ADR Panels

Civil Mediator Background Information


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.




Name:
Andersen, Robert T
Firm Name:
Address:
Andersen Mediations
6185 Magnolia Avenue #350
Riverside CA 92506
 Phone:
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 Fax:
Email:
(951) 784-5902
(951) 505-0357
(951) 784-5902
bob@andersenmediations.com
BAR Number:
88885
ADR Experience: (Arbitration, Mediation & Settlement Conferences) 
Arbitrated approximately 400 matters for Riverside County Superior Court and Riverside County Bar Association.
Subject Matter Expertise Area(s):
  • Business
  • Personal Injury
  • Eminent Domain; Church Law; Non-Profits; Divorce; Probate; Real Property
Languages Spoken:
(Other Than English) 

    

    

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Plantiff Representation: %
 
Defendant Representation: %

    

    

        Current Practice & Professional History (Temp Judge Exp):
    

    

        
As a mediator and counsel: 2012-2016 Member, California State Bar Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution serving as both Vice Chairman and Chairman. Co-chairman of Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution of Litigation Section of State Bar in 2017; 2011-2018 Mediator on day of trial calendar call in Riverside Superior Court; 1996-present- Mediator and arbitrator for Riverside County Superior Court and Riverside County Bar Association, including non-binding arbitrations for court ordered arbitrations-civil litigation, real property, contract, eminent domain, business disputes, probate; mediated hundreds of matters. 

    

    

        Educational Background:
    

    

        
Bob Andersen graduated from McGeorge School of Law in 1979. He received a Master of Arts in Theological Studies from Talbot Seminary in 1977, and a Masters of Public Administration from UCLA in 1972. His Bachelor's degree is in Economics and Public Service from UCLA in 1971.

    

    

        ADR Training:
    

    

        
"Mediation and Settlement Techniques" (18 hrs., prior to 9/1991) Pepperdine University;
"Negotiate to Win" (6 hrs., April 1995) LexCom;
"Mediation and Settlement Techniques" (18 hrs., July 1996) Pepperdine University;
"Mediation Continuing Education Seminar" (3 hrs., April 2001) RCBA;
"Advanced Negotiations Settlement Techniques" (6 hrs., Sept. 2002) CEB;
"Mediation and Arbitration Practice" (6 hrs., April 2005) CEB;
"Impasse is a Fallacy-Advanced Mediator's Forum" (2 days, Oct. 2011) RCBA;
"Peacemaker Ministries Conflict Coaching & Mediation" (3 days, Oct. 2011);
"Peacemaker Ministries Certification" (3 days, March 2012);
"Negotiations with Difficult People" (panelist, Oct. 2013) State Bar Convention.
"Negotiation Mastery for the Legal Pro" (9 hours, Oct. 2013)
"Negotiations with Difficult People and How to Get Past Impasse in Mediation" (3 hours, June 2014) RBCA 
"Advanced Mediation:Skills and Technique" (18 hours, June 2015)Straus Institute of Dispute Resolution
"Mediating High Conflict Disputes" (6 hours, April, 2016) High Conflict Institute
"Mediation of Disputes Arising Under the California Association of Realtors" (3.5 hours, October 2016) California Association of Realtors
"Mediating Commercial and Litigated Cases" (38.5 hours, December 2016), American Institute of Mediation
"Advanced Mediation Techniques" (11 hours, October 2017) American Bar Association at Pepperdine Law School
Current Practices and Techniques for the STAR Approach to Mediation, 5.5 Hours November 2017
Emotional Intelligence; Cultural Intelligence; Cultural Dimensions in Multi-Cultured Disputes Resolutions (12 hours, 2019) BRDGES Academy


    

    

        Professional Licenses:
    

    

        
License to Practice Law, State of California 1979 to date

    

    

        Arbitration Approach:
    

    

        
I permit the parties to tell their story. I like win-win situations, but an agreement put together by the parties is almost always better than a judgment. I don't mind emotionally-charged matters. Mediations are more likely to resolve the problem while spending less money, time and stress.  Mediation can be creative and actually design a solution to the problem, when winning the litigation doesn't always even solve the problem.

    

    

        Briefs & Other:
    

    

        
Written briefs five days before the mediation are very useful. It should cover facts, calculation of damages, and important legal issues and history of prior negotiations between the parties. An additional brief with confidential information is welcome.  

    

    

        Fee Information:
    

    

                        
$250 per hour  

    

    

        Locations:
    

    

        
Western Region (Riverside, Corona, Moreno Valley); Mid-County Region (Southwest, Temecula, Hemet, Banning); Palm Springs, Palm Desert, and all surrounding desert cities; San Bernardino County; at the facilities of one of the parties' counsel or other appropriate facilities in these areas.

    









    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.