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American Arbitration Association WeeternCaselseonagamtnt Center Dispute Resolution Services Wor ldwide 6795 North Palm A Floor, Fresno C 7 telephone. facsando: April 10, 2012 ;menet littplivnyw.adr.orst VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL Jonathan B. Cole, Esq. Nemecek & Cole 15260 Ventura Boulevard @nit\ Suite 920 Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 Arcyt a 341 )-otol, Vincent S. Green, Esq. Nemecek & Cole dAeLSE-9 15260 Ventura Boulevard Suite 920 Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 VIA U.S. MAIL Jeffrey Epstein 9 E. 71st Street New York, NY 10021 Re: 72 147 00218 12 SIM Sitrick and Company, a division of Sitrick Brin cko Group, LLC VS Jeffrey Epstein Dear Parties: In accordance with the Rules, the Association encl oses a list of names selected from our which one arbitrator is to be appointed. The roster from parties are encouraged to agree upon an the Association of their agreement within 15 arbi trator and advise days from the date of this letter. Absent an parties, each party shall independently strike the agreement of the names objected to, number the remainin of preference and return the list to the Association g names in order on or before April 25, 2012. If the list of not returned by the date specified, the arbitrato arbitrators is r will be appointed as authorized in the as many names as possible. If the neutral arbitrato Rule s. Please leave r cannot be appointed from the list prov Association may administratively appoint the arbi ided, the trator as authorized in the Rules with of an additional list. The parties are to exchange out the submission copies of all correspondence except the conflicts and the arbitrator lists. checklist for The list for selection of arbitrators is also available strike and rank their preferences, which will be kepton-line through AAA's WebFile. The parties may confidential. Please note the arbitrators' rates of compensation indicated on the enclosed resumes. The requires advance deposits calculated by the num Association ber of days the parties have suggested will in addition to the pre-hearing time that the arbi be necessary, trator may charge pursuant to the arbitrato r's resume. Upon appointment of the arbitrator a preliminary hearing will be set. EFTA00311151  ••••4•••• s •• American Arbitration Association Dispute Resolution Services Worldwide Re: 72 147 00218 12 SIM Sitrick and Company, a division of Sitrick Brincko Group, LLC VS Jeffrey Epstein DATE LIST SUBMITTED: April 10, 2012 CASE MANAGER: Sandra L. Marshall LIST FOR SELECTION OF ARBITRATOR Once you have made your strikes please indicate your order of preference by number. We will every effort to appoint the mutually acceptable arbitrator who can hear your case promptly, please makeleave as many names open as possible. Biographical information about the arbitrators listed below is attached. If your list is not received by the Association on or before April 25, 2012, all names submitted shall be deemed acceptable. If appointment cannot be made from this list, the Association without the submission of an additional list, in accordance with the rules. The parties are may appoint to exchange copies of all correspondence except the checklist for conflicts and this arbitrator selection list. For your convenience, this form may be completed online through AAA's WebFile. Hon. Michael Berg Hon. Richard P. Byrne Hon. Eli Chemow Hon. Warren C. Conklin Hon. Burton S. Katz Hon. Charles C. Lee (Ret.) Hon. Elwood Lui Hon. Philip M Saeta Hon. James M. Slater Hon. Robert A. Wenke Arbitrators are compensated at the rate stated on their biographical data. The compensation is an independent obligation of the pasties and it is understood that the American Arbitration Association has no liability, indirect, for such payments. Each party shall promptly make such deposits with the AAA as required by direct or imager, pursuant to the Rules, subject to final apportionment by the arbitrator in the award. the case Party: By: Title: EFTA00311152  Contact American Arbitration Association 725 S. Figueroa Street, 24th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90017 telephone facsimile: Hon. Michael Berg Current Employer-Title self-employed -Retired Judge Profession Full-time Arbitrator, Mediator; Retired Judge - Superior Court Work History Judge, Arbitrator, Mediator. Self-employed, 1998-presen t. Judge, Superior Court, Los Angeles County, 1981-98; Judge, Municipal Court, Los Angeles, 1978.81; Referee and Commissioner, Superior Court, Los Angeles County, 1966-78; Deputy Public Defender, LA County Public Defender's Office, 1960-66 (Senior Trial Deputy, 1966) ; 1st Lieutenant, Counter-Intelligence Corps, CXC (US Army Intelligence) 1954-56. Experience Decades of judicial and arbitration experience. During a judicia l career of 30 years (20 years as judge, 10 years as Superior Court Commissioner/judge pro tern beginning at age 37) handled civil settlement and case management, civil trial, civil law and motion, in thousands of cases. Previously, as Superior Court judge presided over all types of felony cases. As civil Superior Court Judge presided over large insurance and re-insurance coverage disput es; cases involving, but not limited to trade secrets, customer lists, employment issues involv ing wrongful termination, business issues, personal injury, malpractice (medical and legal) contractual disputes, real property disputes, escrow and brokerage disputes, lawsuits by and against home owner s' associations. Asa private judge since mid-1998 handled many hundreds of disput es including, but not limited to: real property and lease disputes, insurance coverage disputes, one in which a the panel resolved a novel duty to defend issue, brokerage and escrow disputes, contractual disput es, employment disputes, health payor/provider disputes, legal malpractice, numerous medical malpr actice claims against doctors and hospitals, attorney fee disputes, homeowner dispute with title insura nce company, business ownership dispute, commercial disputes, personal injury, unfair trade or busine ss practice, trade secrets, bad faith, fraud. Handled contractual disputes involving healthcare servic e provider suing for reimbursement under a participating provider agreement with alleged violations of Knox-Keene Act, disputes between hospital and payor as to compensation payments requirtd to be made under the parties' agreement, handled disputes between hospitals and health plans as to contra ctual obligation to pay at certain rates for services provided to patients as allegedly covered under the parties' contracts. With a lengthy combined judicial and private judging career, the expos ure has been intense and the problems varied. Considerable trial experience as judge in civil cases includes complex matters. Hon. Michael Berg 155312 EFTA00311153  Alternative Dispute Resolution Experience As private judge since mid-1998 hundreds of disputes including, but not limited to: insurance covera mediated ge disputes, real property and lease disputes, brokerage and escrow disputes, contractual disputes, comm ercial disputes, legal malpractice, attorney fee disputes, insurance coverage, commercial disputes, employment disputes, personal injury, unfair trade or business practice, trade secrets, bad faith, fraud. . As a neutral arbitrator and mediator since mid-1998, handling 100's of cases, issues have been extremely broad. Total arbitrations and mediations handled over 775. Appointed discovery referee by the Los Angeles Superior Court in disputes involving insurance, unfair competition, real property and business disputes. Mediation: since July 1998, has conducted 100's of mediations utilizing a variety of techniques, including facilitative and evaluative, in order to obtain a settlement. Mediations have been conducted in virtually every area of the law. Usually, there are two, sometimes three parties involved. Alternative Dispute Resolution Training LA County Bar Assoc iation, Panel Program, 6th Annual Weil Lecture, Balancing Fairness and Finality in Arbitr ations: State-Federal Contrast, 2011; AAA Webinar, New AAA Healthcare Payor Provider Judici Orient al ation, 2011; AAA Healthcare Payor Provider Arbitration Neutrals Orientation, 2011; CDRC, Annual Dispute Resolution Policy Conference, 2010, 2008; California Judges Assoc/Rutte r Group, Employment Litigation, 2010; AAA Webinar, Current Issues in Employment Arbitration: The Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009 Legislation and Recent Court Decisions, 2009; California State Bar, Real Property Foreclosure Seminar (webcast), 2009; AAA Arbitration Awards: Safeguardin g, Deciding & Writing Awards (ACE00I), 2009; AAA Chairing an Arbitration Panel: Managing Procedures, Process & Dynamics (ACE005), 2008; AAA Arbitrator Ethics & Disclosure (ACE003), 2008; AAA Arbitration Fundamentals and Best Practices for New MA Arbitrators, 2007; Pepperdine University School of Law, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution/LA Superior Court ADR Conunittee, Managing the Attorney-Client Dynamic, 2007; Mediation and Manipulation, Bever ly Hills Bar Association Program, 2007; LA County Bar Association, Effective Mediation, 2006; Califo rnia Judges Association, ADR Developments, 2006; California Judges Association, Mediation Training, 2002; California Academy of Mediation Professionals and Superior Court, Cross-Cultural Dispu te Resolution, 2002; Dispute Resolution Services, LA County Bar, Commercial and Workplace Mediation Training, 1998; Dispute Resolution Services, LA County Bar, Mediation Basic Training, 1997; various other ADR programs and training updates annually. Professional Licenses Admitted to the Bar, California, 1960. Professional Associations California Judges Association; Califo rnia State Bar; Los Angeles County Bar; California Dispute Resolution Council. Hon. Michael Berg 155372 EFTA00311154  Education University of California at Los Angeles (BA,Political Science,1954 ); University of Southern California, School of Law (JD-1959). Publications and Speaking Engagements "When is a Confid ential Settlement Discoverable?," LA FORUM, LA Trial Lawyers Association, 1997; articles in LOS ANGELES DAILY JOURNAL regarding enforceability of settlements; author as Justice Pro Tern of "Garcia v. Douglas Aircraft " (1982) 133 CAL APP 3d 890, California Officia l Reports, 1982; author as Justice Pro Tem of "People v. Masters" (1982) 134 CA3d 509, California Official Reports, 1982. SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS: Has given numerous lectures for MCLE credit in the LA area before various law firms on the subject: "When is a Confidential Settlem ent Discoverable? Compensation $425.00 Per Hour If scheduled as an "in person" one-half day or less session, there is a minimum three hour charge. One hour minimum charge for telephonic preliminary hearing. Hourl y rate charged for all time spent on the case including study, pre-arbitration hearings, motions, award writin g. Time for auto travel going outside Los Angeles County is billed after the first hour at $200 per hour. If same-day auto-commute is not feasible, then lodging and meal expenses for proceedings outside of Los Angeles County are billed. Available for cases within Los Angeles, Orange and Ventu ra Counties only. Cancellation policy: If a scheduled hearing is canceled, placed off ntrudar, or delayed on less than 30 days notice, and the time cannot be filled, compensation of $2,000 is charged for each hearing date, unless waived at arbitrator's discretion. Citizenship United States of America Locale Los Angeles, CA Hon. Michael Berg 155312 EFTA00311155 Contact American Arbitration Association 725 S. Figueroa Street, 24th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90017 telephoner facsimile:1M Hon. Richard P. Byrne Profession Arbitrator, Referee, Private Judge Work History Arbitrator, Referee, Private Judge, Mediator, 1992-present; Judge, Los Angeles • County Superior Court, 1972-92; Adjunct Professor of Law, Loyola Law School, 1977-82; Adjunct Professor of Law, Southwestern University School of Law, 1981; Partner/Associate, Bodkin, Breslin & Liddy, 1961-72; Associate, Belcher, Henzie & Fargo, 1960-61; Deputy District Attorney, Los Angeles County, 1959-60. Experience Handled all types of cases during 20 years as judge for Los Angeles Superior Court, including civil, family law, adoptions, probate, law and motion, discovery, waits and receivers, juvenile, criminal and mental health. Service included two years, nine months as Presiding Judge of Superior Court, one year, three months as Assistant Presiding Judge (Department One), one year as Supervising Judge of Probate Department (Department 11) and three years as Presiding Judge of Juvenile Court. Assigned by Chief Justice to serve temporarily on California Court of Appeal in 1982. General civil practice from 1960 to appointment to Superior Court in 1972, with emphasis on litigation and probate. Awards include the 1991-92 Los Angeles County Bar Association Trial Jurist of the Year Award, 1989-90 Lawyer's Club of Greater Los Angeles County Outstanding Jurist Award, 1989 Association of Business Trial Lawyers of Los Angeles County Judge of the Year Award, and the 1986 Daniel O'Connell Award from the Irish American Bar Association. Alternative Dispute Resolution Experience Numerous arbitrations, mediations and trials as temporary judge and court references in variety of fields, including contracts, business, insurance, legal and medical malpractice, persona] injury, probate, real property, marriage dissolution, wrongful termination and accountings. Currently a member of the AAA's Commercial, Employment and Large Complex Case Panels. Alternative Dispute Resolution Training Faculty, MA Muscular Arbitration: Trimming the Fat out of Arbitration, 2011; LACBA 6th Annual Healthcare Law Compliance Symposium, 2009; CDRC 15th Annual Dispute Resolution Policy Conference, 2008; MA Arbitrator Ethics & Disclosure (ACE003), 2006; AAA Chairing an Arbitration Panel: Managing Procedures, Process & Dynamics (ACE005), 2005; AAA Arbitration Awards: Safeguarding, Deciding & Writing Awards (ACE001), 2004; AAA. Commercial Arbitrator 11 Training, 2002; AAA Arbitrator Update Nom RichardP. Byrne 122695 EFTA00311156  2001; AAA Commercial Arbitrator Training, 1999; AAA Employment Arbitrator Training, 1997. Professional Licenses Admitted to the Bar: California, 1959; U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1959; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1964; U.S. Supreme Court, 1971. Professional Associations California Judges Association (Past Vice Presid ent; Executive Board, Past Member); Los Angeles County Bar Association (Boar d of Trustees, Past Member, Past President of Banisters; ADR Section, Executive Committee. Past Member; Senior Lawyers Section, Executive Committee, Past Member); State Bar of California (Comm ittee on Administration of Justice, Past Member; Board of Directors of California Young Lawyers Association, Past Member); University of Notre Dame Law Advisory Council (Past Member); University of Notre Dame Law Association (Board of Directors, Past Member); Marymount College (Board of Truste es, Past Member); Chancery Club (Member, Past President). Education University of California at Los Angeles (AB, Political Science-1955 ); University of Southern California (JD-1958). Publications and Speaking Engagements Speaker and panelist on various legal subjects at programs sponsored by National Conference of Metropolitan Court s; Center for Judicial Education and Research (CJER); CEB; California Trial lawyers Association; Association of Business Trial Lawyers; Los Angeles Superior Court. Compensation $500.00 Per Hour Hourly rate applied to all time spent on matter including study time. No chrg for travel time unless stated. Cancel required 45 days in writing before sched hearing. Refun d or credit with 45 days depends upon ability to resched time. Any fee retained by AAA & paid to me because of inability to resched reserved time is deemed an earned fee. Citizenship United States of America Locale Los Angeles, CA Hon. RichardP. Byrne 122695 EFTA00311157  Contact American AMftratIon Association 725 S. Figueroa Street, 24th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90017 telephone facsimile Hon. Eli Chernow Current Employer-Title Self-employed - ADR Neutral Profession ADR Neutral, Attorney Work History ADR Neutral, Self-employed, 1993-present; Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court, 1977-93; Special Assistant to Governor, 1975-77; Associate Profes sor of Law, University of Southern California, 1972-74; Private Practice, Tuttle & Taylor, 1965-72. Experience Extensive experience in virtually all areas of civil and family law and specialty complex cases. Former Judge for the Los Angeles Superior Court. Alternative Dispute Resolution Experience Extensive experi ence in ADR as full-time neutral since 1993. Handled a wide variety of matters coveri ng virtually all areas of civil and family law. As an arbitrator, has handled a broad range of cases, prima rily business disputes arising from disputes over contracts, real property, business dissolution, intellectual property, or insurance issues. Has also arbitrated a number of personal injury, uninsured motor ist, and other tort claims. Has handled a broad range of cases involving civil, probate, and family law matters. The primary concentration has been in commercial disputes concer ning contracts, real property, employment, business ownership or dissolution, intellectual property, trade secrets, royalties, insurance coverage, and bad faith. Cases have included personal injury or other forms of tort actions. Has handled many mediations invoking high levels of emotional conflicts betwe en the parties. Has dealt with many multi- party disputes in capacity as a mediator and discovery referee/case manager. Some of the disputes in discovery cases have included more than 20 parties. Dealt succes sfully with cases involving four or more parties on many occasions. Has some experience with constr uction defect cases, which typically involve a dozen or more parties. Alternative Dispute Resolution Training AAA Health care Payor Provider Judicial Orientation, 2011; AAA Webinar, Arbitrator Boundaries: What are the Limits of Arbitrator Authority?, 2011; College of Commercial Arbitrators, Annua l Meeting, 2010; AAA Webinar, Resolution of Employment Disputes: Pre-Arbitration, 2009; AAA Webinar, Generational Divides: Old and New Issues in the New Workplace, 2009; ABA Dispute Resolu tion Section, 10th Annual Spring Conference - Pacific Currents: Sound Perspectives on ADR, 2008; AAA Chairing an Arbitration Hon. Eli Chernow 125333 EFTA00311158  Panel: Managing Procedures, Process & Dynamics (ACE005), 2006; AAA Practical Tips for Dealing with Delay Tactics of Parties and Advocates (ACE004), 2005; AAA Arbitration Awards: Safeguarding, Deciding & Writing Awards (ACE001), 2004; AM Commercial Arbitrator II Training, 2003; AAA Arbitrator I Training-Fundamentals of the Arbitration Process, 2002; various ADR training. Professional Licenses Admitted to the Bar. California, 1965; U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1965. Professional Associations California Bar Association; Los Angeles County Bar Association (Litigation Section, Past Executive Committee; Family Law Section, Past Executive Committee); Beverly Hills Bar Association; Association of Business Trial lawyers (Past Board Member); American Bar Association (Judicial Division, Lawyers Conference, Past Executive Committee); Judicial Council of California (Past Advisory Committee). Education California Institute of Technology (BS-1961); Harvard University (JD, Frederick Sheldon Fellowship-1964). Publications and Speaking Engagements Co-author, "Choosing An Expert Witness for Real Estate Appraisal," BEVERLY HILLS BAR JOURNAL, 1993; contributor, SHALON BAYIT A JEWISH RESPONSE TO CHILD ABUSE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, 1993; "Video in the Courtroom-More Than a Talking Head," THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION, Litigation Section, Fall 1988; co-author, CALIFORNIA PRACTICE GUIDE: CIVIL TRIAL AND EVIDENCE, The Rutter Group; "Sanctions-Remedies That are Right California Litigation," JOURNAL OF CALIFORNIA STATE BAR, Litigation Section, vol. 1, no. 1; numerous lectures to the Los Angeles County Bar Association, Beverly Hills Bar Association, California State Bar Association, Rutter Group, and California Society of Certified Public Accountants. Compensation $550.00 Per Hour Three-hour (3) mioitnu.m. Charges for all time spent including study, review and decision writing, and travel time and expenses for non-local proceedings. Cancel/contimation less than 45 days before • scheduled date, charges for all time calendared with the 45-day period unless othenvise filled. Minimum charge one hour. Deposits for hearing are due 60 days prior to the first day of arbitration. Citizenship United States of America Locale Sherman Oaks, CA Hon. Eli Chentow 125333 EFTA00311159  Contact American Arbitration Association 725 S. Figueroa Street, 24th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90017 telephone/ME) facsimile Hon. Warren C. Conklin Current Employer-Title Self-employed Profession Arbitrator Work History Arbitrator and Mediator, Self-employed, 1996-prese nt; Special Master, Marin County, 1991-01; Trial Court Judge, San Luis Obispo Superior Court, 1982-91; Trial Court Judge, San Luis Obispo Municipal Court, 1975-82; Sole Trial Court Judge, Justice Court, Fifth Judicial District, 1967-75; Attorney, Wright & Conklin, 1966-70. Experience As a trial court judge for almost 25 years and a court-appoin ted special master for ten, expertise is in the fields of fact-finding and decision-making, and case flow management. Served as presiding judge for three of seven years as a municipal court judge, and for five of nine years as a superior court judge. During this time, conducted hundreds of settlement conferences and presided over thousands of fact-finding proceedings. Alternati ve Dispute Resolution Experience Since 1996 has been engag with over 500 different attorneys in dispute resolution. Areas ed by/worked of emphasis include complex commercial contracts; business transactions and dissolutions; real estate contract and development cases; construction contract enforcement and construction defect litigat ion; estates and trusts; insurance including CGL and D&O coverage, liability and damages issues and healthcare cases (currently a member of the AAA Healthcare Panel and the Payor/Provider Reimbursement Panel) , and products liability including comparative fault analysis and workers compe nsation apportionment. Has arbitrated cases including such subjects as commercial contracts includ ing banking transactions, business interruption, wrongful discharge, employee misconduct and employer wrongful discharge; construction contracts and defects, road and highway construction, land subsid ence; and personal injury, trusts, estate taxes, real estate transactions and healthcare cases. Curre ntly a member of the AAA's Large Complex Case Panel (LCCP), AAA Commercial Arbitration Panel and MA Employment Panel. Alternative Dispute Resolution Training AAA Webinar, Prescr iptions for Payor Provider Disputes: Implementing the New AAA Healthcare Payor Provider Arbitration Rules, 2011; AAA Payor Provider Arbitration Rules Training, 2011; AAA Webinar, Arbitrator Boundaries: What are the Limits of Arbitrator Authority, 2010; MA Webioar, Electronic Discovery in Arbitration: What Hon. Warren C Conklin 150088 EFTA00311160  You Need to Know, 2009; AAA Webinar, Current Issues in Employment Arbitration: The Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009 Legislation and Recent Court Decisions, 2009; Cilifornia Judges Association Retired Judges Annual Conference, 2007-2010; AAA Arbitrator Ethics & Disclosure (ACE003), 2006; AAA Chairing an Arbitration Panel: Managing Procedures, Process & Dynamics (ACE005), 2005; AAA Arbitration Awards: Safeguarding, Deciding & Writing Awards (ACE001), 2004; AAA Commercial Arbitrator 11 Training, 2003; AAA/Pepperdine University Masters Forum, 2003; Pepperdine University, Avoiding and Resolving Construction Claims, 2003; AAA Arbitrator I Training-Fundamentals of the Arbitration Process, 2002; California Center for Judicial Education and Research, Mediation: A Skills Based Program, 2001; California Center for Judicial Education & Research, Alternative Dispute Resolution, 1996. Professional Licenses Admitted to the Bar, California. Professional Associations California Judges Association (Past President Past Secretary- Treasurer) Education University of California at Berkeley (BS, Business Administration-1960; JD-1964). Publications and Speaking Engagements "Workers' Compensation Issues is Settlement Conferences",California Center for Judicial Education and Research, January 1998; contributor, "Proposition 51 and the Developing Law of Joint Tortfeasor Liability," California Center for Judicial Education and Research, August 1997; 'Tort Liability and the Law of Good Faith Settlements," California Center for Judicial Education and Research, August 1996, with subsequent updates. Compensation $375.00 Per Hour Charges are for reviewing pleadings, briefs and other submitted materials; hearings; study; award drafting and publication; and time with counsel. CA: no hourly charge for travel time. A per diem charge of $450.00 per hearing day is billed in lieu of all travel expenses. If a scheduled engagement is canceled, or continued without good cause shown, within 45 calendar days before the event, a charge of five hours per scheduled day will be made for a short term cancellation. More than 45 days before a hearing set, if a scheduled evidentiary hearing is, at any time, continued without good cause shown, a flat rate charge of $1,000 per scheduled day will be assessed unless the scheduled time(s) is/are filled with other engagements. If the case manager is notified of a settlement outside of the 45 day period, and the hearing is cancelled, no cancellation charge is assessed. Also, if any scheduled days of the hearing are vacated before the 45 day deadline, there is no charge for the eliminated days where the hearing itseK for fewer days, remains on calendar. Citizenship United States of America Hon. Warren C Conklin 150088 EFTA00311161  Locale Atascadero, CA lion. Warren C. Conklin 150088 EFTA00311162  Contact American Arbitration Association 725 S. Figueroa Street, 24th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90017 telephone: facsimile: MEM Hon. Burton S. Katz Profession Mediator, Arbitrator, Litigation Consultant, Retired Judge Work History Full-time Mediator/Arbitrator, 2002-present; Senior Member, Cohen & Associates, Inc., 2000-10; Author, Legal Writer, Commentator, Legal Analyst, Radio and TV Talk Show Host, 1986-00; Sitting Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court, 1981-87; Sitting Judge, Los Angeles Municipal Court, 1978-81; Adjunct Professor, teaching Evidence and Trial Advocacy. University of San Fernando College of Law, 1976-78; Trial Lawyer, 1964-78. Experience As a sitting judge conducted hundreds of trials, motions, and hearings, making special evidentiary rulings. As a 14-year trial lawyer, handled hundreds of court and jury trials that related to criminal matters, fraud/misrepresentation, breach of contract, bad faith claims, seller nondisclosure, negligence, intentional torts, standards of care and duty, and real estate matters. Currently handles labor and employment/Title VII, negligence, insurance coverage issues, bad faith, real estate matters and transactional disputes, toxic mold disputes, tortuous claims, hospital and healthcare issues, medical malpractice, and personal injury. In addition to experience as a judge and mediator, has bad personal involvement in owning, repairing, remodeling, and constructing residences and multiple family units. Experience with construction defects relating to moisture bathers, wood rot, mold, asphalt/concrete, balcony/deck failures, roof leaks, window flashing and other points of water entry. Certified Property Mold Specialist in Toxic Mold Remetliation and Toxic Mold Inspection, 2002. Alternative Dispute Resolution Experience Selected as one of Top 30 Neutrals, 2009, 2006. Has functioned as a neutral on hundreds of cases, as a sitting judge and facilitated resolution, as well as conducted numerous court trials in lieu of jury trials. In the past four years, has also mediated over 350 cases, including cases mediated for the Los Angeles Superior Court. Previously was a medical-legal expert in the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office; tried complicated ' legal/medical issues. Has handled numerous medical malpractice cases involving doctors, nurses, hospitals, medical groups, and HMO providers. Currently a member of the AAA's Large Complex Case Panel (LCCP) and Labor and Employment Panel. Recently handled a number of large, complex real estate, business and construction defect/toxic mold cases with conflicting coverage, bad faith and duty to defend issues. Alternative Dispute Resolution Training AAA Webinar, Large, Complex Construction Hon. Burton S. Satz 152676 EFTA00311163  Disputes: The Dynamics of Multi Party Mediation, 2011; AAA Webioar, The New AAA Healthcare Payor Provider Judicial Orientation, 2011; AAA Dealing With Delay Tactics in Arbitration (ACE004), 2010; AAA Construction Mediation Conference, 2007; AAA International Conference on Mediation/Arbitration, 2006; West Coast Casualty, Construction Defect Seminar, 2006; AAA Pro Se: Managing Cases Invoking Self-Represented Parties (ACE002), 2006; AAA Chairing an Arbitration Panel: Managing Procedures, Process & Dynamics (ACE005), 2006; Pepperdine University-Straus Institute/SCMA, 15th Annual Interactive Conference, 2005; SCMA, Hot Points in Employment Law, 2005; West Coast Casualty, Construction/Mold Insurance Litigation Symposium, 2005; AAA Arbitration Awards: Safeguarding, Deciding & Writing Awards (ACF_A01), 2005; John Quisenberry Law Firm, Insurance Bad Faith, Coverage, Duty to Defend-New Cases and Trends, 2005; Pcppadine/Strauss Institute, Interactive ADR Conference, 2004; Pepperdine/LA Superior Court, Complex Court Case Symposium, 2004; Southern California Mediation Association/Los Angeles Superior Court Labor and Employment Symposium, 2004; John Quisenberty law Firm, Insurance Bad Faith, Coverage, Duty to Defend, 2004; AAA Commercial Arbitrator II Training: Advanced Case Management Issues, 2003; AAA Arbitrator I Training-Fundamentals of the Arbitration Process, 2003; Negotiating Strategy Institute, Cutting Edge Negotiating Strategy for Lawyers, 2003; Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution/Southem California Mediation Association, 14th Annual Interactive Conference-Mediating Goes Mainstream, 2002; SCMA/LA Superior Court Program, Advanced Nonverbal ADR Communication and Negotiating Skills, 2002; SCMA, Mediating Employment/Wtricplace Disputes, 2002; SCMA, Mediating Elder Abuse Claims, 2002; LA Superior Court, Early Mediation Pilot Program Orientation, 2002; Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Mediation: The Art of Facilitating Settlement, 2001; Pcpperdine University-Straus Institute-LA Superior Court, Mediating the Litigated Case, 2001. Professional Licenses Admitted to the Bar: California, 1964; California Supreme Court, 1964; U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1964. Professional Associations American Bar Association (Labor and Employment Section; Tort and Insurance Section); Los Angeles County Bar Association (ADR Section); Beverly Hills Bar Association (fort and Insurance Section); Southern California Mediation Association (Platinum Professional Member); State Bar of California. Education Loyola University (LLB, JD-1964), USC Santa Monica College (1957-60). Publications and Speaking Engagements Co-author, "Resolving Disputes with Tag Team Mediation," CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA FORUM JOURNAL, June 2005; current writer (weekly column), "Justice and the Law," MALIBU TIMES; author, JUSTICE OVERRULED, Time-Warner, 1997. Has authored numerous articles on the criminal justice system and has appeared on many television and radio programs. Hon. Burton S Kalz 152676 EFTA00311164  SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS: "Effective Legal Presentation in Mediation," Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith, 2007; "Post Retirement Mediation," California Judges Association, 2007; "Additional Insured(s)," West Coast Casimir}, Construction Defect Symposium,