Academy Member Inducted 2005
Hon. Louise A. LaMothe (Ret.)
Diplomate member
Santa Barbara, CA 93110
Regularly travels out of state to: Arizona, Nevada, Oregon
Other ADR Services: Court-Appointed Neutral (Special Master), Med-Arb
Video ConferencingAvailable
- Practice Commenced1993
- # of MEDS (as of 4/11/25)
- # of ARBS (as of 4/11/25)
Current Practice
Online / In-Person
Biographical
Judge LaMothe's experience in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) spans over thirty years, and includes service as a mediator, arbitrator and settlement judge. She has presided over a wide variety of cases and has published and taught extensively. She works in a wide variety of subject matter areas.
From January 2014 until January 2024, Ms. LaMothe was a United States Magistrate Judge, Central District of California. Since retiring from the court, she continues to maintain her private ADR practice.
Case Experience
- ADA Disability
- Banking & Finance
- Civil Rights
- Class Actions
- Commercial/Business
- Community Associations
- Condominiums
- Construction
- Contract Disputes
- Cross Cultural
- EEOC
- Employment
- Energy Sector (Oil/Gas)
- Entertainment Sector
- Environmental
- Family Businesses
- Franchise
- Health Care
- Insurance
- Intellectual Property
- International
- Libel & Slander
- Media & Communications
- Non-profit Organizations
- Partnerships
- Product Liability
- Professional Fees
- Professional Liability
- Professional Malpractice
- Professional Negligence
- Real Estate
- Religious Institutions
- Securities
- Sexual Harassment
- Shareholder Disputes
- Trademarks/Patents
Education
STANFORD UNIVERSITY - J.D. 197l Palo Alto, California
Activities: Note Editor, Stanford Law Review, Legal Aid Society, Juvenile Defender Project, and indigent criminal representation.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY - A.B. 1968: History (with distinction)
Memberships & Affiliations
Bar Memberships:
- Los Angeles and Santa Barbara County Bar Associations
- American Bar Association
- The State Bar of California
- California Women Lawyers
- Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles
- Santa Barbara Women Lawyers
- College of Commercial Arbitrators
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)
- Member, International Mediation Institute
Rates Information
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