Mediator Resume

Law Offices of Charles Pereyra-Suarez - Principal Attorney

Attorney, Arbitrator and Mediator

Attorney and Neutral, Self-employed, 1998 – Present; Partner/Senior Litigator, Davis Wright Tremaine, 1995 – 1998; Partner/Litigation Department Chair, McKenna & Cuneo, 1986 – 1995; Senior Litigation Associate, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, 1982 – 1984; Assistant U.S. Attorney, Los Angeles, 1979 – 1982; Trial and Appellate Attorney, Civil Rights Division U.S. Justice Department, 1976 – 1979.

Business, real estate and employment litigation; white collar criminal defense; criminal and civil fraud investigations and related "whistle-blower" lawsuits; healthcare law representation; complex antitrust litigation; federal suspension and debarment administrative proceedings; representation of international corporate clients; government contracts litigation; civil and criminal environmental cases; personal injury and product liability cases; housing and religious discrimination matters; civil rights litigation; First Amendment litigation; professional liability expert witness work; mediation and arbitration of business, real estate and employment disputes, healthcare matters, fee disputes, personal injury cases, civil rights lawsuits and environmental matters. Handled cannabis cases both as a federal prosecutor and as a criminal defense attorney.

Served as a mediator in numerous "excessive force" and medical negligence civil rights cases involving local governments; in many wrongful discharge cases covering a panoply of employment law issues; and in a variety of real estate and construction disputes, some of which have also involved environmental issues.

Civil rights mediations have included excessive use of force, medical negligence, racial and religious discrimination and the like. Real estate mediations have included fair housing and environmental issues as well as purchase/sale contracts and landlord/tenant disputes. Wrongful discharge mediations have included a broad spectrum of employment disputes.

I try to provide a dignified, amicable and affordable process that honors the empowerment and control that the parties and their counsel seek.

University of California Berkeley (JD-1975); Pacific Union College (BA-1970).

Admitted to the Bar: California (1975), District of Columbia (1980).

State Bar of California (Criminal Law Section Executive Committee); Los Angeles County Bar Association (International Law Section Executive Committee); Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference (Representative from the Central District of California); Federal Bar Association; Boalt Hall Alumni Association (Board of Directors); California Dispute Resolution Council (Executive Committee).

Co-author, "Litigation Issues in Fraud and Abuse," WHITTIER LAW REVIEW, 1997; lecturer, "Fraud and Abuse Issues," WHITTIER LAW REVIEW Health Law Symposium, 1996-98; co-author, "Ring Around the White Collar," WHITTIER LAW REVIEW, 1996; lecturer, "Federal Civil Practice," Federal Bar Association, 1994-98; lecturer, "Environmental Criminal Defense Strategies," Law Education Institute, 1993-94; lecturer, "Federal Criminal Practice," Hispanic National Bar Association Annual Convention, 1993, State Bar of California Annual Convention, 1995; lecturer, "Demonstrative Evidence Techniques," State Bar of California Annual Convention, 1994; co-author, "Enhanced Criminal Sanctions for Work Place Safety Violations," THE COMPLETE LAWYER, 1993; co-author, "California Practice Handbook: Pretrial Disposition," Matthew Bender & Company, 1993.

Hourly Rate: $900.00 Daily Rate: Not provided Study Rate: $900.00/hr Cancellation: $900.00/hr Cancellation Period: 30 Days Comment: Reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses. In the event the matter is canceled/continued prior to 30 days before the hearing date, the fees will be refunded, less any charges for time devoted. Otherwise, the advance payment may be retained as a cancellation fee by the arbitrator in his discretion.

English; Spanish

United States of America

Pasadena, California