
Hon. Irwin Joseph, (retired)


Mediator, Private Judge
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Assisting in Attorney Represented Cases Only
SClara/SCruz/ SMateo County, CA
USA
831.588.6771
Description of Practice
Now mediating, arbitrating and serving as private judge online exclusively. Represented parties only. (www.MediateYourDisputeOnline.com).
Professional Background
In addition, I served on Faculty for the California Center for Judicial Education and Research (CJER) at the AOC, Faculty for National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) Domestic Violence Training, and The Elkins Family Law Task Force.
I currently serve as Adjunct Faculty at the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University School of Law. There, I teach judges, court personnel and attorneys about Mediation in Dissolution and Parentage cases. The training I co-created has been given thirteen times in California, Vermont and Maryland.
In October, 2015, I co-taught seventeen Judges and Attorneys in Singapore as part of a six-day (32 hour) Pepperdine/Straus training entitled "Mediating the Litigated Case."
Since 1992, I have mediated thousands of disputes with a very high rate of success.
Since 2001, I have presided over the trials and hearings in thousands of cases.
Experience
Degrees
Training
Dates | Trainer(s) | Title |
1995 | UCSC Extension | Basic 40 Hours Training |
2006 | J. Melamed, N. Meierling | Straus/Pepperdine--Family Law (18 hours) |
2009-2019 | I. Joseph/ D. Saposnek | Straus/Pepperdine--Family Law (18 hours). Malibu, Vermont Law School, Baltimore, Nashville. |
2011, 2013 | I. Joseph/ D. Saposnek | Straus/Pepperdine--Family Law (13 hours-2sessions) |
2015 | I. Joseph/ P.Robinson | Straus/Pepperdine/Singapore: Mediating the LItigated Case (32 hours) |
2016, 2018 | I.Joseph/D. Saposnek | Straus/Pepperdine/Singapore: Family Law Mediation (18 hrs) |
2018-2019 | I. Joseph | California DCSS Attorneys and Staff, Santa Clara San Mateo DCSS Attorneys and Staff (3 hours each) |
2020 | I. Joseph | Online Advanced Mediation Training (2 sessions @ 4 hrs each) |
Approach
Fees
- $485 per hour (4 hour minimum).
- No charge for time spent scheduling initial session.
- No charge for file setup.
- No administrative fees.
- Preparation time at normal hourly rate
Other Information
Areas of Practice
- Boundary Disputes (10 mediated)
- Business (5 mediated)
- Civil (general) (35 mediated)
- Divorce (all issues) (350 mediated)
- Divorce (parenting) (150 mediated)
- Land Use (5 mediated)
- Personal Injury (100 mediated)
- Probate (2 mediated)
- Real Estate (15 mediated)
- Sexual Harrassment (5 mediated)
Professional Services
- Mediator
- Advanced Mediation Trainer
- Mediator-Arbitrator
- Mediation Consultant
- Mediation Trainer
- Mediating Lawyer
- Facilitator
- Online Mediator