Real Property Dispute Resolution Experience

Ms. Warren draws on her extensive legal and business real estate background in mediating and arbitrating real estate disputes.  Plaintiff and defense mediation clients appreciate her practical approach and persistence in motivating the parties to develop a negotiated resolution to their dispute.  Ms Waren helps the parties identify creative solutions to the real estate dispute that would not be possible if the case proceeded to judgment.  In arbitration, Ms. Warren offers a balanced and practical process tailored to the particular case and uses her extensive real estate background to find a fair result.

Many real estate matters reach the mediation process at an early state in the proceedings.  Ms. Warren has been successful in bringing many of these early disputes to a successful close.

Ms. Warren holds an active California real estate brokers license.  She brings a strong analytical focus and real estate law background to her arbitrations and mediations.  She has a high resolution rate in mediations and ensures a fair and efficient hearing process when conducting arbitrations.  Ms. Warren is well trained in all aspects of dispute resolution, and the feedback from those who have engaged her services reflect the high quality of service she offers.

Ms. Warren is based in Southern California and offers her services on a national basis.  She has published a number of articles and is a frequent speaker on dispute resolution topics.

Representative Matters:

  • Commission disputes between brokers/owners/developers
  • Construction disputes
  • Disputes between developers, subcontractors, owners, sureties
  • Disputes involving appraisal issues
  • Easements/encroachments
  • Eminent domain
  • Escrow disputes
  • Homeowner association disputes
  • IRC 1031 Exchanges
  • Land use/zoning
  • Lease agreements (commercial/residential)
  • Listing agreement disputes
  • Mobile home transactions
  • Purchase and sale agreements
  • Quiet title/partition
  • Real estate broker disclosure issues
  • Secured transactions in real property
  • Shopping center leases
  • Title insurance issues (including coverage)

Honors, Memberships, and Professional Activities:

  • Bar Associations of Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties (Employment,Real Estate, and ADR section member).  She has attained the advanced practitioner certificate from the ADR section of the San Luis Obispo Bar Association.
  • Medication Panels:  NASD panel member, Santa Barbara CADRE program, Ventura County Superior Court Mediation Panel.

Background and Education:

  • Vice President and Senior Litigation Counsel, Great Western Bank (subsequently acquired by Washington Mutual) handling local and national cases in employment, securities, banking, real estate, personal injury, and class actions, 1985-1997.
  • Litigation Counsel, Bank of America, 1980-1985
  • J.D., cum laude, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, 1980
  • B.S., Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1973

References
Email Ms. Warren to request a list of recent references at n.warren@verizon.net

JAMS Website:  http://jamsadr.com/

 

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