Nelson C. Barry, III, Esq.
Nelson C. Barry III is a San Francisco attorney specializing in civil litigation, mediation and arbitration. An experienced lawyer in both California and federal courts, his practice emphasizes claims involving bodily injury and wrongful death, medical malpractice, insurance coverage, governmental liability, civil rights violations and discrimination. Mr. Barry has successfully represented the interests of individuals, businesses and insurance carriers in trials, mediations and arbitrations for the past 21 years.
Since 1989, Mr. Barry has been an advocate of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) techniques. Affiliated with the American Arbitration Association (AAA) Center for Mediation, he has mediated over 1,800 cases, achieving a settlement rate exceeding 90 percent. In 1993, he received the AAA Distinguished Service Award for outstanding mediation skills. Mr. Barry has also arbitrated over 50 cases as an active member of the AAA approved panel of arbitrators. He is a Panelist for the United States District Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Program.
A published author on various aspects of mediation, Mr. Barry has spoken about ADR before the Practising Law Institute, Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters (CPCU), University of San Francisco, San Francisco Legal Secretaries Association, insurance carriers and other organizations. He also trains lawyers, insurance claims specialists and other professionals in mediation and negotiation skills through AAA and the Insurance Education Association. His firm has sponsored an annual conference on mediation since 1989.
Prior to opening his law offices in 1992, Mr. Barry practiced for 13 years with the San Francisco litigation firm of Bishop, Barry, Howe, Haney & Ryder, where he tried numerous cases and headed the firm's Insurance Defense and General Litigation Groups.
Mr. Barry earned his undergraduate degree from the University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1975) and his law degree from Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1978). He is a member of the State Bar of California, Consumer Attorneys of California, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, Bar Association of San Francisco (Committee on ADR). He was born in San Francisco in 1953.
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