ADR Panels

Civil Mediator Background Information


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Name:
Stern, Gary N
Firm Name:
Address:
ARC
10990 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 900
Los Angeles CA 90024
 Phone:
   Alt/Cell:
Email:
Website:
310-284-8224
2133990283
gstern@arc4adr.com
www.arc4adr.com
BAR Number:
94498
ADR Experience: (Arbitration, Mediation & Settlement Conferences) 
ARC | Arbitration, Mediation | 2025-06-01 | ~Los Angeles Superior Court | Resolve Law Program and its predecesor | 2019-03-01 | ~Los Angeles Superior Court | MVP program | 2024-11-15 | ~U.S.D.C., Central District | ADR panel | 2020-10-12 | ~
  Remote Services:
This arbitrator / mediator offers their services remotely (over phone/video conferencing technology).
Subject Matter Expertise Area(s):
  • Contract
  • Elder / Dependent Abuse
  • Employment
  • Insurance
  • Landlord Tenant / Neighborhood
  • Legal Malpractice
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Personal Injury
  • Product Liability
  • Public Agency
  • Real Property
Languages Spoken:
(Other Than English) 

    

    

        Representation:
    

    

        
Plantiff Representation: 97%
 
Defendant Representation: 3%

    

    

        Current Practice & Professional History (Temp Judge Exp):
    

    

        
Temp. Judge, Traffic, Los Angeles County Superior Court, since 2019
Mediator, Arbitrator with ARC (Alternative Resolution Centers) since June 1, 2025
January 1, 2025 to May 31, 2025: Independent ADR Professional.
1981-1986:  Goodman & Hirschberg and Law Offices of Gert K. Hirschberg
1986-1999:  Popkoff & Stern
1999-2000:  Law Office of Gary N. Stern
2000-2015: Gordon, Edelstein, Krepack
2016-2017: Gelfand & Gelfand
2018: Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley
2019-2024: Law Office of Gary N. Stern


    

    

        Educational Background:
    

    

        
UCLA, B.A. Political Science, 1977
Southwestern University School of Law, J.D., 1980

    

    

        ADR Training:
    

    

        
Straus Institute, Pepperdine | Mediating the Litigated Case | 42 | 2019-07-27 | ~U.S.D.C. Central District | Annual Required Training by Court | 8 | 2025-06-25 | ~

    

    

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        Arbitration Approach:
    

    

        
Facilitative, toward the end of a session, I may turn to an evaluative model; I use brackets, mid-point of mid-points and other techniques to bring parties to a resolution.

    

    

        Briefs & Other:
    

    

        
I encourage briefs and exhibits, including detailed damage calculations

    

    

        Fee Information:
    

    

            
Rate Per Hour: $650

                    
Rate Per Half Day: $2600

                    
Rate Per Day: $5200

        
ARC has a full rate sheet regarding fees, reduced cost programs, costs.

    

    

        Locations:
    

    

        
I find that almost all parties and counsel are requesting the ADR matters be handled via Zoom

    









    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.