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”Discourage
litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise
whenever you can. Point out to them how the nominal
winner is often a real loser – in fees, expenses
and waste of time.”
- Abraham Lincoln
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Curriculum Vitae for Patricia Lee Connors
Experience:
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Mediator, Private
practice
Mediator, American Arbitration
Association, Employment and Commercial Panels; International
Centre for Dispute Resolution, Employment and Commercial
Panels; National Arbitration Forum
Mediator, California Superior Courts Civil
Division in the Counties of Solano, Yolo, Santa Clara,
Marin, Fresno, Contra Costa, Alameda and Nevada; Sacramento
County Superior Court Civil Harassment Department
Mediator, Department of Fair Employment &
Housing; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Department
of Insurance, Coverage Dispute Panel; Sacramento Human
Rights & Fair Housing Commission; United States
Department of Agriculture-Division of Forestry, ADR
Program
Panel member, Voluntary Dispute
Resolution Panels, U.S. District Court, Northern and
Eastern Districts of California
Arbitrator, Private practice
Arbitrator, American Arbitration
Association, Employment and Commercial Panels; International
Centre for Dispute Resolution, Employment and Commercial
Panels; National Arbitration Forum; California Department
of Food and Agriculture, Market Enforcement
Judicial Arbitrator, Sonoma and
Sacramento County Superior Courts
Judge Pro Tem, Sacramento County
Superior Court |
Professional Licensing, Certificates
& Associations:
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Admitted to all California
state courts, the federal district courts for all districts
of California, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and
the United States Tax Court
American Bar Association, member Labor
& Employment and ADR Sections; California Bar Association,
member Labor & Employment Section; Sacramento County
Bar Association, member Labor & Employment and ADR
Sections, ADR Section Executive Committee Member and
Section Liaison to Sacramento Superior Court; Association
for Conflict Resolution, Practitioner Member; Association
for Dispute Resolution of Northern California.
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Background:
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University of California, Davis,
JD 1979, Law Review Editorial Board
Ohio State University, psychology, MA 1973
The Ohio University, psychology, BS 1971
Law Clerk to U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence K. Karlton,
Eastern District California
Former Partner Nossaman, Guthner, Knox & Elliott,
LLP, San Francisco and Sacramento offices
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Recent Presentations & Publications:
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Ms. Connors publishes a periodic
column, entitled “Mediation Matters” in the
Sacramento Daily Recorder
“Electronic Communication: Liability and Privacy
Issues” Sacramento Employers Advisory Council,
September 2006
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ADR Training:
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Straus Institute at Pepperdine
University School of Law, The International Academy of
Mediators, The American College of Civil Trial Mediators,
The American Bar Association ADR Section, The American
Arbitration Association, The Negotiation Strategy Institute
and The National Employment Law Institute |
For more information, rates, or to initiate a mediation or arbitration
with Ms. Connors, please go to the Contact
page.
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