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FRANCIS O. SPALDING

ATTORNEY AT LAW   ARBITRATOR    MEDIATOR
CONSULTANT ON ARBITRATION, MEDIATION & ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
AUTHOR   EDUCATOR

184 Francisco Street, Suite 5
San Francisco, CA 94133-2081
U.S.A
(office hours by appointment only)

Telephone: [415] 392-0177
Facsimile: [415] 397-5739
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Appointment Details, Current ADR Panels

American Arbitration Association:

Charter appointee, Large Complex Commercial Case Panel 1993 to date. Appointed arbitrator in approximately 450 commercial cases, including over 100 large, complex cases 1984 to date;
Appointed mediator in approximately 75 cases 1984 to date.

Ad Hoc Appointments in Large, ComplexCommercial Cases:

Appointed arbitrator in approximately 25 ad hoc (non-administered) large, complex commercial cases 1995 to date.

Bar Association of San Francisco Mandatory Lawyer-Client Fee Dispute
Arbitration Panel:

Appointed arbitrator in approximately 30 case 1985 to date; as vice-chair
of the Executive Committee of this program, reviewed and approved
for issuance approximately 350 awards made by other arbitrators 1990 to date.

United States District Court, Northern District of California:

Appointed arbitrator in approximately 35 cases (primarily commercial)
1985 to date.

Appointed evaluator in approximately 15 cases (primarily commercial)
1986 to date.

Appointed mediator in approximately 5 commercial cases 1999 to date.

Former ADR Panel Memberships

        Superior Court of California Judicial Arbitration Panels:
           City & County of San Francisco: Judicial Arbitration Panel 1988-1996;
           Marin County 1985-95; Contra Costa County 1986-94; Alameda County 1988-93.
           Appointed arbitrator in approximately 70 cases (non-personal injury) 1985-1996.

Securities Industry Self-Regulatory Organization Arbitration Panels
(public arbitrator; no industry affiliations): National Association of
Securities Dealers 1987-1993; New York Stock Exchange, 1987-1993; Pacific Stock
Exchange 1988-1993; American Stock Exchange 1988-1993. Appointed arbitrator in
approximately 35 customer and broker-to-broker cases 1988-1993.

San Francisco Rent Stabilization & Arbitration Board:
Hearing Officer appointed to hear approximately 45 cases 1986-1987.

Ad Hoc and Other ADR Proceedings:
Ad Hoc Arbitrations: appointed arbitrator by agreement of the parties in
approximately 15 cases (3 labor-management grievance matters, 10
commercial cases, 2 other) 1986-1999.

Other Mediations: appointed mediator by agreement of the parties or by
other administrative organizations in approximately 15 cases 1990-1993.

ADR Training Faculties

American Arbitration Association:
 

National Faculty, Commercial Arbitrator Training Programs, 1998-     .

Advanced Arbitration Advocacy, 1986-90.

Basic and Advanced Arbitrator Training, 1987-96.

Decision-Making & Documentation in Complex Arbitrations 1991.

Managing the Hearing, 1993.

Securities Arbitrator Training, 1993.

Arbitration of Real Estate Disputes 1986-90.

Arbitration of Employment Disputes 1992.

Topical Arbitration Day programs 1986, 1988, 1996.

Mediation trainings 1987-1995.

Co-author, training manuals for basic and advanced arbitrator training 1989 ( AAA Special Recognition .Award 1989).

Co-participant, production of videotapes on arbitrator training 1988 & 1990.

U. S. District Court, Northern District of California: judicial
arbitrator trainings San Francisco & San Jose 1994-95.

National Association of Securities Dealers,: speaker, arbitrator
trainings, San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Diego, New Orleans,
Phoenix, Portland & Seattle 1990-1996.

Nevada Center for Dispute Resolution, University of Nevada -
Reno: arbitration trainings, Reno & Las Vegas 1992-94.

Bar Association of San Francisco: mediation trainings 1990-91; fee
dispute arbitrator trainings 1990 to date.

Law School Teaching & Administration

Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago:
Assistant Professor: 1965-68; Associate Professor: 1968-71; Professor of
Law: 1971-82; Assistant Dean: 1965-68; Associate Dean: 1972-77.  Subjects
taught:
 

Public and Private Control of Land Use

Property

Real Estate Transactions

Federal Jurisdiction

Environmental Law

Torts

Judicial Administration (seminar)

Laboratory Seminar in Civil and Criminal Procedure

Legal Writing and Research

Moot Court

Administrative responsibilities:
 

Admissions: 1965-77.

Academic administration: 1972-77.

Placement: 1965-66.

Acting Dean: 1972-73.

Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco:
Visiting Professor of Law: 1983-85. Subjects taught:
 

Real Property

Real Estate Security

Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco:
Adjunct Professor: 1985, 1994-95. Subject taught:
 

Alternative Dispute Resolution

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