Member Profile: Norman Brand Esq

	Norman Brand Esq Arbitration and Mediation Offices of Norman Brand 150 Lombard Street, Suite 3 San Francisco, CA 94111 Tel: (415) 982-7172 Fax: (415) 982-8021 Website: www.normbrand.com Norman Brand Esq regularly travels out of state to Arizona, Nevada, Oregon	View Printable Resume GoogleMaps for this Location View Available Dates Calendar

ADR Services Include:

Mediation; Arbitration; Med-Arb; Fact Finding; Mini-Trial Judge

ADA Disability Appellate Banking & Finance Biotech Class Actions Commercial/Business Contract Disputes EEOC Education Employment

Entertainment Sector Health Care Intellectual Property International Labor/Unions Local Government Military Mining Non-profit Organizations Nursing Homes

Pharmaceuticals Police Postal Public Policy Shareholder Disputes Technology Torts Trusts / Estates

BIOGRAPHICAL:

Mr. Brand has arbitrated and mediated cases involving complex issues of law and large dollar amounts. His largest arbitration award resulted in payments of approximately $40 million.

He served as sole arbitrator in a $50 million biotech case, and in many multi-million dollar pension cases. He has mediated multi-party disputes, including the model annual maintenance agreement for the Sacramento Delta, wage rates on the Bay Bridge construction project, and wage and hour class actions. He mediates and arbitrates executive compensation, ERISA, MPPAA, discrimination, statutory and wrongful termination disputes involving Fortune 500 companies.

Mr. Brand has engaged in med-arb under statutory procedures involving state and federal entities, as well as in trust fund and trade secret cases. His primary practice is in labor and employment law, but he has also served on specialized panels requiring scientific literacy in biochemistry, medicine, and psychiatry, as well as an understanding of research and laboratory procedures.

EDUCATION:

• J.D., University of California, Davis, June 1975
• Ph.D., Arizona State University, January 1971, English
• M.A., Arizona State University, January 1969, English
• B.A., Harpur College, State University of New York, Binghamton, June 1966 - (Biology/English)

Memberships & Affiliations

• Fellow, The American College of Employee Benefit Counsel
• Fellow, American College of Civil Trial Mediators
• President, California Dispute Resolution Council (1998)
• Fellow, The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
• Board of Directors, California Dispute Resolution Council
• Board of Directors, California Dispute Resolution Institute
• American Arbitration Association National Employment Advisory Council
• Member, Mediation Society
• President, Industrial Relations Association of Northern California (1994-95)
• Member, National Academy of Arbitrators, Chair, Northern California Region (1990-2)
• Member, American Association for the Advancement of Science
• Chair, International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, American Arbitration Committee, 1990, Member, 1988-1989
• Chair, Association of American Law Schools, Section on Labor Law, 1983
• Secretary, Executive Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section, California Bar Association, 1988, Member, 1985-1988, Advisor, 1989-91, Chair, Editorial Board, Labor and Employment Law Quarterly, 1990-1992
• Chair, Association of American Law Schools, Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research, 1980-81, 1981-82
• California Bar and New York Bar

Rates

Norman Brand 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/norman-brand