Hon. Robert Feinerman (Ret.)

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Presiding Justice, California 2nd District Court of Appeal (Retired)

Since his retirement as a Presiding Justice of the California Court of Appeal, Justice Robert Feinerman has been engaged full time in Alternative Dispute Resolution as a Mediator, Arbitrator and Private Judge. On November 25, 2002 the Daily Journal stated that Justice Feinerman was one of the State's twenty "most sought after mediators and arbitrators, who provides the best in alternative dispute resolution." In 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2007 Justice Robert Feinerman was again selected by the Daily Journal as one of California's top neutrals. Matters handled by Justice Robert Feinerman since his retirement from the bench after twenty five years of active service cover a broad spectrum of civil law, including complex business litigation, aviation, personal injury and products liability, professional malpractice, bad faith, employment, intellectual property, unfair trade practices, entertainment, real estate and corporate matters.

EDUCATION:

June (1949) J.D., University of California (Boalt Hall of Law)
(February 1946) B.A., UCLA
(July 1966) Graduate of National College of State Trial Judges, University of Colorado

JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE:

(February 17, 1987-February 16, 1988) Administrative Presiding Justice, California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District
(May 13, 1982-February 16, 1988) Presiding Justice, Second Appellate District, Division Five
Served by assignment on the California Supreme Court
(June 8, 1965-May 14, 1982) Judge, Superior Court of Los Angeles County (Civil, Criminal, Law and Motion, Juvenile, Psychiatric, West District branch court; Supervising Judge of Criminal Departments)
(February 8, 1963-June 8, 1965) Judge, Municipal Court, Los Angeles Judicial District

JUDICIAL ACTIVITIES:

Chairman, California Center for Judicial Education and Research
Vice President, California Judges Association
Select Committee on Supreme Court Procedures
Chairman, Appellate Courts Institute
Faculty of California Judicial College
Judicial Advisor to California State Bar committee on Court Reform, Civil subcommittee
Chairman, Ethics Committee, California Judges Association
National Conference of State Trial Judges' Committee on Fair Trial and Free Press

BAR ADMISSIONS:

Admitted to practice before California Supreme Court on January 5, 1950
Admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court on May 1, 1956

LEGAL CAREER:

Engaged in general practice of law in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills from January 1950 to February 7, 1963, with special emphasis on management representation in the field of labor-management relations

ADR EXPERIENCE POST COURT OF APPEAL RETIREMENT:

Engaged full time as a Mediator, Arbitrator and Private Judge since retirement from the Court of Appeal
Handled over 2,500 matters as an independent private judge
Served as a member of the National Panel of the American Arbitration Association
Served as a member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Panel of the National Center for
Public Interest
Served on Arbitration Committee of Labor Law Section of the American Bar Association

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Complex Business litigation, Entertainment, Personal Injury, Aviation, Bad Faith, Employment
Intellectual Property, Real Estate, Products Liability, Unfair Trade Practices, Professional Liability, Corporate Matters, Wrongful Death, Health Care

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS / AFFILIATIONS:

California Judges Association
American Judicature Society
Los Angeles Bar Association

HONORS / AWARDS:

Selected by the Daily Journal as one of California’s top neutrals in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, and 2007

TEACHING AND PUBLICATIONS:

Lecturer in Law, University of Southern California Law Center (Evidence, Psychiatry and the Law)
Guest lecturer at USC Medical School, UCLA Graduate School of Management, UCLA Extension (Program on Justice for the Poor) and the California State Bar C.E.B. Programs in Evidence and “Evaluation and proof of damages in personal injury and wrongful death cases
Have been a speaker at numerous judicial and legal seminars including the California Judges Association, Criminal Courts Bar Association, UCLA Law Seminar, Lawyers Club of Los Angeles, Wilshire Bar Association
Have published articles on a variety of legal subjects in legal publications
Recipient of a Special Commendation from the Joint Committee on Legal Education of the American Bar Association and the American Law Institute

INTERESTS:

In his spare time, Justice Robert Feinerman has a passion for traveling all over the world, frequently attends sporting events, enjoys his daily workout, and his 5 grandchildren.

AVAILBLE:

Throughout Southern California

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