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2026-09-26
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2026-09-27
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Kern County

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

admin@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 | |

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