Kenan Oldham, Esq.

Arbitration and Mediation Experience

Mr. Oldham began mediating complex litigation in 1990 in both California and Texas (he is a member of the Bar Association in both states). He has mediated and arbitrated several hundred cases for law firm clients, state government agencies, the AAA, various Superior Court and Federal Court panels, the NASD and Pacific Exchange, the U.S. Postal Service, the E.E.O.C. and the Kaiser Permanente Independent Arbitration Panel, among many others. He has extensive experience in settling employment, business litigation, real estate, securities, and general civil matters. His style of mediation is more facilitated negotiation and less settlement conference coercion. He brings trial experience, successful mediation settlement experience, and perseverance to the mediation table.

Professional Experience

Conflict Resolution Services, Founder and Principal, 1990-Present.

The Company specialized in the provision of Arbitration, Litigation Mediation and Corporate Conflict Resolution Services. www.conflictservices.com

Law and Mediation Offices of Kenan Oldham, 1991-Present.

Practice specializing in employment, business litigation, and the provision of mediation and arbitration services.

Prior to 1991

Dickson, Carlson & Campillo, Santa Monica, CA.

AV rated trial firm. Litigation and trial of employment, business litigation, toxic tort and general commercial litigation matters.

Enserch Energy/Lone Star Gas Company, Austin, Texas.

Assistant General Counsel, Manager, State Capital office. Administrative trial and governmental affairs.

General Motors Corporation, New York City.

Counsel, Overseas Division.

ADR Training

Statutory Mediation Conflict Training, Travis DRC, 1990-40 hours
Litigation Mediation Course, Pepperdine Law School, 1992-42 hours
American Arbitration Association, Mediation and Arbitration, 1993, 25 hours
American Academy of Attorney Mediators, Advanced Mediation, 1994, 35 hours
State Bar Section Education Institutes, Mediation Trainer, 1994-2000, 50+ hours
NASD Mediation and Arbitration Training, 1995, 18 hours
United States Bankruptcy Mediation Training, 1995, 8 hours
United States Postal Service Advanced Mediation Training, 1996, 8 hours
E.E.O.C. Employee Discrimination Investigator Certification, 1999, 35 hours.

ADR Admissions, Certifications and Activities

United States District Court, Bankruptcy Mediation Panel
United States Postal Service, Employee REDRESS Mediation Panel
Superior Court Panel of Mediators, San Diego, Orange, and Los Angeles
Superior Court Panel of Arbitrators, Los Angeles, Orange and San Francisco
Settlement Judge Pro-Tem, Orange County Superior Court
Duke University Private Adjudication Center, Mediation Panel
American Arbitration Panel of Arbitrators, Mediators
E.E.O.C. Panel of Mediators, Northern and Southern California
NASD Arbitration and Mediation Panels, Southern California
Pacific Exchange Arbitration and Mediation Panels, California
Certified Investigator, E.E.O.C. Employee Discrimination Claims
State Bar of California-ADR Committee. Chair of Education and Programs
ADR Committee, Orange County Bar Association
Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution
Texas Association of Mediators, former Board of Directors Member
Charter Member, American Association of Attorney Mediators
Charter Member, The Mediation Society, San Francisco

Other Professional Affiliations and Activities

State Bar of California and Texas
United States District Courts, California and Texas
Executive Committee, Solo and Small Firm Practice Section, SBOC
Former Member, Board of Directors, Texas Young Lawyers Association
Former President, Austin Young Lawyers Association

Education

The University of Texas School of Law, 1969. Juris Doctor Degree
The University of Texas at Austin, 1966, B.B.A. Finance and Management

Representative Matters Mediated to Settlement

Wrongful termination and sexual harassment action with major corporate defendant.
Multi-million dollar real estate Purchase and Sale Agreement-Breach of Contract, failure to disclose, fraud, torturous interference with contract.
High profile and valuable partnership dissolution involving valuation of assets and distribution of debts, buy-sell agreement, client lists, breach of contract.
Hostile workplace Title VII claim against major corporate defendant.
Multi-million dollar forward rollover personal injury and product liability claim with coverage disputes and over $200k in medical specials.
Wrongful death dui personal injury action.
Major insurance bad faith actions concerning denial of procedure and coverage issues.
$65 million claim against major broker dealer involving allegations of unsuitability, churning, fraud, failure to disclose, and negligence.
Multi-party construction defect action.
Plus hundreds of other cases is the areas of Employment, Personal Injury, Business Litigation, Real Estate, Securities and other general civil matters.

Partial Lis of Publications and Presentations

"Paradigm for a Mediation", Section Education Institute, SBOC, 1992
"Overcoming the Impasse Barrier", Mediation Week, 1994
"Alternative Dispute Resolution Styles and Techniques", Section Education Institute, 1995
"Mediation: A Field in Bloom", The Solo Practitioner, 1996
"Mediation Advocacy", Section Education Institute, Fall, 1996
"Alternative Dispute Resolution: It is Your Business" The Solo Practitioner, 1997
"ADR-The California Experience", Association of Attorney Mediators, 1997
"The Ethical Duty of Disclosure in Mediation", State Bar of California, 1997
"Getting There" Cover Article Roundtable, Verdicts and Settlements, August, 2001

Plus presentations to the ADR sections of the Bar Association of San Francisco, the Orange County Bar Association, various Board of Realtors and Real Estate Associations, Homeowner Associations, corporate human resource departments, broker-dealer associations, numerous corporations and law firms.

This page was last modified in March 2008

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