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Name:
Judge Maria P. Rivera
Address
ADR Services
100 First St., 27th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
BAR Number:
62529
Subject Matter:
  • Business / Breach of Contract
  • Class Action / Complex Litigation
  • Employment
  • Environmental
  • Family Law: Dissolutions, Child Custody & Visitation
  • Personal Injury / Other
  • Real Estate / Eminent Domain
Defendant Representation
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.