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ANNE M. LAWLOR GOYETTE
Griffiths, Castle, Goyette & Dekker
330 Primrose Road, Suite 412
Burlingame, CA 94010
(650) 375-5960 phone
Anne@SpecialMaster-Mediator.com

Settlement Construction Article (PDF)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1998 - Present Griffiths, Castle, Goyette & Dekker
Serve as Mediator, Special Master, Discovery Referee, Dispute Resolution Facilitator pursuant to court appointment and stipulation in hundreds of complex cases involving construction, commercial, insurance, personal injury, professional liability, real estate and other claims

Court ADR Program Panelist
U.S.D.C. (Northern District); Court of Appeal (1st, 3rd Districts); Alameda, Contra Costa, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Sonoma County Superior Courts
1988 - 1998 Bronson, Bronson & McKinnon, San Francisco
Represented clients in construction, real estate, commercial, insurance and employment matters
EDUCATION
Professional Instruction:
Court of Appeal Advanced Communication for Mediators (20 hours 2009)
Elder Mediation Training (15 hours 2009)
Court of Appeal Mediation Training Program (30 hrs 2008)
Program on Negotiation, Harvard Law School, Mediation Workshop (40 hrs 2007)
U.S.D.C. Alternative Dispute Resolution Program Training (20 hrs 2002)
B.A.S.F. Comprehensive Mediation Training (40 hrs 2000)

J.D. Santa Clara University School of Law, 1988:
Dean's List; Law Review Comments Editor (Highest Score);
American Jurisprudence Award in Alternative Dispute Resolution;
American Jurisprudence Award in Constitutional Law;
A.B.A. Client Counseling Competition, Regional Finalist;
Emery Law Scholarship

B.A., Political Science, Public Service, University of California, Davis, 1985
Chancellor's Outstanding Senior Award
Warner Communications Scholarship
AFFILIATIONS
  • Admission to all California State, District Courts; U.S Court of Appeals (9th Circuit)
  • Member California Academy of Distinguished Neutrals
  • Member U.S.D.C. Advanced Mediation Practice Group
  • Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rated (martindale.com)
  • Member California, San Francisco and San Mateo Bar Associations
  • Committee Chair, MCLE, San Mateo County Bar Association (2007 - present)
  • Licensed California Real Estate Broker
PUBLICATIONS, SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
  • Author, Settlement Construction, San Francisco/ Los Angeles Daily Journal (2009)
  • Author, Preparation is The Key, West Coast Casualty's CD Seminar Program (2009)
  • Speaker, Ethical Issues in Class Actions, San Mateo County Bar Association (2009)
  • Speaker, Resolving Design Claim, San Francisco AIA & SEAONC (2009)
  • Instructor, Trial Advocacy Workshop, Stanford Law School (2008, 2009)
  • Speaker, Meeting of the Masters, Bar Association of San Francisco (2008)
  • Speaker , ADR Ethics, San Mateo County Bar Association (2007, 2008)
  • Co-Author, Liability On The Contract, Claims Against Design Professionals (1995)
  • Briefed Markborough v. Superior Court (1991) 227 Cal.App.3d 705
FEE RATE  $450.00 per hour

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