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JAMS California Estate/Probate/Trust Practice Group

JAMS California Estate/Probate/Trust Practice Group

Timely, effective solutions from experienced, empathetic neutrals

The JAMS California Estate/Probate/Trust panel includes many of the state’s most respected and accomplished dispute resolution professionals. These retired judges, former attorneys and longtime ADR practitioners have decades of experience handling the full spectrum of estate, probate and trust cases, including complex, high-profile, high-value disputes. JAMS California neutrals are adept at managing complicated family dynamics and are sensitive to the deeply emotional issues that often dominate such matters. They are also well versed in crossover issues involving family law and business/commercial disputes.

Hon. Lorna A. Alksne (Ret.)
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  • Business Commercial
  • Employment Law
  • Family Law
  • Personal Injury
  • Real Property
  • Estate Probate Trusts

Hon. Lorna A. Alksne (Ret.)

San Diego, California

Case Manager
Jenny Truex
jtruex@jamsadr.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/alksne
Hon. Marla O. Anderson (Ret.)
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  • Employment Law
  • Estate Probate Trusts
  • Family Law
  • Health Care
  • Personal Injury
  • Professional Liability
  • Insurance
  • Governmental & Public Agency
  • Business Commercial

Hon. Marla O. Anderson (Ret.)

Silicon Valley, California

Case Manager
Cynthia Victory
cvictory@jamsadr.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/anderson
Hon. Gail A. Andler (Ret.)
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  • Business Commercial
  • Class Action & Mass Tort
  • Construction Defect
  • Cybersecurity & Privacy
  • Employment Law
  • Entertainment & Sports
  • Environmental Law
  • Estate Probate Trusts
  • Health Care
  • Higher Education & Title IX
  • Insurance
  • Personal Injury
  • Pharmaceuticals & Mass Torts
  • Professional Liability
  • Real Property

Hon. Gail A. Andler (Ret.)

Orange County, California

Case Manager
Alison Sprague
ASprague@jamsadr.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/andler
Hon. Richard M. Aronson (Ret.)
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  • Appellate
  • Business Commercial
  • Civil Rights
  • Employment Law
  • Family Law
  • Health Care
  • Insurance
  • Personal Injury
  • Professional Liability
  • Real Property
  • Estate Probate Trusts

Hon. Richard M. Aronson (Ret.)

Orange County, California

Case Manager
Carlos Espinoza
cespinoza@jamsadr.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/aronson
Hon. Robert A. Baines (Ret.)
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  • Business Commercial
  • Construction Defect
  • Employment Law
  • Estate Probate Trusts
  • Insurance
  • Intellectual Property
  • Personal Injury
  • Professional Liability
  • Real Property
  • Surety

Hon. Robert A. Baines (Ret.)

Silicon Valley, California

Case Manager
Cynthia Victory
cvictory@jamsadr.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/baines
Hon. Barry Baskin (Ret.)
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  • Business Commercial
  • Employment Law
  • Class Action & Mass Tort
  • Construction
  • Construction Defect
  • Entertainment & Sports
  • Estate Probate Trusts
  • Intellectual Property
  • Personal Injury
  • Real Property

Hon. Barry Baskin (Ret.)

Walnut Creek, California

Case Manager
Cindy Cravalho
CCravalho@JAMSADR.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/baskin
Hon. Lee R. Bogdanoff (Ret.)
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  • Estate Probate Trusts
  • Bankruptcy
  • Business Commercial

Hon. Lee R. Bogdanoff (Ret.)

Century City, California

Case Manager
Stephanie Alonso
EAlonso@JAMSADR.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/bogdanoff
Hon. David H. Brickner (Ret.)
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  • Antitrust & Competition
  • Business Commercial
  • Employment Law
  • Estate Probate Trusts
  • Health Care
  • Insurance
  • Intellectual Property
  • Personal Injury
  • Professional Liability
  • Real Property
  • Disaster Relief

Hon. David H. Brickner (Ret.)

Orange County, California

Case Manager
Nicole Burns
NBurns@jamsadr.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/brickner
Hon. William J. Cahill (Ret.)
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  • Business Commercial
  • Civil Rights
  • Class Action & Mass Tort
  • Cybersecurity & Privacy
  • Employment Law
  • Energy & Utilities
  • Engineering & Construction
  • Entertainment & Sports
  • Environmental Law
  • Estate Probate Trusts
  • Federal Law
  • Financial Markets
  • Health Care
  • Insurance
  • Intellectual Property
  • International & Cross Border
  • Personal Injury
  • Professional Liability
  • Real Property
  • Securities
  • Surety

Hon. William J. Cahill (Ret.)

San Francisco, California

Case Manager
Julie McCool
jmccool@jamsadr.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/cahill
Hon. Jonathan H. Cannon (Ret.)
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  • Accounting Finance
  • Business Commercial
  • Class Action & Mass Tort
  • Construction Defect
  • Employment Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Estate Probate Trusts
  • Family Law
  • Franchise Distribution Law
  • Governmental & Public Agency
  • Health Care
  • Insurance
  • Intellectual Property
  • Personal Injury
  • Real Property

Hon. Jonathan H. Cannon (Ret.)

Orange County, California

Case Manager
Carlos Espinoza
cespinoza@jamsadr.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/cannon
Randall
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  • Business Commercial
  • Construction Defect
  • Estate Probate Trusts
  • Family Law
  • Insurance
  • Personal Injury
  • Professional Liability
  • Real Property

Randall "Randy" Choy, Esq.

San Francisco, California

Case Manager
Nefertiti Wright
nwright@jamsadr.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/choy
Hon. Kevin R. Culhane (Ret.)
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  • Class Action & Mass Tort
  • Employment Law
  • Estate Probate Trusts
  • Family Law
  • Governmental & Public Agency
  • Health Care
  • Insurance
  • Personal Injury
  • Professional Liability
  • Real Property

Hon. Kevin R. Culhane (Ret.)

Sacramento, California

Case Manager
Robyn Shaldone
RShaldone@jamsadr.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/culhane
Hon. Robert D. Foiles (Ret.)
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  • Business Commercial
  • Construction Defect
  • Employment Law
  • Governmental & Public Agency
  • Personal Injury
  • Professional Liability
  • Real Property
  • Estate Probate Trusts

Hon. Robert D. Foiles (Ret.)

Silicon Valley, California

Case Manager
Karume Richards
krichards@jamsadr.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/foiles
Marc Alan Fong, Esq.
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  • Business Commercial
  • Entertainment & Sports
  • Class Action & Mass Tort
  • Intellectual Property
  • Professional Liability
  • Estate Probate Trusts
  • Personal Injury
  • Environmental Law
  • Employment Law
  • Real Property

Marc Alan Fong, Esq.

Sacramento, California

Case Manager
Priyanjali Bhattacharya
pbhattacharya@jamsadr.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/fong
Hon. Catherine A. Gallagher (Ret.)
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  • Business Commercial
  • Employment Law
  • Estate Probate Trusts
  • Family Law
  • Financial Markets
  • Personal Injury
  • Securities

Hon. Catherine A. Gallagher (Ret.)

Silicon Valley, California

Case Manager
Karume Richards
krichards@jamsadr.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/gallagher
Hon. David A. Garcia (Ret.)
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  • Business Commercial
  • Civil Rights
  • Construction
  • Employment Law
  • Estate Probate Trusts
  • Higher Education & Title IX
  • Insurance
  • Personal Injury
  • Professional Liability
  • Real Property

Hon. David A. Garcia (Ret.)

Walnut Creek, California

Case Manager
Lily Kaufman
LKaufman@jamsadr.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/garcia
Paul E. Garrison, Esq.
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  • Business Commercial
  • Employment Law
  • Estate Probate Trusts

Paul E. Garrison, Esq.

Walnut Creek, California

Case Manager
Mo DuPee
MDuPee@jamsadr.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/garrison
Hon. Reva G. Goetz (Ret.)
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  • Estate Probate Trusts
  • Family Law

Hon. Reva G. Goetz (Ret.)

Los Angeles, California

Case Manager
Matthew Van Der Velde
MVanDerVelde@jamsadr.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/goetz
Hon. Jamie Jacobs-May (Ret.)
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  • Business Commercial
  • Class Action & Mass Tort
  • Construction
  • Construction Defect
  • Education Law
  • Employment Law
  • Estate Probate Trusts
  • Health Care
  • Intellectual Property
  • Personal Injury
  • Professional Liability
  • Real Property

Hon. Jamie Jacobs-May (Ret.)

Silicon Valley, California

Case Manager
Jacquelynne Garcia
JGarcia@jamsadr.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/jacobs-may
Hon. Ellen Sickles James (Ret.)
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  • Business Commercial
  • Class Action & Mass Tort
  • Construction Defect
  • Employment Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Estate Probate Trusts
  • Insurance
  • Personal Injury
  • Product Liability
  • Professional Liability
  • Real Property

Hon. Ellen Sickles James (Ret.)

San Francisco, California

Case Manager
Morgan Borg
MBorg@jamsadr.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/james
Lisa Jaye Esq.
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  • Appellate
  • Business Commercial
  • Civil Rights
  • Employment Law
  • Estate Probate Trusts
  • Higher Education & Title IX
  • Insurance
  • Intellectual Property
  • Personal Injury
  • Professional Liability

Lisa Jaye Esq.

San Francisco, California

Case Manager
Alexandra Brilliant-Li
ABrilliantLi@JAMSADR.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/jaye
Hon. Melinda A. Johnson (Ret.)
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  • Business Commercial
  • Employment Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Estate Probate Trusts
  • Family Law
  • Health Care
  • Insurance
  • Personal Injury
  • Real Property

Hon. Melinda A. Johnson (Ret.)

Los Angeles, California

Case Manager
Matthew Van Der Velde
MVanDerVelde@jamsadr.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/melinda-johnson
Hon. Gerald G. Johnston (Ret.)
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  • Estate Probate Trusts

Hon. Gerald G. Johnston (Ret.)

Orange County, California

Case Manager
Lisa Winch
LWinch@jamsadr.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/johnston
Hon. Luis A. Lavin (Ret.)
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  • Administrative Law
  • Appellate
  • Business Commercial
  • Class Action & Mass Tort
  • Employment Law
  • Entertainment & Sports
  • Estate Probate Trusts
  • Insurance
  • Professional Liability
  • Real Property

Hon. Luis A. Lavin (Ret.)

Los Angeles, California

Case Manager
Anne Lieu
alieu@jamsadr.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/lavin
Tamara Lopez, Esq.
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  • Business Commercial
  • Employment Law
  • Estate Probate Trusts
  • Family Law
  • Governmental & Public Agency
  • Personal Injury
  • Real Property

Tamara Lopez, Esq.

Silicon Valley, California

Case Manager
Josephine Care
jcare@jamsadr.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/lopez
Hon. Jackson Lucky (Ret.)
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  • Business Commercial
  • Cannabis
  • Employment Law
  • Estate Probate Trusts
  • Family Law
  • Personal Injury
  • Professional Liability
  • Real Property

Hon. Jackson Lucky (Ret.)

Inland Empire, California

Case Manager
O. Montealegre
omontealegre@jamsadr.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/lucky
Hon. Sandra Margulies (Ret.)
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  • Estate Probate Trusts
  • Business Commercial
  • Employment Law
  • Entertainment & Sports
  • Governmental & Public Agency
  • Insurance
  • Personal Injury
  • Professional Liability
  • Real Property

Hon. Sandra Margulies (Ret.)

San Francisco, California

Case Manager
Julie McCool
jmccool@jamsadr.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/margulies
Edith R. Matthai
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  • Professional Liability
  • Business Commercial
  • Entertainment & Sports
  • Family Law
  • Estate Probate Trusts
  • Real Property
  • Insurance
  • Product Liability
  • Appellate

Edith R. Matthai

Los Angeles, California

Case Manager
Jennifer Rodriguez
JRodriguez@jamsadr.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/matthai
Hon. Richard J. McAdams (Ret.)
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  • Appellate
  • Business Commercial
  • Construction
  • Education Law
  • Employment Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Estate Probate Trusts
  • Family Law
  • Governmental & Public Agency
  • Health Care
  • Personal Injury
  • Professional Liability
  • Real Property

Hon. Richard J. McAdams (Ret.)

Silicon Valley, California

Case Manager
Josephine Care
jcare@jamsadr.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/mcadams
Hon. Fred K. Morrison (Ret.)
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  • Administrative Law
  • Appellate
  • Business Commercial
  • Civil Rights
  • Cybersecurity & Privacy
  • Employment Law
  • Estate Probate Trusts
  • Governmental & Public Agency
  • Health Care
  • Insurance
  • Personal Injury
  • Professional Liability
  • Real Property

Hon. Fred K. Morrison (Ret.)

Sacramento, California

Case Manager
Robyn Shaldone
RShaldone@jamsadr.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/morrison
Hon. Gary Nadler (Ret.)
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  • Estate Probate Trusts
  • Real Property
  • Administrative Law
  • Business Commercial
  • Personal Injury
  • Employment Law
  • Construction Defect
  • Cybersecurity & Privacy

Hon. Gary Nadler (Ret.)

Santa Rosa, California

Case Manager
Camryn Garcia
cgarcia@jamsadr.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/nadler
Hon. Risë Jones Pichon (Ret.)
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  • Business Commercial
  • Employment Law
  • Estate Probate Trusts
  • Family Law
  • Higher Education & Title IX
  • Personal Injury

Hon. Risë Jones Pichon (Ret.)

Silicon Valley, California

Case Manager
Karume Richards
krichards@jamsadr.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/pichon
Hon. Glen M. Reiser (Ret.)
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  • Estate Probate Trusts
  • Entertainment & Sports
  • Business Commercial
  • Environmental Law
  • Real Property

Hon. Glen M. Reiser (Ret.)

Los Angeles, California

Case Manager
Stephanie Barraza
SBarraza@jamsadr.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/reiser
Hon. Elaine Rushing (Ret.)
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  • Agribusiness & Food Law
  • Business Commercial
  • Cannabis
  • Construction
  • Construction Defect
  • Employment Law
  • Estate Probate Trusts
  • Real Property

Hon. Elaine Rushing (Ret.)

Santa Rosa, California

Case Manager
Patricia Usak
pusak@jamsadr.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/rushing
Hon. Richard M. Silver (Ret.)
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  • Business Commercial
  • Class Action & Mass Tort
  • Construction
  • Construction Defect
  • Employment Law
  • Estate Probate Trusts
  • Family Law
  • Insurance
  • Personal Injury
  • Professional Liability
  • Real Property

Hon. Richard M. Silver (Ret.)

Silicon Valley, California

Case Manager
Cynthia Victory
cvictory@jamsadr.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/silver
Hon. James L. Smith (Ret.)
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  • Business Commercial
  • Construction Defect
  • Estate Probate Trusts
  • Governmental & Public Agency
  • Intellectual Property
  • Personal Injury
  • Real Property

Hon. James L. Smith (Ret.)

Orange County, California

Case Manager
Carlos Espinoza
cespinoza@jamsadr.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/james-smith
Hon. W. Scott Snowden (Ret.)
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  • Agribusiness & Food Law
  • Business Commercial
  • Construction
  • Employment Law
  • Estate Probate Trusts
  • Insurance
  • Personal Injury
  • Product Liability
  • Professional Liability
  • Real Property

Hon. W. Scott Snowden (Ret.)

San Francisco, California

Case Manager
Karen Clerici
kclerici@jamsadr.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/snowden
Hon. Sheila Prell Sonenshine (Ret.)
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  • Accounting Finance
  • Appellate
  • Banking
  • Business Commercial
  • Civil Rights
  • Employment Law
  • Entertainment & Sports
  • Estate Probate Trusts
  • Family Law
  • Financial Markets
  • Health Care
  • Higher Education & Title IX
  • Insurance
  • Personal Injury
  • Professional Liability
  • Real Property

Hon. Sheila Prell Sonenshine (Ret.)

Orange County, California

Case Manager
Laura Aguilar
LAguilar@jamsadr.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/sonenshine
Gregory G. Spaulding, Esq.
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  • Estate Probate Trusts
  • Personal Injury
  • Employment Law
  • Business Commercial
  • Construction Defect
  • Civil Rights
  • Intellectual Property
  • Appellate

Gregory G. Spaulding, Esq.

Santa Rosa, California

Case Manager
Camryn Garcia
cgarcia@jamsadr.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/spaulding
Hon. John K. Stewart (Ret.)
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  • Business Commercial
  • Construction
  • Construction Defect
  • Employment Law
  • Estate Probate Trusts
  • Insurance
  • Personal Injury
  • Professional Liability
  • Real Property

Hon. John K. Stewart (Ret.)

San Francisco, California

Case Manager
John Peterson
jpeterson@jamsadr.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/john-stewart
Hon. John H. Sugiyama (Ret.)
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  • Estate Probate Trusts

Hon. John H. Sugiyama (Ret.)

Walnut Creek, California

Case Manager
Jessica Llamas
jllamas@jamsadr.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/sugiyama
Stephen H. Sulmeyer, J.D., Ph.D.
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  • Employment Law
  • Entertainment & Sports
  • Estate Probate Trusts
  • Family Law
  • Higher Education & Title IX
  • Insurance
  • Intellectual Property
  • Personal Injury
  • Professional Liability

Stephen H. Sulmeyer, J.D., Ph.D.

San Francisco, California

Case Manager
Lily Kaufman
LKaufman@jamsadr.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/sulmeyer
Hon. Lynn O'Malley Taylor (Ret.)
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  • Business Commercial
  • Construction
  • Employment Law
  • Estate Probate Trusts
  • Family Law
  • Higher Education & Title IX
  • Insurance
  • Personal Injury
  • Professional Liability
  • Real Property

Hon. Lynn O'Malley Taylor (Ret.)

San Francisco, California

Case Manager
Patricia Usak
pusak@jamsadr.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/lynn-taylor
Hon. David Thompson (Ret.)
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  • Appellate
  • Arbitration
  • Banking
  • Bankruptcy
  • Business Commercial
  • Civil Rights
  • Construction
  • Construction Defect
  • Employment Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Estate Probate Trusts
  • Family Law
  • Intellectual Property
  • Insurance
  • Personal Injury
  • Professional Liability
  • Real Property

Hon. David Thompson (Ret.)

Orange County, California

Case Manager
Denise Vo
DVo@jamsadr.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/david-thompson
Bill VanDeWeghe, Esq.
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  • Business Commercial
  • Employment Law
  • Professional Liability
  • Estate Probate Trusts
  • Intellectual Property
  • Product Liability
  • Environmental Law

Bill VanDeWeghe, Esq.

San Diego, California

Case Manager
Jenny Truex
jtruex@jamsadr.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/vandeweghe
Hon. Timothy R. Volkmann (Ret.)
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  • Personal Injury
  • Estate Probate Trusts
  • Construction Defect
  • Employment Law
  • Insurance
  • Real Property
  • Business Commercial

Hon. Timothy R. Volkmann (Ret.)

Silicon Valley, California

Case Manager
Jacquelynne Garcia
JGarcia@jamsadr.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/volkmann
Hon. Rebecca Westerfield (Ret.)
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  • Accounting Finance
  • Banking
  • Business Commercial
  • Civil Rights
  • Class Action & Mass Tort
  • Cybersecurity & Privacy
  • Employment Law
  • Entertainment & Sports
  • Environmental Law
  • Estate Probate Trusts
  • Federal Law
  • Financial Markets
  • Franchise Distribution Law
  • Governmental & Public Agency
  • Health Care
  • Insurance
  • International & Cross Border
  • Life Sciences
  • Personal Injury
  • Professional Liability
  • Real Property
  • Securities

Hon. Rebecca Westerfield (Ret.)

Walnut Creek, California

Case Manager
Tracey Rentner
TRentner@jamsadr.com
http://www.jamsadr.com/westerfield
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