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Jessica Notini has been practicing as a mediator since 1994 and is able to adapt her style to the needs of the cases, the parties and attorneys involved.

She is particularly well known for her expertise mediating in the areas of:

Probate & Estate

Employment Discrimination

Business Contracts

She can handle highly charged, emotional parties and is talented both in helping people work together respectfully in a joint session and in facilitating more evaluative settlement discussions through caucus.

Ms. Notini holds numerous rewards and is a member of many court, national, governmental and community Alternative Dispute Resolution panels including the following:

  • United States Northern District Court of California
  • First Appellate Court of California
  • United States Postal Service “Redress” Program
  • California Dept. of Fair Employment & Housing
  • California Department of Insurance
  • Alameda Bar Assn. Superior Court ADR Program
  • Contra Costa Superior Court EASE Program
  • BASF Attorney Fee Dispute Program
  • California Lawyers for the Arts, Arts Arbitration & Mediation Service (CLA-AAMS)
  • San Francisco Superior Court Civil Mediation
  • Santa Clara Superior Court Mediation Panel
  • San Mateo Municipal, Superior and Small Claims Court Mediation Programs
  • 2012 Don Weckstein Memorial Award (CDRC)
  • Alameda County Bar Association ADR Executive Committee (2011-2012)
  • Chair, State Bar of California Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee (2003- 2008)
  • Board of Directors, Mediation Society of San Francisco (2003- 2005)
  • President (2000-2003), Board of Directors, Association of Dispute Resolution of Northern California (ADR-NC), formerly the Northern California Mediation Association (NCMA)
  • Program Director, Small Claims Court Mediation Pilot Project, Conflict Resolution Panels (2001)

Mediator For: United States Northern District Court, US Postal Service Redress Program, BASF Attorney Fee Dispute Program, San Mateo Superior Court, Contra Costa Superior Court EASE program, Alameda Superior Court, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, California Lawyers for the Arts