The Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Section promotes litigation alternatives by providing a forum for information-exchange and discussion, and serving as a liaison with the judiciary. The Section, led by the Executive Committee, also presents several MCLEs and networking opportunities throughout the year. To join the section, please contact our Membership Department at (510) 302-2200 or hadassah@acbanet.org. The Executive Committee is responsible for planning the section’s MCLEs and other networking events throughout the year. The Executive Committee meets the second Wednesday of every month, except for July, August and December. If you would like to receive minutes, agendas, or if you would like to attend an Executive Committee meeting, please contact Hadassah Hayashi at hadassah@acbanet.org or (510) 302-2200. Click here for ADR photo album Practiced Skills and Ethical Dilemmas in Online Mediation Pathways to a Mediation Practice Part 1 Restorative Justice: A Way of Being vs Doing Bias and Ethics Consideration When Mediating for Black, Brown, And Low Income Litigants Ethical Consideration in Taking and Defending Depositions Five Keys to Mediating with Power New events are added regularly. Visit the ACBA calendar for more upcoming ACBA events. To view past programming on demand, please visit acbanet.prolearn.io/home. Shikina Mediation and Arbitration Laughlin Legal, PC 1 Ross Drive JAMS Mediator and Arbitrator Law Office of Mark A. Goodman Rossi Domingue LLP Unitive Consulting Law Office of Melissa D. Polk Attorney Law Office of Natalia A. Ventsko UC Hastings Law ADR Program Administrator Deputy DirectorAbout the ADR Section
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CHAIR
Alice Shikina
7339 Holly Street
Oakland, CA 94621
alice.shikina@gmail.com
(415) 793-8729VICE CHAIR
Christine Whalen
950 Tower Lane, Suite 1225
Foster City, CA 94404
cwhalen@laughlinlegal.com
(415) 830-0117 SECRETARY
Gary Sanders
Moraga, CA 94556
gbsanders78@gmail.com
(925) 216-9116 MEMBER
Hon. Wynne Carvill
Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1500
San Francisco, CA 94111
WCarvill@jamsadr.com
(415) 774-2600 MEMBER
Mark A. Goodman
4096 Piedmont Ave, #607
Oakland, CA 94611
mark@mgoodlaw.com
(510) 652-7888 MEMBER
Michel Huff
1570 The Alameda, Ste 316
San Jose, CA 95126-2305
huff@hufflegal.com
(213) 709-6241 MEMBER
Yvette Durazo, MA, ACC
PO Box 3092 Hayward, CA 94540
unitiveconsulting@gmail.com
(415) 209-5915MEMBER
Melissa Polk
580 California St., Suite 1600
San Francisco, CA 94104
melissa@polklaw.net
(415) 283-3229 MEMBER
Galen Sorrells
1511 Sycamore Ave #M-192
Hercules, CA 94547
g_sorrells@hotmail.com MEMBER
Natalia Ventsko
P.O. Box 731
Fremont, CA 94536
(510) 921-4616
natalia@ventskolaw.com EX-OFICIO
Mattie Robertson
100 McAllister Street, Suite 408
San Francisco, CA 94102
415.581.8936
robertsonmattie@uchastings.eduEX-OFICIO
Emerita Alvarado
Superior Court of California, County of Alameda
Hayward Hall of Justice
24405 Amador Street
Hayward, CA 94544
ealvarado@alameda.courts.ca.gov
(510) 891-6388 STAFF LIAISON
Hadassah Hayashi
1000 Broadway, Suite 290
Oakland, CA 94607
hadassah@acbanet.org
(510) 302-2200