ELIZABETH A. MORENO

GENERAL OVERVIEW

Elizabeth A.  Moreno combines her practical no-nonsense approach with her construction and business knowledge to make an outstanding dispute resolutionist in the construction arena.   As a litigator handling multi party construction disputes on behalf on insurers and private parties, she understands the nature of the construction industry and on how to effectively resolve issues.  Her construction knowledge is primarily in residential disputes.  She has in depth knowledge regarding land subsidence in the Southern California area and has litigated over 200 cases involving land subsidence, slope failures and mud slides.  

On a personal level, she works closely with a sibling who is a general contractor, primarily residential, and has extensive knowledge in the construction of residential properties.  

EDUCATION

California State University, Fresno

                        1980 Bachelor of Arts History, cum laude

Honors: Phi Kappa Phi; Pi Gamma Mu

 

Loyola Law School

                        Los Angeles, California

                        1984 Juris Doctor

2000- present over 150 hours of Mediation Training through the following entities:

The Alliance for Education in Dispute Resolution and the Cornell/PERC Institute on Conflict Resolution

New York, New York

Employment Law/EEOC Mediator Training 

Straus Institute- Pepperdine Law School

                        Advanced Mediation Courses

DISPUTE RESOLUTION EXPERIENCE

ADR PANELS

                        Los Angeles Superior Court- Paid Mediator Panel 

                        United States District Court - Settlement Officer

                        Resolute Systems, Inc.  Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Arbitrator and  Mediator Panel

                        Kern County Superior Court Mediator Panel

                        U. S. D. A. – Forest Service - Mediator Panel

                        National Arbitration Forum- Mediator- Right to Repair Construction  Panel

                        Kaiser Permanente Arbitrator Panel

                        Better Business Bureau Arbitration Panel

                        Administrative Hearing Officer – Long Beach and Santa Monica

                        Judge Pro Tem- Municipal Court of Los Angeles County

                        Small Claims and Traffic Court (1995- 2001)

                        Arbitrator Los Angeles Superior Court (1995-1998)

 

Elizabeth A. Moreno, A Professional Corporation dba EAMPC

            A California Certified minority woman owned business (DBE).

                                    Los Angeles, California

                                    October 2002 -present

Private mediator and arbitrator.  Real estate/construction, employment, business, personal injury and insurance. Mediates 70 cases per year. 

            Federal Government GSA Contract Holder Number GS10F0208R

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMITTEES

The American Bar Association

                                    Dispute Resolution Section

                                                Diversity Committee- Chair (2005-present)

                        Southern California Mediation Association  

                                                Diversity Committee Chair (2004-2005)

California Minority Counsel Program

                        California State Bar

                                    Labor and Employment Law Section

The Los Angeles County Bar Association

                                    Labor and Employment Section

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Mar Vista Landkeepers’ Preservation

                        A Nonprofit Corporation

                                    Founder and CFO (2003-present)

 

                        Professionals in Human Resource (PIHRA)

                                    Member (1997- present)

 

                        Mar Vista Neighborhood Association-

                                     Board Member (2000-2004)

 

                        National Multiple Sclerosis Society (1990-1996)

                                    Advised regarding Disability Employment Issues

                                    Served on the Westside Board

 

                        West Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce

                                                Member (2003-present)

 

                        California Junior Chamber of Commerce

                                                Member (1992-1995)

PUBLISHED ARTICLES AND PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.EAMPC.COM.