Mediator Profile

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JOBI HALPER

Availability

Available on 01/19/2025

Contact Information

Address
Complex ADR
2242 Via Tiempo
Cardiff by the Sea, CA 92007
Address
ADR SERVICES INC.
225 BROADWAY STE 1400
SAN DIEGO, CA 92101
Work Phone: 619-571-5056

Panel

Civil Mediation Panel

ADR Specialty

Personal Injury, Class Action/Complex Lit, Business/Contract (Partnership, Franchise, D&O, Partnership, IP), Employment (Class Action, Wage&hour, Discrimination/Title VI, Retaliation/Harassment, Wrongful Termination, Commission), Consumer (Unfair business practices, 17200, CLRA), RE (Sales, Title Insurance, Mortgage/Foreclosures, HOA), Professional Negligence/Fee Disputes, Product Liability, Banking (credit card, finance), Insurance, Property Damage. Skilled at working with one pro per party.

Mediation Style

Evaluative, Facilitative, Transformative

Expertise

  • Banking
  • Business/Contract
  • Employment/Labor Relations
  • Franchise
  • Insurance
  • Intellectual Property
  • Motor Vehicle Accident
  • Partnership
  • Personal Injury
  • Professional Negligence
  • Property Damage
  • Real Estate/Foreclosures (Commercial)
  • Real Estate/Foreclosures (Residential)

Fees

Fee Per Hour: $395.00
Additional Info:
  • Deposit equivalent to the estimated time to be expended due prior to commencement of the hearing. Please note that the allocation of a half-day (2-4 hrs) requires rescheduling/cancellation notice of 7 days or more, and the allocation of a full day (5-8 hrs) requires rescheduling /cancellation notice of 15 days or more, otherwise, the party requesting the change will be responsible for the nonrefundable cancellation fee of $300. Notice must be submitted to our office in writing.

Primary ADR Provider Organization

  • ADR Services, Inc.

Current Affiliations with Dispute Resolution Provider/Professional Organizations

Organization Name Affiliation Details
ADR Services, Inc. I am a mediator and arbitrator
ADR Services, Inc. in all matters, focusing on class action and complex litigation.
AAA I am an arbitrator for AAA on commercial and consumer matters.
AAA I am an arbitrator for AAA on commercial and consumer matters.

Dispute Resolution Training

Organization Name Course Title Year Hours
California State Bar Association Mediating Fee Disputes 2009 1
California State Bar Association ADR Update 2009 1
California State Bar Association Employment Mediation 2009 1
California State Bar Association Mediating Fee Disputes 2009 1
California State Bar Association ADR Update 2009 1
California State Bar Association Employment Mediation 2009 1
Pepperdine School of Law Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution Mediating the Litigated Case 2009 33
Pepperdine School of Law Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution Mediating the Litigated Case 2009 33
San Diego Superior Court Judge Pro Tempore Ethics Training 2009 1
San Diego Superior Court Judge Pro Tempore Ethics Training 2009 1
American Arbitration Association Arbitration Training 2008 17
American Arbitration Association Arbitration Training 2008 17
National Conflict Resolution Center Mediation Training 2008 32
National Conflict Resolution Center Mediation Training 2008 32
San Diego Superior Court Judge Pro Tempore Training 2008 6
San Diego Superior Court Judge Pro Tempore Training 2008 6

Neutral Experience

Type # Years # Cases Description of Experience
Arbitrator 1 45 Consumer disputes and commercial disputes on various matters
Mediator 1 35 class action, employment, commercial, personal injury, insurance, fee mediations
Arbitrator 1 45 Consumer disputes and commercial disputes on various matters
Mediator 1 35 class action, employment, commercial, personal injury, insurance, fee mediations

Attorney Experience

# Years Description of Experience
20 Class action and complex litigation for plaintiffs and defendants nationally including consumer, commercial, healthcare, employment, entertainment, civil rights, and a wide variety of other matters.
20 Class action and complex litigation for plaintiffs and defendants nationally including consumer, commercial, healthcare, employment, entertainment, civil rights, and a wide variety of other matters.

Other Relevant Experience

Type # Years Description of Experience
Adjunct Professor Partnership and Agency Law 1 California Western School of Law
Web Editor American Bar Association Litigation Section ADR Committee 1
Judge Pro Tem 1
Adjunct Professor Partnership and Agency Law 1 California Western School of Law
Web Editor American Bar Association Litigation Section ADR Committee 1
Judge Pro Tem 1

Education

Institution Degree/Certificate Major Start Year End Year
University of California at San Diego Bachelor of Arts Political Science 1983 1987
University of California at San Diego Bachelor of Arts Political Science 1983 1987

Employment History

Employer Position Start Year End Year Current
Self Employed, Complex Litigation ADR Services, and affiliated with ADR Services, Inc. and AAA Mediator and Arbitrator 2008 2009 Yes
Self Employed, Complex Litigation ADR Services, and affiliated with ADR Services, Inc. and AAA Mediator and Arbitrator 2008 2009 Yes
JoBeth Halper Litigation Group, PC, San Diego, CA Partner 2003 2008 No
JoBeth Halper Litigation Group, PC, San Diego, CA Partner 2003 2008 No
Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach, San Diego CA & New York, NY Partner 1996 2003 No
Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach, San Diego CA & New York, NY Partner 1996 2003 No
Law Offices of Marc O. Stern, San Diego, CA Attorney 1993 1996 No
Law Offices of Marc O. Stern, San Diego, CA Attorney 1993 1996 No
King & Spalding, Atlanta, GA Attorney 1990 1993 No
King & Spalding, Atlanta, GA Attorney 1990 1993 No

Professional Licenses

License Type State License Number Year Issued Active
California State Bar CA 167729 1993 Yes
California State Bar CA 167729 1993 Yes

Languages

English

ADA Accessible Facility

Yes

* Willing to mentor other mediators

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