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Kern /divisions/civil-and-small-claims/court-approved-adr-panel¶
Source: https://www.kern.courts.ca.gov/divisions/civil-and-small-claims/court-approved-adr-panel
Court Approved ADR Panel
| Name | Type | Areas of Emphasis | Multilingual Ability | Hourly Rate |
Dennis H. Beaver
Law Offices of H. Dennis Beaver
1311 "L" Street
Bakersfield, CA 93301
Phone: (661)323-7911
FAX: (661) 323-7993
Email: Lagombeaver@hotmail.com
| Arbitrator | Business/Contract, Family Law, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice | French and Swedish | $350 per Hour |
Honorable Howard R. Broadman (Ret.)
300 N. Willis
Visalia, CA 93291
Phone: (559) 738-1800
Fax: (559) 746-0400
Email: judgebroadman@judgebroadman.com
| Arbitrator | Business/Contract, Civil Rights, Complex Litigation, Construction, Employment/Labor, Family Law, Insurance/Bad Faith, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury | |
Half day $3,500
Full day $7,500
For full fee schedule go to judgebroadman.com
|
Patrick Bowers
3200 21st Street, Suite 103
Bakersfield, CA 93301
Phone: (661) 549-0814
Email: bowerslawgroup@gmail.com
| Arbitrator, Mediator | Bankruptcy, Business/Contract, Civil Rights, Complex Litigation, Conservatorships, Construction, Employment, Labor, Entertainment, Environmental, Family Law, Government (Public), Health Care, Insurance, Bad Faith, Intellectual Property, Landlord, Tenant, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Probate, Wills, Trusts/Estates, Product Liability, Professional Malpractice, Real Property | Spanish | $300 per hour |
David K. Cohn
Chain, Cohn Stiles
1731 Chester Ave
Bakersfield, CA. 93301
Phone: (661) 323-4000
| | | | |
Fawn K. Dessy
1301 L Street
Bakersfield, CA. 93301
Phone: (661) 322-3863
Fax: (661) 395-1024
Email: dessylaw@aol.com
Website: www.dessylaw.com
| Arbitrator | Construction, Landlord/Tenant, Real Property | | $325 per hour |
Jack A. Draper II
Law Offices of Jack A. Draper, Inc.
1000 Town Center Dr. Suite 300
Oxnard, CA. 93036
Phone: (805) 386-6777
Fax: (866) 491-2290
| Arbitrator | Business/Contract, Civil Rights, Complex Litigation, Construction, Entertainment, Personal Injury, Real Property | German, Indonesian, basic Spanish | $295 per hour (2 hour minimum) |
Robert P. Fairman, Jr
9009 Summer Creek Rd.
Bakersfield, CA. 93311
Phone: (661) 203-3222
Email: rpfairman@gmail.com
| Arbitrator | Business/Contract, Civil Rights, Conservatorships, Employment/Labor, Family Law, Landlord/Tenant, Probate/Wills/Trusts/Estates, Real Property | None | $150 per hour |
Thomas Feher
Thomas Feher Mediation PC
8500 Stockdale Hwy, Suite 195
Bakersfield, CA. 93311
Phone: (661) 809-5606
Email: tfeher@fehermediation.com
Website: www.fehermediation.com
| Arbitrator, Mediator |
Business/Contract, Civil Rights, Complex Litigation ,Employment/Labor, Government/Public ,Health Care ,Landlord/Tenant, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Probate/Wills, Trusts, Estates, Real Property, General Civil Litigation
| | |
Phillip W. Gillet, Jr.
1705 27th Street
Bakersfield, CA 93301
Phone (661) 323-3200
Fax: (661) 323-3078
Email: lawyer@bak.rr.com
| Arbitrator | Bankruptcy, Real Property | N/A | $195 per hour |
John C. Hall
1200 Truxtun Ave. #114
Bakersfield, CA. 93301
Phone: (661) 328-1200
| | | | |
Robert E. Houle
323 18th Street
Bakersfield, CA 93301
Phone: (661) 323-1878
| | | | |
Richard Middlebrook
5201 California Ave. #450
Bakersfield, CA. 93309
Phone: (661) 636-1333
| | | | |
Steve W. Nichols
Young & Nichols
1901 Truxtun Ave.
Bakersfield, CA. 93301
Phone: (661) 861-7911
| | Personal Injury | | |
Patrick J. O'Hara
300 North Willis Street
Visalia, CA. 93291
Phone: (559) 429-4570
Fax: (559) 429-4575
Email: judgeohara@judgeohara.com
Assistant email: (Lindy) admin@judgeohara.com
Website: www.judgeohara.com
| Arbitrator | Business/Contract, Complex Litigation, Conservatorships, Construction, Employment/Labor, Environmental, Family Law, Government (Public), Health Care, Insurance/Bad Faith, Intellectual Property, Landlord/Tenant, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Probate/Wills/Trusts/Estates, Product Liability, Professional Malpractice, Real Property | N/A | $400/hr; $500/hr involving four or more law firms or extraordinary cases; 7 hr min applies to full-day appointment; overtime rate (to be agreed upon) for evenings or weekends |
William H. Slocumb Jr.
1929 Truxtun Ave. Suite C
Bakersfield, CA. 93301
Phone: (661) 324-1400
| | Business/Contract | |