James R. Madison

More than 35 years experience as an arbitrator and more than 15 years experience as a mediator. The majority of cases have involved design and/or construction or employment disputes. Other cases have covered a broad range from technology and biotech disputes to real property, franchising, intellectual property, advertising, international trading, and vegetable seed breeding. Arbitrations have included cases with Croatian, English, Finnish, Japanese, Korean and Taiwanese firms. Mediations have included French and Philippine interests.

• Stanford University (B.S. Civil Engineering 1953; L.L.B. 1959)

American Arbitration Association Construction Industry Arbitrator II Training, San Francisco (2001); California First District Court of Appeal Mediator Training, San Francisco (2000); AAA International Arbitrator Training, San Francisco (2000), Los Angeles (1992); AAA Mediator Retreat, Denver (2000); AAA Large Complex Case Panel Retreat and Panel Chair Workshop, Arizona (1999); AAA Advanced Employment Mediation, Oakland (1997); AAA Construction Mediator Training, San Francisco (1997); AAA Construction Industry Arbitrator Training, Palo Alto (1997).

Bar Licenses:
State Bar of California (admitted 1960); Bar of the U.S. District Court, Northern (admitted 1960), Central (admitted 1970), Eastern (admitted 1981), and Southern (admitted 1988) Districts of California. Bar of the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit (admitted 1960). Bar of the U.S. Supreme Court (admitted 1973).

• American Arbitration Association Commercial, Employment, and International Large Complex Case Panels;
• Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center Tech List Panelist;
• Bar Association of San Francisco (ExCom ADR Section and former Chair, Arbitration Committee);
• San Mateo County Bar Association (ExCom ADR Section);
• American Bar Association (Dispute Resolution Section and Forum on the Construction Industry);
• American Society of Civil Engineers;
• California Dispute Resolution Council (past President);
• The Mediation Society;
• College of Commercial Arbitrators;
• Dispute Review Board Foundation.

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