Academy Member Inducted 2020
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Russell D. Cook
1233 W. Shaw Ave., Ste. 100
Fresno, CA 93711
Video ConferencingAvailable
- Practice Commenced1995
- # of MEDS (as of 14/11/26)1200
- # of ARBS (as of 14/11/26)50
Current Practice
Online / In-Person
Biographical
Russell D. Cook has conducted over 1,200 private mediations. The cases that have been mediated include many complex construction cases, business cases, wage and hour (including prevailing wage claims), personal injury, real estate disputes, insurance coverage disputes, claims involving public agencies, inverse condemnation claims, and residential and commercial landlords.
Mr. Cook has acted as a Judge Pro Tem for the Fresno County Superior Court, conducting settlement conferences for the past 32 years. During that time, he has conducted well over 200 such settlement conferences.
Russell D. Cook is on the panel of mediators through the Superior Court in Fresno, Tulare, Kings and Merced Counties. He is also on the panel of mediators through the United States District Court Eastern District of California.
Mr. Cook is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell. He was also selected as a SuperLawyer for the year 2019,-2026.
Case Experience
- Agricultural
- Civil Rights
- Class Actions
- Commercial/Business
- Community Associations
- Condominiums
- Construction
- Consumer Fraud
- Contract Disputes
- Debt Collections
- Discrimination
- EEOC
- Elder Abuse
- Eminent Domain
- Employment
- Engineering
- Health Care
- Landlord/Tenant
- Legal Malpractice
- Local Govt./Municipalities
- Medical Malpractice
- Nursing Homes
- Personal Injury
- Police
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
- Professional Fees
- Professional Liability
- Professional Malpractice
- Professional Negligence
- Property Damage
- Real Estate
- Sexual Harassment
- Transportation
- Trusts / Estates
- Wage & Hour/FMLA
- Wrongful Death
Education
- California State University, Fresno BS 1976
- San Joaquin College of Law, JD 1980
Memberships & Affiliations
- State Bar of California
- Association of General Contractors
- Southern California Mediation Association
- American Bar Association
- Fresno County Bar Association
- Panel Mediator, United States District Court, Eastern District of California
- AV Rated, Martindale Hubbell
- Top Rated in Alternate Dispute Resolution by Superlawyers
Rates Information
$3,000.00 for half day mediations, defined as 4 hours plus 1 hour of preparation and administrative time. Over that, it will be charged at the rate of $600.00 per hour.
$6,000.00 for full day mediations, defined as 8 hours plus 2 hours of preparation and administrative time. Over that, it will be charged at the rate of $600.00 per hour.
In the event that the matter is cancelled up to 14 days in advance of the mediation, no cancellation fees will be charged, with the funds returned. Within 7 days of the mediation, one ahf of the fees will be returned.
Will conduct Teleconference mediations statewide in California.
Travel time and charges will be determined at the time of booking.
No charge for Fresno, Merced, Madera and Mariposa Counties.