Mediation and Conflict Management Consultants: 13

Aaron T. Olson of A.T. Olson Consulting, LLC., began as a consultant in August of 2003. His specialization is Expert Witness Opinions on Police Practices, Human Resource Practices, Private Investigations, and customized training. One of his produced training videos is Seeking Excellence in Employee Relations which consists of three parts. Part One, Part Two, and Part Three. 

Consulting Services: Diversity in Employment Equity in Employment Inclusion in Employment Workforce Policies Conflict Resolution Mentoring Team Building

Training Services: Cross-Cultural Communications Cultural Diversity Awareness and Competency Customized Training and Curriculum Design Leadership and Management Public speaking Report Writing Train-The-Trainer

Background Experience: Mr. Olson has 26 years of police experience managing assignments in communications, recruitment, and patrol. He supervised and evaluated both police and non-police employees. He was a member of the OSP Procedures and Rules Advisory Committee and worked with Oregon's Department of Justice in rewriting and validating OSP's trooper and cadet applicant hiring process. Mr. Olson had the honor of being a member of the first Oregon State Police Affirmative Action Recruiting Team. 

As a patrol supervisor, Mr. Olson directed major crime scenes and traffic fatalities investigations. He reviewed and approved administrative, police, and use of force reports. Mr. Olson also investigated allegations of police officer misconduct, conducted background checks, and participated in specialized tasks in community policing, dignitary protection with the U.S. Secret Service and other law enforcement agencies. 

In reaching out to new immigrants and refugees, Mr. Olson initiated the "Police and Emergency Services" workshops at the Immigrant Refugee Community Organization (IRCO) in Portland, Oregon. 

Mr. Olson is a regular adjunct professor at Portland Community College (PCC), Portland, Oregon, and Eastern Oregon University (EOU), La Grande, Oregon. At PCC, Mr. Olson currently teaches cultural diversity and civil liability online  criminal justice classes. At EOU, he teaches an online multiculturalism in emergency services course. He established history by designing the first cultural diversity courses and curricula for PCC's criminal justice program in 2001, fire protection program in 2009, and EOU's fire service administration program in 2011.

Besides being an expert witness, Mr. Olson is a private investigator. He is insured and bonded, and licensed through the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training, Private Investigator License #113509.   

Mr. Olson has experience in providing his consultation and training services to businesses, hospitals, and government at the city, county and state level.    

Mr. Olson is a published co-writer of  CARE Approach: Seeking Solutions to Human Problems, Kendall Hunt Publishing, Multicultural Law Enforcement: Strategies for Peacekeeping in a Diverse Society, 7th ed. Pearson Prentice Hall and, Multicultural and Diversity Strategies for the Fire Service, Pearson Prentice Hall.

Contact Mr. Olson today for a free initial consultation.

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Steven Proto is a Certified Auto Appraiser (IAAA Certified USAAP compliant) expert with over 20 years of experience as an Auto Valuation Expert.

Mr. Proto's expertise is in Fraud Investigations, including diminished value, dealer vs. dealer disputes, prior accident damage detection, and classic car valuations. He serves as an Auto Mediator Umpire and established and maintains markets in automotive vehicles, inspecting vehicles, appraising vehicles, dealer transactions, and arbitration disputes for top tier auto franchises (the largest auto retailers in the world).

Litigation Support - Mr. Proto is qualified to testify in State Court and in arbitration proceedings as an Automotive Expert in Vehicle Valuation, Dealer Fraud, Auto Auction Policies, Wrongful Death, Tesla Repair process. He can assist in the discovery stage to ensure clients are able to document real damage or the bogus nature of fraudulent claims. Mr. Proto serves as an expert witnesses for both plaintiff and defendant. 

Steve Proto Automotive Mediator and Expert Witness

Areas of Expertise:

Dealership Business Practices Market Valuation Total Loss Vehicle Valuation Tesla Repairs Wrongful Death Fraud Investigations Actual Cash Value Automotive Auction Appraiser Automotive Auction Arbitration Inspector Prior Repairs and Previous Paint Work

Auto Rental/Auto Leasing Auto Dealer Disputes Dealer vs. Dealer Disputes Diminished Value Insurance Claims Consumer Disputes Lemon Law Total Loss Claims Manufacturer Warranty vs. Dealer Disputes

Mr. Beringer is the Principal of Beringer & Associates (B&A) and Liability Program Management (LPM). He is an approved consultant by the A.M. Best organization, since 2006, for claims, liability, and insurance program management, including matters involving construction, OCIP, TPA, JPA, Captives, Memorandum of Coverage, and insurance coverage analysis. The Cayman Island Monetary Authority approved Mr. Beringer as a licensed captive owner in 2002 for Segregated Portfolio Company Creative Solutions, SPC.

Mr. Beringer holds an LPCS, RPA; is a founding member of CLM, a published author in various publications, and presenter at the CIMA, CPA, A.M. Best, and other conferences.

Mr. Beringer, as B&A, has provided expert services for risk analysis and management services to the insurance, reinsurance, construction, and transportation industry since 2000. Previous to the formation of B&A, he worked in the insurance industry for 30 plus years as a region Litigation Manager with Automobile Club, Industrial Indemnity, Great American, and The Hartford's Speciality Risk Service. Since B&A’s formation, Mr. Beringer assisted Reliance, AIG, Swiss Reinsurance, and Sterling Insurance for review of their insurance programs, analysis, and performance of claims systems and operations.

Mr. Beringer has participated in over 300 mediations, managed handling of over 30,000 cases in federal, state, and local venues on behalf of clients, and provided expert services to plaintiff and defense counsel.

Coleman & Horowitt, LLP is a Civil Litigation and Transactions Firm. It provides a wide variety of services to businesses and individuals through its two departments. By concentrating in these areas, members of the firm have become exceptionally proficient in dealing with all phases of preventive law, litigation, alternative dispute resolution and the negotiation and preparation of documentation to meet the needs of today's businesses. The firm has a varied client base ranging from small family operations to large, publicly traded corporations.

Darryl Horowitt, Esq. has conducted all phases of litigation in the areas of Banking, Business Disputes, Securities Fraud (class action and individual), Construction, Real Estate, Environmental, Casualty Insurance Defense, Personal Injury and Commercial Collections, from initial client contact to settlement, mediation, arbitration and trial - court and jury (State and Federal Court) and administrative proceedings (before the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Agriculture, National Labor Relations Board, California Department of Fair Housing and Employment, Worker's Compensation Appeals Board and Agricultural Labor Relations Board).

Mr. Horowitt has also assisted in transactions, including incorporation, purchase and sale agreements, secured and unsecured transactions, and employment contracts. In the field of alternative dispute resolution, he has served as an arbitrator (for the American Arbitration Association, NASD Regulation, Inc., Better Business Bureau Dispute Resolution Center, and the Fresno and Madera County Superior Courts), mediator (privately and for the Better Business Bureau Dispute Resolution Center), special master (for Judge James Ware, United States District Court, Northern District of California) and judge pro tem (Fresno County Courts).

Firm's Areas of Practice Include

Banking

Commercial Real Estate

Business

Casualty Insurance Defense

Construction Litigation and Transactions

Insurance Coverage

Environmental Law

Commercial Collections

Personal Injury Litigation

Alternative Dispute Resolution (mediation, arbitration and mini-trials)

Estate / Tax Planning

Complete General Contractors, Inc., is a licensed General Contracting Construction Firm working throughout the Southeast for insurance companies, property owners, property managers, attorneys, and municipalities. They specialize in the cost estimation and causation of large loss complex property claims. Services Include:

• Appraisal and Mediation Services - Fire, wind, flood, storm, hail, and water losses to residential, commercial, or industrial properties
• General Contracting Services - Restoration or general construction, commercial construction, or industrial construction projects all over the United States. Manage vendors and trades, handle project documents, and serve as an authority for project information to all parties throughout the construction process

John G. Minor, President of Complete General Contractors, is a third-generation Contractor and licensed instructor certified by the North Carolina Department of Insurance. He is a recognized expert on the costs and applications necessary to repair buildings damaged by manufacturer, builder liability, water damage or intrusion, mold, or asbestos. Mr. Minor has provided for the successful restoration of millions of dollars in insurance restoration, building failures, and difficult repairs originating from defective construction practices and materials such as fire, wind, water, mold and mildew. His services were in demand for restoration on custom buildings on Bald Head Island. In addition to managing the business of Complete, Inc., John Minor teaches classes on mold and mildew remediation and prevention through proper building practices to a variety of clients thru Lorman Educational Services and other professional trainers. View John Minor's Expert Witness Profile.

Construction Strategies provides a complete range of Construction and Construction Consulting services. They offer pre-construction services for owners considering future projects who need assistance in evaluating the feasibility and conceptual costs. Construction Strategies also offers post construction services for owners who are facing close out problems including conflict resolution, mediation assistance, close out service completion, punch lists, and warranty assistance.

Pre-Construction Services Value Engineering Analysis Constructability Reviews Design Team Management Scope Package Development Estimate Evaluations Bid Evaluations & Recommendations Contract Negotiation Support Program Procedures Scheduling Development or Analysis

Post-Construction Services Change Order Negotiation Contract Administration Dispute Resolution Management Information System Document Control Systems Post Completion Analysis Quality Control Inspections Code Compliance Inspections Close Out Evaluation

Principal, Sanford C. Loy , CCM, B.Arch, MSCE, has over 40 years of experience in the Construction Industry. Mr. Loy has Degrees in Architecture and Engineering. A Certified Construction Manager (CCM), he is committed to the Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Practice established by the Construction Management Association of America. CCM is the ANSI accredited professional designation for construction management and is the gold standard for CM service providers in over 145 countries.

Background Experience - Mr. Loy's experience spans virtually every type of building and design process. His strength centers on his understanding of the dynamics and interactions of the various trades and professions unique to every building project. He has experience with Construction Management at Risk, Construction Management Agency, Design-build, and Design-bid-build. Having successfully managed the completion of over one billion dollars of construction, Mr. Loy served as a Regional Engineer for the American Institute of Steel Construction and as Director of Construction and Development for Belz Enterprises, the largest development company in Tennessee, before founding Construction Strategies in 1988.

See more at our website: https://www.construction-strategies.com

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Douglas E. Noll, J.D., M.A. is an internationally recognized and award-winning neutral Mediator. He has been honored as a California Lawyer Magazine Lawyer of the Year, an Encore Purpose Prize Fellow, and has received the International Academy of Mediators Sid Lezak Award Of Excellence.

Mr. Noll has long been at the forefront of technology. Today, he provides mediation and arbitration services online, serving the San Joaquin Valley and Central California Coast.

Areas of Expertise: Peacemaking, Mediation, and Conflict Management of difficult community, business and interpersonal conflicts. From 1978 to 1998, Mr.. Noll was a trial lawyer with demonstrated success in complex, difficult, or unique cases. He is experienced in both state and federal trial and appellate courts. 

Experienced in AAA commercial and construction arbitration and SEC/NASD arbitration. Broad range of knowledge, including construction, business, contract, finance, constitutional law, commercial law, and insurance law. With over 35 years of experience, Mr. Noll has litigated and arbitrated diverse and complex cases before state and federal juries, judges and administrative tribunals. His practice is now devoted to resolving business and interpersonal conflicts without litigation. 

He has mediated over 450 difficult and complex conflicts including:

employment disputes (gender discrimination, racial discrimination, wrongful termination) construction defect cases, complex commercial and industrial construction disputes, CERCLA claims, partnership dissolutions, water rights disputes, shareholder disputes, intellectual property litigation, constitutional law cases, land use disputes, financial and commercial disputes, crop losses, estates and trusts litigation, and insurance disputes

Douglas Noll is a distinguished author of numerous articles and most recently a book entitled: Elusive Peace: How Modern Diplomatic Strategies Could Better Resolve World Conflicts.

Jeffrey D. Diamond specializes in Insurance Coverage Disputes and Litigation. He has established his law firm as one of the premier Insurance Coverage law firms in the Metro Atlanta area on behalf of policyholders, as well as throughout the State of Georgia and, as he was initially admitted to the State Bar of California in 1978, he serves policyholders in California, as well. 

In addition to his full time law practice, Mr. Diamond has served as an Adjunct Professor of Insurance Law since 1995 in both California and Georgia, having joined the Georgia State University College of Law faculty in 2009 as an Adjunct Professor of Insurance Law and, in 2012, he joined Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School in a similar capacity. 

Mr. Diamond  is also a law instructor for the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA), a national educational organization which conducts continuing education programs for financial professionals across the country, teaching in NACVA’s Expert Witness Bootcamp program. Mr. Diamond has been an invited guest speaker on topics of interest at numerous insurance conferences throughout the country. 

Over his 37 year career, Mr. Diamond has successfully represented policyholders, and formerly Insurance companies, in a wide variety of insurance coverage and bad faith actions including:

• Business Insurance Litigation
• Homeowners Insurance Litigation 
• Construction Defect Litigation
• General Business Property and Liability Claims
• Long Term Disability Claims
• Life Insurance Claims

 Litigation Support - Mr. Diamond's experience as an insurance litigator and insurance law professor allows him a unique perspective as a consulting expert witness. His extensive knowledge of insurance law and keen insights into insurance policy interpretation, as well as the covenant of good faith and fair dealing under each State’s insurance related statutes and case law, make him an exceptional consulting expert witness with regard to insurance coverage disputes and issues concerning insurance bad faith issues.

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Muñoz Dispute Resolution (MDR) provides individualized, personal Mediation, Arbitration, and Dispute Resolution Services for lawyers and their respective clients and principals that national firms cannot provide. MDR drills down on key issues and potential obstacles that may impact the efficient resolution of each case.

MDR can comfortably accommodate multi-party cases and are available to travel both within and outside California. They also have the expertise to confidentially and privately accommodate any resolution using virtual technology.

MEDIATION EXPERTISE:

• Professional Liability - Lawyers (legal malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty, and attorney-client fee disputes), Real Estate Brokers /Agents / Appraisers, Architect and Engineers, Accountants, Medical, Fiduciaries
• Employment - Harassment, Discrimination, Retaliation, Wage / Hour, PAGA
• Probate / Trust Litigation
• Personal injury - Dog bite, Premises liability, Construction Injury, Automobile / Trucking / Motorcycle accidents, Catastrophic Injury / Wrongful Death, Products liability
• Miscellaneous Torts - Defamation, Malicious Prosecution, Lemon Law

ARBITRATION EXPERTISE:

• Professional Liability - Lawyers (legal malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty, and attorney-client fee disputes), Real Estate Brokers / Agents / Appraisers, Architect and Engineers, Accountants, Medical, Fiduciaries
• Employment - Harassment, Discrimination, Retaliation, Wage / Hour Disputes, PAGA

DISCOVERY REFEREE - MDR provides discovery referee services for all civil litigation matters, offering the parties an avenue to informally resolve their discovery disputes before resorting to law and motion. If the issue cannot be resolved informally, MDR will entertain discovery motions and make rational and thoughtful findings and recommendations to the court.

William A. Muñoz, Esq., is a Civil Trial Attorney Legal Ethics Expert, and Third-Party Neutral with over 20 years of experience defending attorneys, and other professionals such as architects and engineers, real estate agents/brokers, real estate appraisers, and insurance brokers, as well as defending personal injury, toxic torts, products liability, defamation, wrongful termination / harassment, wage and hour and discrimination claims.

Mr. Muñoz is currently a member of the California State Bar Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct (“COPRAC”) where the Committee interprets and issues opinions regarding legal ethics and the California Rules of Professional Conduct. Mr. Muñoz also serves as an arbitrator for the State Bar’s Mandatory Fee Arbitration program.

Mr. Muñoz previously served as the Chair for the Legal Malpractice Law Advisory Commission for the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization responsible for preparing and grading the legal malpractice law legal specialization examination as well as assessing the qualifications of potential applicants seeking the legal malpractice specialization designation and recertification.

View William A. Muñoz's Legal Malpractice Expert Witness Profile.

John D. O'Connor has more than 40 years of experience dealing with complex Attorney Fee Disputes. He is a member of the National Association of Legal Fee Analysis (NALFA) and is recognized as one of the top legal fee experts in the country.

Mr. O’Connor has tried over 70 cases in federal and state venues throughout the country, with highly enviable success in complex, contentious disputes. Retained by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company as trial counsel in key cases, he has achieved a pretrial dismissal in each concluded action. He has held the highest Martindale-Hubbell “AV” rating for over 25 years, and has consistently been named a “SuperLawyer” by his Northern California peers.

A former Federal Prosecutor, Mr. O’Connor was chosen lead outside counsel in certain S&L crisis litigation, defended a California Attorney General in campaign-related litigation, and successfully represented Golden State Warriors basketball Coach Don Nelson in significant contract claims.

Litigation Support - Since the advent in the late 1980’s of adversarial legal auditing, Mr. O’Connor has served extensively as an expert, litigator, and JAMS mediator throughout the country, analyzing audit criticisms, applying community standards, and construing applicable case law. Through written Declaration and oral testimony, he has consulted on hundreds of adversarial legal fee disputes over three decades. Mr. O'Connor's work has been widely lauded by clients, lawyers, courts, and arbitrators.

Areas of Attorney Fee Dispute Expertise:

• Billing Rates / Overbilling
• Litigation Efficiency
• Task Assignment and Staffing
• Prevailing Party Determination
• Litigation Skill

Sandman Legal P.C. is the only law firm with a focus on the needs of the expert witness community. Their founder is a practicing attorney, licensed to practice law in California and Illinois, with 20 years of legal experience and a deep understanding of the expert witness and medical expert witness industry. After nearly a decade of experience in multiple executive leadership capacities, including five years as president for the nation's leading medical expert witness consulting firm, he left to pursue his long-time goal and launched Sandman Legal P.C., a provider of legal and dispute resolution services to the expert witness community and beyond.

Consulting Services for Expert Witnesses:

• Contract Review and Drafting
• Fee Schedule Review and Drafting
• Resolution of Disputes Specific to the Expert Witness Industry
• Insurance Policy Review and Consulting
• General Counsel Services

Dan Sandman, Esq., is an attorney, business executive, and founder of Sandman Legal P.C. He is respected for his education, experience, and commitment to his clients. Dan is energized by empowering individuals and teams, developing successful operational models, maximizing client relationships, and delivering unsurpassed business growth for individuals and legal services organizations in the expert witness space. Dan possesses a blend of experience working to grow private equity-backed companies, public service organizations, and individually owned businesses.

Dan's business leadership includes a focus on building coalitions with administrative agencies, increasing visibility for public campaigns, and advising individuals and executive teams on business and legal issues to mitigate risk. Additionally, he has held several board leadership positions and related affiliations in the legal profession and in the public sector.

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Most recently, Dan furthered his legal education at the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Caruso School of Law at Pepperdine University. He successfully completed the certificate program entitled Mediating the Litigated Case, the number one mediation program in the nation. Dan's focus as a certified mediator is on business disputes, personal injury matters, employment cases, medical malpractice, and community-based issues.

Anthony Scarcella, MD, JD, FAAEM, FACEP, is a full-time practicing, Board Certified Emergency Medicine Physician who has been providing Medical Consultation services since 1996.

As a board certified emergency medicine doctor with a law degree, Dr. Scarcella is uniquely qualified to provide case review and medical claims. He currently reviews Punitive Claims against doctors to determine culpability regarding Standard of Care for the Florida Department of Health in Tallahassee, Florida.

Dr. Scarcella speaks both Spanish and English and has full-time privileges as an Attending Physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, CA. He is also a part-time Attending Physician at St. Helena Hospital in Clearlake, CA and at Wuesthoff Medical Center Rockledge, Florida and Melbourne, Florida.

Dr. Scarcella's background includes instruction for the Internal Medicine and Family Practice Residency Program at Eisenhower and for Emergency Medicine Residency Programs in Florida.

California Office 78-365 Highway 111, #135 La Quinta, CA 92253

Florida Office 127 W. Fairbanks Ave. #109 Winter Park, FL 32789

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Three Sixty HR has shared Human Resources expertise with organizations of all sizes and types for almost three decades. With experience setting up HR infrastructure and providing ongoing HR support, core employment and management consulting services include: 

Complaint Investigation

• Conflict Resolution
• Policies and Practices
• Hiring Practices
• Discrimination
• Harassment
• Retaliation
• Leaves of Absence
• Reasonable Accommodation
• Pay Practices
• Termination

CEO of Three Sixty HR, Maureen Clark, SPHR-CA, began her Human Resources career in banking and Fortune 100 manufacturing. Ms. Clark has been consulting in Human Resources for over 27 years serving more than 200 clients in high tech, manufacturing, services, not-for-profit, education, and public sectors. She is particularly skilled at analyzing difficult workplace problems and creating win-win outcomes. 

Ms. Clark has held numerous positions on academic, professional and community service boards, and is Vice Chair Emerita on the University of San Francisco Board of Trustees. She is also a member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the Northern California Human Resources Association (NCHRA), the Forensic Expert Witness Association (FEWA), the Association of Workplace Investigators (AWI), ProVisors and the Peninsula Executives Association (PEA), where she is a Past President and recipient of the Executive of the Year award.

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