ADR Panels

Civil Mediator Background Information


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Name:
Buck, Richard E
Firm Name:
Address:
JAMS
5 Park Plaza 400
Irvine CA 92614
 Phone:
   Alt/Cell:
 Fax:
Email:
Website:
(714) 343-4294
(714) 343-4294
(714) 939-8710
rbuck@jamsadr.com
www.jamsadr.com
BAR Number:
117589
ADR Experience: (Arbitration, Mediation & Settlement Conferences) 
I have served as a Judge Pro Tem (Temporary Judge) with the Riverside and/or Orange County Superior Courts since 1993.  I have also served as an arbitrator with both counties.  I am currently on the panel of neutrals with JAMS.
  Remote Services:
This arbitrator / mediator offers their services remotely (over phone/video conferencing technology).
Subject Matter Expertise Area(s):
  • Business
  • Construction
  • Contract
  • Employment
  • Insurance
  • Landlord Tenant / Neighborhood
  • Legal Malpractice
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Personal Injury
  • Product Liability
  • Real Property
  • HOA
Languages Spoken:
(Other Than English) 

    

    

        Representation:
    

    

        
Plantiff Representation: 10%
 
Defendant Representation: 90%

    

    

        Current Practice & Professional History (Temp Judge Exp):
    

    

        
See above

    

    

        Educational Background:
    

    

        
B.A. - Political Science (U.C.L.A)
J.D. - Washburn University

    

    

        ADR Training:
    

    

        
Pepperdine School of Law/Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution (2016); JAMS Institute- Mediation & Arbitration Training (2023); American Arbitration Association Panel (2003-2022)

    

    

        Professional Licenses:
    

    

        

    

    

        Arbitration Approach:
    

    

        
Flexible.  Level of formality dictated by counsel and/or circumstances of the case. Zoom platform preferred.

    

    

        Briefs & Other:
    

    

        
Prefer briefs 5 court days before hearing or Mediation session date.

    

    

        Fee Information:
    

    

            
Rate Per Hour: $750

                    
Rate Per Half Day: $4500

                    
Rate Per Day: $7500

        
available on JAMS website (fee schedule)

    

    

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    DISCLAIMER: This information has been provided by the mediator and has not been independently verified by the Superior Court of California, County of Riverside.
    The Court provides this list of mediators as a public service. The Court does not endorse, recommend, or make any warranty pertaining to the qualifications or
    competency of any provider on this list. Inclusion on the list is based on the representations of the mediator. The Court assumes no responsibility of liability
    for any act or omission of any mediator on the list.