Member Profile: Max Factor III Esq.

	Max Factor III Esq. Factor Mediation & Arbitration Services, Inc. c/o 1875 Century Park East Suite 450 Los Angeles, CA 90067 Tel: (310) 456-3500 Fax: (310) 456-3003 Website: www.factormediation.com	View Printable Resume GoogleMaps for this Location

ADR Services Include:

Mediation; Arbitration; Early Neutral Evaluation; Discovery Referee; Special Master; ADR Training/CME

Anti-Trust Appellate Arts (Fine, Performing) Banking & Finance Civil Rights Class Actions Commercial/Business Community Associations Condominiums Construction Consumer Fraud Contract Disputes Cross Cultural Debt/Foreclosure EEOC Education Employment

Entertainment Sector Environmental Family Businesses Franchise Health Care Industrial Insurance Intellectual Property Land Use/Planning Landlord/Tenant Legal Malpractice Local Government Media & Communications Medical Malpractice Non-profit Organizations Nursing Homes Partnerships

Personal Injury Pharmaceuticals Premises Liability Probate Product Liability Professional Fees Professional Liability Professional Malpractice Professional Negligence Real Estate Religious Institutions Technology Torts Transportation Trusts / Estates Utilities

BIOGRAPHICAL:

Max became a full-time neutral after a legal career of more than three decades. He spent his first nine years as an attorney in public service, with the California Law Center and then as a Los Angeles Deputy City Attorney. This was followed by 22 years in private practice, successfully negotiating with companies such as: Ryder Systems, Hughes Aircraft, Coldwell Banker, Irvine Company (real estate), Polaroid, Pacific Theatres, Gucci America, Credit Lyonnais (corporate), Scudder Investments, Flying Tiger, Kayser Roth, Hilton Hotels, and Xerox (employment). As a mediator, Max works closely with legal counsel to craft solutions that will satisfy the important interests of the litigants and of their counsel.

"Mediation gives me the opportunity to use my legal and business experience, along with my energy and persistence, to become a catalyst for converting contentious business disputes into mutually acceptable and workable agreements," he says.

EDUCATION:

• Harvard College, 1966: B.A. Economics - Magna Cum Laude
• Yale Law School, 1969: J.D. - Yale Law Journal 1967-69
• US Court of Appeals (6th Circuit) - Hon. Anthony J. Celebrezze, Law Clerk, 1969-1971

Memberships & Affiliations

• Member, Executive Committee, Litigation Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association, 2009-10
• Member, Los Angeles Superior Court ADR Committee & Sub-Committee on Operations, 2008-10
• Chair, 4th and 5th Annual Robert I. Weil Lecture, 2009 & 2010
• President, Downtown Los Angeles Litigation Inn of Court, 2008
• Member, Chair's Council for Division of Biology, CalTech 2008-10
• Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Distinguished Visitor Lecturer, September 2007: "On Understanding the Effects of Anger & Fear in Negotiating Outcomes"
• Distinguished Fellow, International Academy of Mediators since 2005
• President, Southern California Mediation Association (2005-06)
• Chair, California State Bar Committee on the Administration of Justice, 2007
• Presenter, Spring 2005 Conference: American Bar Association, Section of Dispute Resolution
• American Arbitration Association: National Roster of Neutrals. 2003-present.
• Arbitration, Mediation & Conciliation Center: Mediator Panel. 2005.

Qualified Participant in the following Court and Administrative Panels:

• Los Angeles Superior Court, ADR & ENE Section;
• LASC, Court of Appeals, 2nd District, DRS (attorney-client disputes);
• US District Court, Central District of California
• LASC Probate Court

Rates

Max Factor III 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/max-factor