Qualifications of James R. Madison

ADR Experience: More than 40 years experience as an arbitrator and more than 20 years experience as a mediator in both domestic and transnational cases.The majority of cases have involved design and/or construction or employment disputes. Other cases have covered a broad range of subject areas from technology and biotech disputes to real property, franchising, intellectual property, mortgage banking, advertising, international trading, personal property leasing, and vegetable seed breeding. Arbitrations have included cases with Croatian, English, Finnish, Japanese, Korean and Taiwanese firms. Mediations have included French and Philippine interests.

Legal Experience: As a trial lawyer and counselor, experienced in construction, labor and employment, securities, banking, antitrust, unfair competition, real property, sports, media and other business matters. Practice in construction involved representing general contractors, subcontractors, specialty contractors, equipment suppliers, owners, developers, public agencies, lenders, and design professionals on public and private industrial, institutional, commercial, heavy engineering/highway and residential projects. Practice in labor and employment involved representing union and non-union employers in various lines of business and also employees in some cases.

ADR Training:

• American Arbitration Association, ACE Trainings (2014, 2013, 2012)
• American Arbitration Association Neutrals Conference (2005)
• AAA Construction Industry Arbitrator II Training, San Francisco (2001)
• California First District Court of Appeal Mediator Training, San Francisco (2000)
• AAA International Arbitrator Training, San Francisco (2000), Los Angeles (1992)
• AAA Mediator Retreat, Denver (2000)
• AAA Large Complex Case Panel Retreat and Panel Chair Workshop, Arizona (1999)
• AAA Advanced Employment Mediation, Oakland (1997)
• AAA Construction Mediator Training, San Francisco (1997)
• AAA Construction Industry Arbitrator Training, Palo Alto (1997).

Teaching:

• Adjunct Professor of Law teching arbitration law, USF Law School
• Instructor in Trial Advocacy, USF Law School and Stanford Law School
• AAA Chairing on Arbitrator Panel (2010)
• AAA Arbitrator Ethics and Disclosure, San Francisco (2005)
• AAA Arbitration Awards, San Francisco (2005)
• AAA Introduction to Arbitrator Training, San Francisco (1995)
• AAA Advanced Arbitrator Training, San Francisco (1990, 1995), Honolulu (1992
• AAA Basic Arbitrator Training, San Francisco (various)
• AAA Managing the Hearing Training, Honolulu (1992)
• AAA Demystifying the Arbitration Process, Oakland (1991)
• AAA Arbitrator Decision Making and Documentation, San Francisco (1991).

ADR Credentials:

• AAA Large Complex Case Panel; International Panel; Construction, Commercial and Employment Panels
• San Mateo and Santa Clara Superior Court Panels
• San Francisco Superior Court Judicial Arbitrator Panel
• Bar Association of San Francisco Attorney-Client Fee Dispute Panel

Professional Licenses:

• State Bar of California (admitted 1960)
• Bar of the U.S. District Court, Northern (admitted 1960), Central (admitted 1970), Eastern (admitted 1981), and Southern (admitted 1988) Districts of California
• Bar of the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit (admitted 1960)
• Bar of the U.S. Supreme Court (admitted 1973)

Memberships:

• Bar Association of San Francisco (former Chair, Arbitration Committee
• San Mateo County Bar Association (ExCom ADR Section)
• American Bar Association (Dispute Resolution Section and Forum on the Construction Industry)
• American Society of Civil Engineers
• California Dispute Resolution Council (past President)
• Northern California Human Resources Association
• Associated General Contractors of California (former chair, Legal Advisory Committee)
• The Mediation Society
• College of Commercial Arbitrators
• Dispute Review Board Foundation

Education: Stanford University (B.S. Civil Engineering; L.L.B.)