209==Name:	William J. Diffenderfer
Address:	28416 Pacheco
	Mission Viejo, CA 92692

Telephone:	(925) 588-1361	Fax:	(866) 425-3460

Email:	Bill@woodruffdrc.com

Fees:	$375 per hour
Other Costs:	None. No charges for travel or travel-related expenses. Fees split between the parties.

BAR Number:	0107963

Current Status:	Attorney

Subject Matter:

Construction
Medical / Dental Malpractice
Personal Injury
Product Liability
Real Estate / Eminent Domain
Other: Professional Liability: Dental, Real Estate Agent/Broker, Insurance Agent/Broker, Architects & Engineers.

Mediation Experience:	Mediation participant in hundreds of cases over 26-year career in civil litigation. From 1990 to 2008, Mediator in approximately 75 matters; as of January 2009 engaged in full time ADR work.
Mediation Training:	47 hours of specialized mediation training, including Rosenberg 40 hour course.
Arbitration Experience:	Arbitration participant (various forms of arbitration) in dozens of matters over litigation career dating to 1983. As of April 2009, Arbitrator of approximately 25 matters.
Neutral Evaluation Background:	Contra Costa County Neutral Evaluation program; Day of Trial Settlement Mentor.


Other Education:	University of California, Santa Barbara, B.A. (with honors) 1979 University of Oregon, J.D. 1982. Rosenberg Mediation Training 2009.
Mediation Approach:	I will tailor my approach to whatever method is required by the parties or to resolve the dispute. I expect to start most mediations in a facilitative fashion; while many are resolved in this mode, others are best resolved when I take a more evaluative/directive role with the individual parties. Whichever method is utilized, it is ultimately the parties that will decide how and when to resolve their dispute.
Arbitration Approach:	Unless agreed otherwise, evidence received as it would be in Court and any decisions are made based on the law and evidence presented, based on what I believe a local judge or jury would decide.
Neutral Approach:	I consider all facts and factors, ask questions of and challenge the participants regarding potential outcomes, and inform parties of my view based on these and my experience.
Other Information:	ADR Panelist in various counties; I travel to wherever the parties need my services.