Joe Ramsey Mediator/Arbitrator/Special Master 701 University Avenue, Suite 100 Sacramento CA 95825 Tel: (916) 646-6344 Fax: (916) 646-6345 Email: joe@joeramseylaw.com www.joeramseylaw.com

View Printable PDF Resume In fulltime ADR practice since 1997, Mr. Ramsey is widely recognized by peers for his skills as a mediator/arbitrator of complex civil-commercial cases. He has mediated in excess of 3000 cases for hundreds of attorneys throughout the region.

Mediation Arbitration Special Master Referee

Serving the following Counties: Alameda, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Monterey, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Yolo, Yuba [ Click for Map of California's Counties ]

Agricultural Commercial/Business Construction Contract Disputes Employment Environmental

Insurance Intellectual Property Landlord/Tenant Medical Malpractice Personal Injury Probate

Product Liability Professional Fees Professional Negligence Trusts / Estates Wrongful Death

Biographical Notes:

Joe Ramsey offers his services in civil cases as a Mediator, a binding Neutral Arbitrator, a Discovery Referee, and as a Special Master in multi-party complex civil litigation, and, upon the stipulation of the parties and the approval of the Superior Court, as a pro tem Superior Court judge.

• Joe Ramsey had a full time practice as a trial lawyer from 1962 until the Spring of 1997. As a trial lawyer, he handled a wide variety of civil disputes, including many different types of business and professional negligence cases for both plaintiffs and defendants. His trial work involved mostly personal injury litigation for both plaintiffs and defendants, the majority for the defense. Joe Ramsey was ranked as an Advocate member of the American Board of Trial Advocates in 1985 and is rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell.
• After accepting an invitation from the American Arbitration Association for training as a mediator in 1986, Joe Ramsey began to mediate civil disputes. He combined a growing ADR practice with his practice as a trial lawyer until the Spring of 1997, at which point, his ADR practice required his full time, and it continues full time today.

Education:

• Stanford University A.B. 1959 - Pre-Legal Curriculum
• Stanford University J.D. 1961

Languages

English

Memberships & Affiliations :

• AV Rating by Martindale-Hubbell
• American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) - Advocate rank.
• 1997 recipient of Sacramento Valley Chapter Civility Award
• Anthony M. Kennedy American Inn of Court - Master, 1990 - present (Executive Committee 1992 - 2007; Active Emeritus, 1997 - present; Recipient: Enright Professionalism Award from California Council Inns of Court, 2002)
• Selected Best Lawyers in America 2010, Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Member of The California Academy of Distinguished Neutrals, 2009-Present

Rates: Fees range from $450 to $650 per hour for most cases. Up to $750 per hour/$7500 per diem on multi-party complex litigation and/or multi-day mediations out of town. All fees shared equally by participating parties unless otherwise agreed by the parties.

Payment: Please call for details.

Cancellation Policy: Please call for details.

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