Member Profile: Eleanor Barr Esq.

	Eleanor Barr Esq. ADR Services Inc 1900 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 250 Los Angeles, CA 90067 Tel: (310) 201-0010 Fax: (818) 760-0016 Website: www.eleanorbarr.com	View Printable Resume GoogleMaps for this Location

ADR Services Include:

Mediation; Early Neutral Evaluation; Facilitation & Systems Design; Fact Finding; ADR Training/CME

ADA Disability Agricultural Appellate Arts (Fine, Performing) Banking & Finance Civil Rights Commercial/Business Condominiums Construction Contract Disputes Employment Energy Sector (Oil, Gas) Entertainment Sector Environmental

Franchise Health Care Insurance Intellectual Property International Labor/Unions Land Use/Planning Landlord/Tenant Libel & Slander Local Government Media & Communications Medical Malpractice Non-profit Organizations Nursing Homes

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BIOGRAPHICAL:

Eleanor's success at settling cases attests to her skill at distilling legal issues, her extensive litigation experience, and her ability to defuse the emotional issues that often underlie conflict. Over the years, Eleanor has developed a highly effective mediation style that emphasizes communication, legal clarity and a tenacious commitment to reaching resolution.

Eleanor is a fellow of the International Academy of Mediators and co-chairs the ADR Committee of the Business Law Section of the State Bar of California. She is a mediator for the Los Angeles Superior Court Mediation Program and for the California Court of Appeal.

Eleanor is active in educating lawyers and mediators about mediation. As a former director of the Southern California Mediation Association, she has organized and lectured at Southern California Mediation Association's Annual Conference at Pepperdine University and has helped improve the Los Angeles Superior Court Mediation Program by writing mediation guidelines and checklists for mediators and judges. She is a frequent lecturer on mediation and negotiation for state and local bar associations and for private law firms.

EDUCATION:

• J.D., Indiana University Law School, Bloomington, IN, May 1989
• B.A., Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, May 1986
• Phi Beta Kappa
• Pepperdine University, Straus Institute of Dispute Resolution
• L.A. County Bar, Basic Mediation Training
• University of California, Mediation Training
• Center for Conflict Resolution, Mediation Training
• Concur, Negotiating Effective Environmental Agreements
• California Court of Appeal, Advanced Mediation Training

Memberships & Affiliations

• Fellow, International Academy of Mediators, 2003-present
• Co-chair, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee of the Business Law Section of the State Bar of California, 2003-present
• Mediator, Resolute Systems, Inc. Panel, 2003-present
• Mediator, California Court of Appeal Panel, 2002-present
• Mediator, Los Angeles Superior Court Panel, 1999-present
• Director, Southern California Mediation Association, 2001-2002
• Co-Chair, Southern California Mediation Association Conference at Pepperdine University, 2001-2002
• Co-Chair, Courts Committee, Southern California Mediation Association, 2002
• Barrister, American Inns of Court, 1997-2002

Rates

For mediations outside of Los Angeles County, travel time will be one-half her hourly rate, or $200.00 per hour. Mediation fees are due at the conclusion of each day of mediation.

Eleanor Barr Esq. is a member of the California Academy of Distinguished Neutrals, California's premier roster of preeminent mediators and arbitrators. The CADN profile includes more specific local information, such as counties and regions served, and can be visited directly at www.californianeutrals.org/eleanor-barr