Dispute Resolution Services - First Resolution Services, Inc. (FRS) is a full service alternative dispute resolution (ADR) firm that provides arbitration, mediation, and other dispute resolution processes. Our panel primarily consists of distinguished retired judges and justices. Our mission is to provide all of our clients with the highest standards of service in the industry. We pride ourselves on our hand picked expert panel members who are committed to facilitating cost-effective, impartial and constructive resolutions in their respective areas of expertise.

Dispute Resolution Services
Dispute Resolution
ADR Services
ADR
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Mediation
Mediation Services
Arbitration
Arbitration Services

We offer services in the following areas:

Inland Empire
Riverside county
Ventura county
Los Angeles county
Orange county
San Bernardino county
Santa Barbara
 
 

877-9RESOLVE

866-9RESOLVE

info@disputeresolution.org

 

 
   

 

Hon. Sara K. Radin (Ret.)

T: 310.461.1520
F: 310.461.1522

EDUCATION:

• J.D., Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles

• B.A., University of California, Los Angeles

JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE:

• (1978-1993) Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court (Central and West Districts) Assignments in civil, criminal, family law, law and motion and probate cases

• Served Pro Tem on the Court of Appeal

• (1985) Appointed by the California Supreme Court to the Commission of Judicial Performance

• Appointed to the Commission on Gender Bias in the Courts by the Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court

LEGAL CAREER:

• (1956-1977) Sole Practitioner, specializing in civil and family law

ADR EXPERIENCE:

• (1993-Present) Since leaving the Bench in September 1993, Judge Radin has served as a private judge for mediations, settlement conferences, and arbitrations, and has been selected by counsel and appointed by the court as discovery referee in complex civil cases.

• She was also appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and served as Special Master in a discipline hearing of a sitting judge brought by the Commission of Judicial Performance.

ADR TRAINING:

• Certificate in Mediation, National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada

• Certificate in Mediation, Pepperdine University School of Law, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Malibu, California

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Personal injury, employment, real estate, medical and legal malpractice, product liability, business contracts, general business litigation, probate, family law, corporate, partnerships, and complex civil litigation

HONORS / AWARDS AND PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS / AFFILIATIONS:

• “Judicial Officer of the Year” Southwestern School of law, 1994

• “Family Law Judge of the Year” Beverly Hills Bar Association

• “Woman of the Year”, Santa Monica YWCA

• Annual Status Award, American Association of University Women

• Member, national Society of Professional in Dispute Resolution (S.P.I.D.R.)

• Served on various committees of the California Judges Association and the Los AngelesSuperior Court including Settlement and Protracted Litigation, Ethics, Continuing JudicialStudies Program Planning, and Bench and Bar.

• Past Chair, Retired Judges Committee of the California Judges Association

• Former Faculty Member, National Judicial College and the California Judges College

• Guest Lecturer, The Rutter Group, CEB, California State Bar, as well as various local barassociations, law schools and community organizations

• Former President, Santa Monica Bar Association

• Charter Member, California Women Lawyers Association

 


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