R. Michael Kasperzak, Jr.

 
CONTACT/BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Address 40 Main Street
Los Altos, CA 94022
Phone 650-948-5340
Email mike@svmediators.com
Education Lewis & Clark College, 1976
Hastings College of the Law, 1982
Bar Admission CA 1982

  
LAW PRACTICE EXPERIENCE
Insurance, Civil Litigation, Personal Injury, Defense, Products Liability, Aviation, Automotive, Judge Pro Tem, Superior Court Arbitrator

 
NEUTRAL PROFILE INFORMATION
Neutral Training
Commercial Mediation, Monterey, CA, 1991, (40 Hours)
USDC Mediation Traning, Northern District Of California, 1993, (16 Hours)
Advanced Mediation Tranining (ADRA)
Resourceful Mediation; Bankruptcy Dispute Resolution Program Training
Resourceful Mediation, Effective Communication Skills, 1994
Bankruptcy Dispute Resolution Program Training, United States Bankruptcy Court, N. Dist. Cal., 1994
Commercial Mediation, Monterey, CA, 1991, (40 Hours)
Federal Arbitration Training, United States District Court, N. Dist. Cal. 1994
Basic Mediator Bridge Training, The Academy, American Association of Attorney Mediators, 1996
Fundamentals of Mediation, 1997
Mediating and Evaluating Sexual Harassment Cases, United States District Court, N. Dist. CA., 1997
Experience as Neutral 13 Years
Cases: 400+
Type of Cases: Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Employment, IP, Real Estate, Aviation, Business, Securities, EEOC, Contract
 
Neutral Practice Area(s) Insurance
Bankruptcy
Business/Litigation
Labor/Employment
Civil Litigation
Patent
Commercial
Personal Injury
Corporation/Enterprise
Property/Real Estate
Trademarks/Copyrights
Workers' Compensation
Aviation
Landlord/Tenant
EEOC
Co-Mediation Experience 1Year
  Representative Cases   During 13 years as a professional mediator, I have handled multi-million dollar matters involving wrongful termination of high tech executives, breach of IP licensing agreements, residential construction defect matters, real estate matters, a variety of personal injury and professional negligence claims and complex business transactions.

 

     
Philosophy Facilitative, Evaluative
My goal is to assist the parties reach successful resolution of the matter in dispute using those tools that will most successfully aid the process. I find it most effective to focus on "interests" rather than a "rights" based analysis. I avoid a "predictive" approach as it tends to focus the parties on a particular outcome rather than to work towards a workable resolution. Engaging the principals in the process is absolutely necessary to the process.
 
Special Requirements/ Comments  
Judicial Arbitration to Mediation Yes

 
FEES
Standard Fee $325 per hour/$175 per hour for matters under $15,000 amount in controversay/$250 flat fee for a 3 hour landlord/tenant mediation. No "set-up" fee. No charge for travel time within the greater Bay Area.
 
Cancellation Fees No fee if cancelled within 3 days
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