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263==Name: Tim Elliott
Address: 63 Bovet Rd., #301
  San Mateo, CA 94402
Telephone:(415) 359-7981        
Email: tim@onwardmediation.com
Website: www.OnwardMediation.com
Fees: $300 per hour
Other Costs:  No charge for Bay Area related travel. Conference room booking charged at actual cost and subject to cancellation fee.
BAR Number:0210640
Subject Matter:
  • Business / Breach of Contract
  • Construction
  • Employment
  • Landlord / Tenant
  • Real Estate / Eminent Domain
  • Wrongful Eviction
Mediation
Experience:

 		I have been mediating throughout San Mateo County since 2013 in various court related mediations.
Mediation
Training:

 		I hold an accreditation from the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) after completing CEDR's 5-day training. I have a Master of Law degree (LL.M.) in Dispute Resolution where I completed Mediation and Advanced Mediation courses. I completed a 40-hour mediation training through Mosten Mediation Training. I regularly take continuing education courses relating to mediation through the San Francisco Bar Association and the American Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section.


Neutral
Evaluation
Background:
 		I have 15 years of civil litigation experience both in private practice and as in-house counsel within organizations. I regularly serve as a Judge Pro Tem in San Mateo County and am also on the Judge Pro Tem panel for the San Francisco Superior Court.
Settlement
Conference
Experience:
I have 15 years of civil litigation experience both in private practice and as in-house counsel within organizations. I regularly serve as a Judge Pro Tem in the Small Claims Court for San Mateo County.
Other
Education:

 		 UCLA, B.A.; Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, J.D.; Straus Institute at Pepperdine Law School, LL.M., Dispute Resolution
Mediation
Approach:

 		 I believe strongly in the self-determination of parties, since they are each ultimately best suited to know both how to resolve their dispute and what they might be agreeable to. Within that context, I work diligently to facilitate enhanced communication between the parties by exploring and probing issues, clarifying and narrowing issues, and through reality testing outcomes desired or proposed by the parties. I take a pragmatic, flexible approach designed to meet the needs of the parties. Although I may give feedback on particular discrete issues of a case, I generally avoid giving an evaluation of a party's claim or defense and do not attempt to project outcomes if a dispute were to proceed to trial. From the outset, I work to earn the trust of the parties and to create an atmosphere conducive to agreement.
Neutral
Approach:

 		 My NEA approach is similar to my Arbitration Approach with elements of my Mediation Approach incorporated in order to find possible avenues for resolution.
Other
Information:

 		 Please refer to my website - www.OnwardMediation.com for additional information and updates about my practice.
Brief
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 After 15 years of litigation and transactional practice both in law firms and within legal departments of Fortune 500 companies, I started Onward Mediation because I knew that there must be better way to resolve disputes, and I believe that means is mediation. Although trial is appropriate for some cases, most cases should and do resolve well before trial, many of them through mediation. Mediation offers numerous benefits as compared to trial, including confidentiality and some level of control over the outcome. For additional information about me and my practice, please see my website: www.OnwardMediation.com
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