Mediator Resume

Experienced mediator of employment, commercial and personal injury disputes. Experienced attorney with a focus on all areas of labor and employment law and commercial and business disputes. Extensive first hand litigation experience in courts and arbitration and years of managing litigation for diverse companies.

Persevere Law & Mediation, P.C. - Owner

Attorney, Arbitrator, Mediator

Owner, Persevere Law & Mediation, P.C., 2025-Present; General Counsel, Orora Packaging Solutions, 2017-2025; Employment Counsel, UTi Worldwide, 2013-2017; Associate General Counsel, E. & J. Gallo Winery, 2002-2013; Associate, McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen, 1997-2002.

Over 28 years of experience in labor and employment, commercial litigation and business disputes. Served as in-house counsel for 23 years for three different companies. Eight years as General Counsel. Functioned as chief negotiator of collective bargaining agreements and first chair/lead counsel for numerous labor arbitrations. Responsible for closely managing all litigation. Areas of employment experience include: employment discrimination, retaliation, wrongful discharge, leaves of absence, accommodations, wage and hour, investigations, employment contracts. Areas of labor experience include: labor/management relations, arbitrations and grievances under collective bargaining agreements. Negotiated collective bargaining agreements. Continue to provide advice and counsel on various employment and labor matters while also serving as a mediator for a variety of disputes, such as employment, breach of contract, consumer law, personal injury.

Served as a mediator in a variety of cases including employment law, consumer law, personal injury, breach of contract, civil harassment, and unlawful detainer cases. Served as lead in-house counsel in numerous mediations across various areas of the law, including employment, breach of contract, personal injury, wrongful death, negligence and intellectual property disputes.

Wrongful termination; discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and failure to accommodate; wage and hour; personal injury - automotive; breach of contract; civil harassment; judgement debtor.

Facilitative-evaluative mediator who adapts to the needs of the parties and stage of dispute. Pragmatic and committed to find a resolution that meets the parties interests and needs. Empathetic and active listener but will also ask tough questions and test theories. Spends significant time and effort preparing for mediations and follows through post mediation.

Familiar with various online platforms like Microsoft Teams and Zoom. Willing to conduct arbitration hearings in person and/or virtually.

University of Virginia (JD-1997); Kenyon College (BA-1994).

Admitted to Bar: California (1997); U.S. District Court: Northern (1997), Southern (1999), and Central (2025) Districts of California.

American Bar Association; California Lawyers Association; Los Angeles County Bar Association; Orange County Bar Association.

Panel presentation for OCBA on Nuts and Bolts of Labor Law on May 5, 2026.

Hourly Rate: Not provided Daily Rate: Not provided Study Rate: Not provided Cancellation: Not provided Cancellation Period: Not provided Comment: Compensation rates, established by the AAA, are set forth in the applicable Consumer Mediation Procedures.

English

United States of America

Tustin, California