The
Hon. Anita Rae Shapiro, Retired
Private Dispute Resolution
Arbitration - Mediation - Alternative Dispute Resolution
Private Judge - Expert Witness
Commissioner Shapiro conducted over 600 civil settlement conferences,
with an 80% settlement rate, from her appointment to the Los Angeles County
Superior Court bench in 1982 until her retirement in 1997. Since retiring
from the bench she has been providing private dispute resolution services
to the southern California legal community. Her dispute resolution experience
emphasizes probate, tort, complex commercial, and family law. Commissioner
Shapiro has successfully resolved hundreds of cases including many complicated
civil and probate matters. She also has served as an expert witness
in a number of probate cases.
Professional Training:
Availability:
· Mediation/Settlement Conferences
· Arbitration, including UM
· Judicial Arbitration at Long Beach and Norwalk Superior Courts
· Discovery References
· Other Involuntary References (§639), including Accountings
· Voluntary References (§638) or Temporary Judge for OSC
Hearings, Motions, Trials, Writs
· Special Master
· Case Management
· Expert Witness - Probate
Specialties:
· Probate, including Will Contests, Trusts and Conservatorships
· General Civil, including Personal Injury, Employment, Medical
and Professional Malpractice, Real Estate, Business Litigation, Public
Entity Law, Maritime, Contract Disputes, Premises Liability, Products Liability,
Construction Defects, Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith, Commercial, Land
Use, Environmental Law, Subsidence Litigation
· Family Law, including mediation
Fee Schedule: $360 per hour shared among the parties (dispute resolution
matters). Please call for expert witness fees.
No additional fee for:
· administration
· multiparty cases
· travel in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside or San Bernardino
Counties
Contact Information:
Telephone/FAX: (714) 529-0415
Cellular/Pager: (714) 606-2649
Mail: P.O. Box 1508 · Brea, CA 92822-1508
e-mail:
Brief Vita
Professional Positions:
· Commissioner, Los Angeles County Superior Court, 1982-1997
· Senior Judicial Attorney, California Courts of Appeal (San Bernardino1977-1982
and Los Angeles 1971-1977), wrote approximately 1,100 proposed opinions
in cases on appeal and writs
· Associate Editor, Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Co., wrote annotations
for A.L.R.3d, A.L.R. Fed. and L.Ed.2d, 1969-1970
· Deputy City Prosecutor, Pasadena, CA, 1968
· Private Law Practice, Pasadena, CA, 1967-1968
· Office Auditor, Internal Revenue Service, San Francisco, 1961-1962
Teaching Experience:
· Adjunct Faculty: Southwestern University School of Law 1990,
California State University Fullerton 1981, Western State University College
of Law 1979-1983
· Lecturer: California Judges Education and Research (CJER),
CEB, The Rutter Group, numerous Bar Associations and other Professional
Organizations
Professional Activities:
California Judges Assn. Ethics Comm., California Court Commissioners
Assn. Board of Directors, California Women Lawyers Board of Governors,
Los Angeles County Superior Court Rules Comm., Los Angeles County Bar Assn.
Court Improvements Comm., Constitutional Rights Foundation Volunteer, Friends
Outside National Board of Directors (member, Vice President, President).
Awarded Friends Outside President's Award for Distinguished Service.
Education:
· New York University
School of Law, Graduate Division, studied Tax Law, 1965-1966
· University
of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, PA, LL.B., 1965
· Mills College,
Oakland, CA, B.A., Psychology, 1961
Bar Admissions:
· District of Columbia, 1988
· New York, 1969
· California, 1966
Last Update:
August 2, 2007
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