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Elizabeth
E. Bader, Esq.
Bader Conflict Resolution Services
Serving San Francisco and the Greater Bay Area
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In Elizabeth Bader’s approach to the mediation of real estate and construction cases, objective, honest dispute evaluation is combined with respect and active listening. The result is an atmosphere of mutual respect and/or reasoned dialogue in private sessions. The dispute resolves because the parties’ concerns have been addressed. Elizabeth’s experience includes:
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Years of experience as a mediator, including mediation of multi-party real estate and construction-related mediation. |
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Over 20 years experience with insurance. Extensive mediation experience involving contractors’ insurance litigation. |
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Years of study of psychology, particularly the study of "saving face" and the importance of respect in mediation. For more on this, press here. |
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Dispute evaluation backed by fifteen years as a practicing lawyer prior to becoming a mediator. |
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Prevailing appellate counsel in Nash v. MacDonald (2001) 92 Cal. App. 4th 847, rev. den., depub’n Jan. 3, 2002 (statutes of limitation in construction defect actions). |
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Prevailing appellate counsel in Briggs v. Eden Council for Hope & Opportunity (1999) 19 Cal.4th 1106 (SLAPP suit against tenant counseling agency). |
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Prevailing counsel for petitioner in Supreme Court petition for review in Los Carneros Community Associates v. Penfield & Smith Engineers, S072581 (SLAPP malpractice suit against engineers; dismissed after settlement). |
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Author, chapter in an ADR treatise and numerous articles on confidentiality in mediation. On confidentiality see also Rojas v. Superior Court (2004) 33 Cal.4th 407, 418, fn. 7 (granting judicial notice request by Elizabeth and co-amicus) and Carrizosa, SF Daily Journal, July 27, 2004, p. 1 (discussing role played by Elizabeth in Rojas, with quote). For more on confidentiality in mediation, press here. |
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Focus on preserving existing relationships whenever appropriate. |
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