258==Name:	Justice 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

Fees:	$900 per hour
Other Costs:	Administrative fee is $250 per party for a mediation and $500 per party for arbitration; waivable in low-income situation.

BAR Number:	0062529

Current Status:	Retired Judge/Justice

Subject Matter:

Mediation Experience:	Completed nine mediations since June 2018.
Mediation Training:	Completed 42-hour Straus Institute Mediation Training; 3 hours of MCLE in mediation field
Arbitration Experience:	Two arbitrations in process currently; also serving as discovery referee
Settlement Conference Experience:	Five years on the superior court bench: two years in Family Law; two years in Civil Fast Track. Held scores of settlement conferences in all (civil) subject areas [except Estate/Probate] with high settlement rate.


Mediation Approach:	Evaluative and facilitative.
Arbitration Approach:	Formal and rule oriented.
Neutral Approach:	Evaluative with a mediating option.
Brief Thumbnail:	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.