four hour minimum)

Payment: Four hour advance payment. Balance due within 30 days of close of process or receipt of decsion.

Cancellation Policy:

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