Hon. Joseph R. Grodin

Hon. Irving Shimer (Ret)

Justice Grodin brings his vast legal experience to ADR Services, Inc. where he serves as a mediator, arbitrator and discovery referee. Having served on the California Supreme Court and the California Court of Appeal, in addition to teaching experience at the Hastings College of Law, Justice Grodin draws a broad spectrum of experience to assist counsel and their clients achieve resolution.

Judicial Experience

Associate Justice, California Supreme Court, 1982-87

Presiding Justice, Division Two

Associate Justice, Division One, California Court of Appeal, District One, 1979-1982

Work History

Professor, Hastings College of the Law, 1972-1979, 1987-present

Visiting Professor, Stanford Law School, 1995 and 1996

Partner/Attorney, Brundage Neyhart Grodin & Beeson, 1955-1972

Education

University of California at Berkeley (BA, cum laude-1951)

Yale University (JD, cum laude, order of the coif-1954)

London School of Economics (PhD-1960)

Mediation & Arbitration Experience

Employment:

  • Wrongful termination
  • Employment discrimination
  • Severance pay, bonus pay, stock options, and defamation
  • Wage and hour disputes

Commercial Contract:

  • Breach of sales contract
  • Fraud
  • Land purchase
  • Insurance
  • Partnership disputes

Memberships

American Law Institute

California State Bar

Bar Association of San Francisco

American Bar Association (Labor and Employment Law Section, Past Secretary)

International Society for Labor Law and Social Legislation

Industrial Relations Research Association

Authored several books and journal articles.

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