Donald Cripe

Description of Practice

CAMS. is a panel of 7 highly trained and qualified Mediators. located primarily in the Inland Empire, but will travel We offer High quality, affordable ADR services.
Civil & Family Law, Employment, Real Estate, Business, Construction cases.

Professional Background

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, West Oahu College - B.A. with distinction Psychology 1985 (Class Rank: #1)
SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW - J.D. 1988 (@ top 25%)
              - Wildmon Merit Scholar (Full Scholastic Scholarship)
              -  American Jurisprudence Award:  Sales General Civil Practice, Plaintiff and Defense, in matters including, but not limited to: 
                       * Business Litigation (i.e., Contracts, Shareholder Litigation, etc.); 
                        * Personal Injury; 
                        * Civil Rights;
                        * Insurance Law; 
                        * Real Estate—Plaintiff and Defense (Brokers, Agents, Buyers, Quiet Title; Judicial Foreclosure, etc.);  
                        * Construction; Construction Defects; 
                        * Building Contractor Litigation; 
                        * Collections; Medical Malpractice (including Medicine, Surgical, Obstetric, Chiropractic, Dental and Oral Surgery) Defense; Medical Malpractice (same areas), including Med Board and Partnership/Med Corp issues; Plaintiff; 
                        * Municipal Law; 
                        * Commercial Litigation; 
                        * Adversary Proceedings in Bankruptcy Court and Family Law.  
Also significant experience in Unlawful Detainer matters; Small Claims disputes and community/family centered disputes. 
 Numerous Jury and Bench Trials and literally hundreds of Law & Motion hearings on most Civil and Family Law issues.  I have participated as a Temporary Judge since 1996.  I have substantial experience with “Pro Per” litigants and assertive counsel; part time mediator.
Beginning in 2010 Full time Conflict Resolution Professional; Settlement Conference Judge San Bernardino Superior Courts-Civil and Family Law; ADR Program Supervisor in Riverside and San Bernardino.
Private Mediator and Organizer of Private Mediation Services (Predecessors to C.A.M.S.); 
Professor of Law—ADR/Mediation; 
Mediation Trainer. 
Special Recognition Excellence in Mediation: 2012 – 2017 awarded “One The Top 3 Mediators” in the Riverside Superior Court Mediation Program and the “Solomon Award” from the Family Law Mediation Program.  
Superior Court Judicial Arbitrator since 1996—having conducted many Arbitrations;
 “Settlement Judge” since 1996; Family Law Mediator with the Riverside Superior Court Mandatory Dispute Resolution Conference Program;
 General Mediator with Dispute Resolution Services, Riverside since 1999; 
Mediator with the Riverside County Superior Court from the inception of the program in 2008; Member of the Riverside Superior Court Mediation Panel; 
Member and Supervising Panelist of the Inland Valleys Justice Center’s Mediation Panel.  
Until 2012 Supervising Training Officer conducting Mediation Training) for Inland Valleys Justice Center.  
I have served on the Riverside Family Law ADR Subcommittee and helped organize and create the Riverside  Superior Court Family Law Mediation (VSC) Program for which am the Mediator Supervisor of the program through the administering agency, Dispute Resolution Services. I am on the TAM (Day of Trial) Mediation Panel for the Riverside Superior Courts.  
I have conducted in excess of 4000 arbitrations and mediations on a wide variety of matters, including most of those identified in my professional experience section,  above (Wrongful Termination; Sexual Harassment; Personal Injury; International Contract Disputes; Domestic Business Disputes; Medical Malpractice; Family Law). 
 I conduct Fee Arbitrations for the Riverside County Bar Association.  I have also been on the Panel of Independent
Arbitrators for Kaiser Health Plans (OIA).  I am an adjunct professor of law the University of La Verne College of Law where I teach mediation and negotiation; I also teach the Mediation "practicum" (i.e., internship) program for LaVerne. 
Member: Riverside Superior Court ADR Committee.  
Since 2009 my professional life has been exclusively devoted to providing dispute resolution services.  I and am a founder of California Arbitration & Mediation Services (CAMS}; American Arbitration Association Roster of Commercial Arbitrators and Mediators; American Healthcare Lawyers.
Association Mediator/Arbitrator; California Agriculture Mediation Program Mediator; California Association of Realtors Program Mediator; Kaiser Office of Independent Arbitrators Arbitrator.

Mediation Experience

With over 20 years experience b as a mediator during which I have mediated thousands of cases of all description (See elsewhere in this profile for more detail), and the principle mediator for my organization, I am recognized as a senior mediator. 
As a law professor teaching mediation I am constantly learning new things and refining my techniques.
I am not reluctant to mediate any type of matter and can do so with skill and direction.

Mediation Approach & Philosophy

Even as a litigator, I consistently tried to move my cases to resolution through Alternative Dispute Resolution, preferably by way of mediation. I am a very active mediator trained and able to employ a variety of approaches from the extremes of Facilitative and Evaluative. My most effective mediation tool is listening. I am able to tailor my approach to mediation to the desires of the parties and counsel. When I conduct mediation, it is for the purpose of resolving the matter and not “pro forma.” I take this process and my conduct, as well as my professional reputation as a conflict resolution professional, very seriously. I want the parties to any mediation I conduct to leave feeling as if they had accomplished something of value even if the case does not settle. I am willing to work with the parties as long as it takes to come to a resolution; I will be the last person in the room; I will not give up until the case settles or all parties say they are done.

Representative Cases Handled as a Mediator

I have conducted approximately 4000 mediations of every description from the simple (none are simple) to very complex. The above description of our practice will reveal the general field of experience

Complex Case Experience

I estimate approximately 20.

Fees

$400/hr 4 hour Minimum plus facility fee of $50 - $200 per mediation, depending upon venue. Travel time and mileage charged for travel over 20 miles.

References

Maria Aarvig
Creason & Aarvig LLP
3963 11th St
Riverside, CA 92501	
Phone Number:	(951) 788-0977

John Boyd
Thompson & Colegate
3610 14th St
P.O. Box 1299
Riverside, CA  92502
United States of America

(951) 682-5550


John Caballero
Schiada & Caballero 
12070 Telegraph Road, Suite 103 
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
(562) 941-7488 (work


DIANA J. CARLONI, ATTORNEY AT LA
14390 Civic Dr Suite B
Victorville, CA 92392
Phone Number: (760) 955-7222

Sally Cox
Law Offices of Sally Anne Cox
1526 Brookhollow Dr Ste 83
Santa Ana, CA  92705
(949) 260-9745

Bud Fishell
6119 Hawarden Dr
Riverside, CA 92506 
(951) 781-0588 

Richard S. Hall
Deputy City Attorney
City Attorney’s Office
3900 Main Street, 5th Floor
Riverside, CA  92522
(951) 826-5567  

Jim Husen
Law Offices of Jim Husen
P.O. Box 935
Riverside, CA  92502 

(954) 781-8985


Chris Jensen
Reynolds Jensen & Swan LLP
3233 Arlington #203
Riverside, CA 92506
(951) 787-9400 

Robert Kochis  
Law Office of Richard Bawden
300 E State St Ste 430
Redlands, CA 92373	
(909) 792-0222

John Mansour
8280 Utica Street, Suite 150
Rancho Cucamonga, CA  91730
(909) 941-1611

Duane Newton
Klute & Newton
1030 Nevada St., Suite 104
Redlands, CA 92374

(909) 792-6060   


Gregory Rizio
Rizio Law Firm
1801 Parkcourt Pl Bldg H
Santa Ana, CA  92701
(714) 547-1234

Thomas W. Sardoni
3890 Eleventh Street, Suite 104
Riverside, CA 92501

951 683-3503


WILLIAM VAN ORDER
LAW OFFICES OF WILLIAM R VAN ORDER
145 S CARMALITA STREET
HEMET CA 92543
 (951) 929-3870

John Wilkerson
Haight Brown & Bonesteele
3750 University Ave., Suite 560
Riverside, CA  92501

 (951) 341-8300


Rob Schelling
29826 Haun Rd Ste 202,
Sun City, CA 92586
(951) 301-6200

Other Information

Born Long Ago, Goshen, Indiana
Personal:	Married, Lynn Cripe, 3 children, 3 step children and 3 grandchildren
Interests:	Family, History, Furniture Restoration, Classic Cars and Motorcycles, Movies
General: 	Raised in Rural Indiana; graduated High School from Venice High School, Venice, California.
Work/Military:	Vietnam Era Navy Veteran; Nuclear Submarine (FBM) Veteran; Radioman /Electronics       Technician; Honorable Discharge 1972.  After the Navy I worked in a factory for a short while and then in construction.  Attended trade school and became a licensed (Hawaii) auto  mechanic; eventually became a heavy equipment mechanic.  Entered the Retail field and    joined the management team for a large national retailer and a small retail establishment in Honolulu.   From there worked in Radio as an infrequent on-air person and the General Sales Manager.
1988 – Present	California Bar Association
1991 – Present	Riverside County Bar Association
1991 – 1995 & 2005 – Present	 San Bernardino County Bar Association
1993 – 2006	Contract Presenter-Speaker, The Lifestyles Organization Annual Conventions: Alternative Lifestyles and the Law
1994	California Bar Association Award for Pro Bono Work
1994	Recognized by RCBA for Pro Bono Volunteer Work
1995 – 2007	Riverside Mock Trial Volunteer
1996 – Present	Judicial Arbitrator, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties
1996 – 2001	Settlement Judge (acting) San Bernardino Family Court
1998 – Present	Attorney Fee Dispute Mediator, RCBA
1999 – Present	Temporary Judge for Family Law, Civil and Criminal Departments, Riverside andSan Bernardino Counties
1999 – Present	Mediator with Riverside Dispute Resolution Service
1999 – Present	Mediator with Riverside Superior Court
2003 – Present	Mediator with Riverside Family Court
2006 – Present	Special Master, Riverside County Superior Courts
2009 – Present	Mediation Panel-Riverside Superior Court
2009 – Present	Mediator/Arbitrator for Inland Valleys Justice Center
2009 – 2011	Kaiser Health Plan Independent Arbitrator (Medical Malpractice)
2009 – Present	Riverside Superior Court Family ADR Subcommittee
2009 – Present	Speaker: Loma Linda University Graduate School of Psychology “Mediation”
2009 – Present	Certified Mediator/Senior Mediator, Mediate.com Certification Program*
2010 – 2011	San Bernardino Courts Mediation “Triage” program developer for IVJC
2010 – Present	Special Master, San Bernardino Superior Courts
2010 – 2011	IVJC Supervising Attorney
2010 – Present	IVJC Mediation Trainer for Staff, Interns and Mediators
2010	Guest Speaker::  University of LaVerne College of Law—Alternative Dispute          Resolution
2010 – Present	Adjunct Professor of Law, University of LaVerne College of Law (ADR)
2011 – Present	Mediator, TAM Program, Riverside Superior Courts
2011 – Present	Southern California Mediation Association
2011 – Present	Association for Conflict Resolution
2011	Guest Lecturer, CSU San Bernardino--Chinese Law Student Exchange Program: Mediation in California
2011 – 2012	Associate Program Developer/Legal Advisor/Co-Author, C.A.R.E. Program, “Informed Divorce in California”
2012 – Present	Board of Directors, C.A.R.E. Counseling Center, San Bernardino, CA
2012—Present	American Arbitration Association: Roster of Commercial Arbitrators and Mediators
2012—Present	American Healthcare Lawyers Association: Mediator & Arbitrator
July 2012:	CSU San Bernardino: Presentation to students from the Chinese Southwest University of Political Science on the American System of Justice and the American Economic System and System of Finance
Sept. 2012	CSU San Bernardino: Presentation to Delegation of Senior Prosecutors from China on the administration of the Criminal Justice System in Inland Empire, California
March 2013	CSU San Bernardino: Entrepreneurship Training—Conflict Management in Business
April 2013
Sept. 2013
October 2013	CSU San Bernardino: College of Education—Negotiation Skills 

CSU San Bernardino: Presentation to Delegation of Senior Judges from China on the 
American Judiciary
Administrative Office of The Courts Discussion Group: Mediation
2013-Present	CSUSB College of Education: Lecturer-Basic Negotiation Skills; International Negotiation
2013–2015	Claims Litigation Management Association
2014-2015	Collaborative Divorce Professionals of the Inland Empire (Board)
2014-Present	Consumer Attorneys Of California
March 2014	CSU San Bernardino: Lecture to Sr. Delegation of Senior Administrators from Lower Mongolia, 
China: American Administration/Administrative Law Systems
2015-Present	Riverside Superior Court ADR Committee
2015-Present	BCS Mediation Training:  Intermediate to Advanced Trainer
2016-Present	California Agriculture Mediation Program—Mediator
Present	California Association of Realtors Mediation Panel

I have authored many related articles and blogs over the years and have contributed to an Advanced Mediation Text by Susan Nauss Exon. I can make them available upon request

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