| Name: | Judge Maria P. Rivera | ||||
| Address: | ADR Services | ||||
| 100 First St., 27th Floor | |||||
| San Francisco, CA 94105 | |||||
| Telephone: | (415) 772-0900 | ||||
| Email: | justicerivera@adrservices.com | ||||
| Website: | www.justicerivera.com | ||||
| BAR Number: | 62529 | ||||
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| Arbitration Experience: | Two arbitrations in process currently; also serving as discovery referee. |
| Arbitration Approach: |
Formal and rule oriented. |
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I practiced law in the areas of commercial litigation, land use and environmental law. I was elected to the Superior Court bench in Contra Costa County in 1996; I served two years in the Family Law Department, two years in Civil Fast Track and one year in felony trials. In 2002 I was appointed to the First District Court of Appeal, where I served for 16 years. I retired in February, 2018. |