MAURICE J. ATTIE, ESQ.

PEACE MAKING UNLIMITED Private Dispute Resolution

10610 Kinnard Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90024-5909 Phone: 310-474-0346; FAX: 310-474-2211 E-Mail Address: [email protected] California State Bar Number: 035818 New York State Bar Number: 2201077

Experience: Now a Full-time neutral; Realtor while in college; More than 45 years as an attorney primarily in general civil practice with an emphasis on federal civil litigation and personal injury work; also handling real estate matters, business, photography, motion picture, record industry and other civil litigation, probate, corporate and business transactions, employment issues; contracts, etc.

Work History for the Past Fifteen Years: Judge Pro Tem of the L.A. Superior Court; on the Arbitration Panel of the Independent Administrator for Kaiser Foundation Malpractice Disputes; on four L.A. Superior Neutrals Panels, on the EEOC Mediation Panel; on the California Lawyers for Arts Mediation Panel; on National Arbitration Forum Panel; on the City of Glendale/GAA Mediation Panel; on California Department of Insurance Mediation Panel; on the FINRA Arbitration Panel; on the USDC Attorney Settlement Officer Panel; on the L.A. County Bar Fee Disputes and Law Practice Programs Panels.

Education: U.C.L.A. 1957-61, B.Sci. Accounting; U.C.L.A. School of Law, 1961-64, J.D.

Dispute Resolution Training (2000-present): End of 2000: 42 hours, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution - Pepperdine University School of Law, "Mediating the Litigated Case;" 2000: 6 hours, Association for Conflict Resolution, "Government Provider Application Process;" 2001: 6 hours, California Academy of Mediation Professionals, "Cross-Cultural Dispute Resolution;" 2002: 3 hours, Southern California Mediation Association, "Mediating Elder Abuse Claims;" 2002: 6 hours, Southern California Mediation Association, 14th Annual Interactive Conference, "Mediation Goes Mainstream;" 2003: 4 hours, Southern California Mediation Association, "'Rojas' Confidentiality Panel Discussion and Forum;" 2003: 2 hours, Southern California Mediation Association, "Mediating With Insurance Companies;" 2003: 6 hours, Southern California Mediation Association, 15th Annual Interactive Conference, "Waves of Change;" 2004: 2.75 hours, California Bar Association, "Mandatory Fee Arbitration;" 2004: 13 hours, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution - Pepperdine University School of Law, "Advanced Mediation -- Culture, Impasse, Barriers & Influence;" 2004: 5.5 hours, California Academy of Mediation Professionals, "Enhancing Your Non-Verbal ADR Communication and Negotiation Skills;" 2004: 2.5 hours, Institute for Mediation Studies, "Mediator Competency;" 2004: 1 hour, U.C.L.A. School of Law, "Keeping Our Markets Safe in the Aftermath of Enron and WorldCom;" 2004: 5 hours, Southern California Mediation Association, 16th Annual Interactive Conference, "Cutting Edge of Mediation;" 2004: 2.5 hours, Institute for Mediation Studies, "Mediator Competency;" 2005: 1 hour, U.C.L.A. School of Law, "Congress Mandated Mediation -- 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund;" 2005: 13 hours, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution - Pepperdine University School of Law, "Advanced Mediation Strategies;" 2005: 17 hours, Dispute Resolution Section of the American Bar Association, "The Golden State of ADR;" 2005: 3 hours, Southern California Mediation Association Annual Community Townhall, "ROJAS and Its Implications in Mediation; " 2005: 6 hours, Southern California Mediation Association, 17th Annual Interactive Conference, "The Absolute Mediator;" 2006: 13 hours, Straus Institute of Pepperdine Univ., "Getting to the Heart of the Matter in Mediation;" 2006: 5 hours, Southern California Mediation Association Annual Employment Conference, "Breaking Down the Barriers in Employment Mediation;" 2006: 2 hours, B.H. Bar Association, "Working Within [the ADR

2 Maurice J. Attie Court] System;" 2006: 3 hours, Southern California Mediation Association Annual Community Townhall, "Broadening the Demand for Mediation;" 2006: One hour, Southern California Mediation Association, "Using the Feminine Voice in Mediation;" 2006: 6 hours, Southern California Mediation Association, 18th Annual Interactive Conference, "Building Bridges: The Art and Science of Mediation;" 2006: 1.75 hours, L.A. County Bar Association, "Fee Arbitration Refresher Training; " 2007: 4.25 hours, NASD DRS, "Basic Securities Industry Arbitration Training;" 2007: 13 hours, Straus Institute of Pepperdine Univ., "The Activist Mediator: Rethinking the Place and Role of the Mediator;" 2007: 5 hours, Southern California Mediation Association Annual Employment Conference, "The Masterful Employment Law Mediation;" 2007: 2007: 6 hours, ACR- GNY 2007 Annual Conference, "Finding Quality: Promoting Excellence in Dispute Resolution;" 3 hours, Southern California Mediation Association Annual Community Townhall, "Mediator Competence: Standards of Practice and Regulation;" 3.75 hours, Southern California Mediation Association, "ADR: The New Mainstream in Family Law;" 2007: 6 hours, Southern California Mediation Association, 19th Annual Interactive Conference, "The Many Faces of Mediation;" 2007: 3.5 hours, Straus Institute of Pepperdine Univ., "Overcoming Impasse in the Shadow of an Evaluation;" 2007: 5.5 hours, National Arbitration Forum, "Arbitrator Education Course;" 2008: 2 hours, Straus Institute of Pepperdine Univ., "Mediating with the Self- Represented Litigant;" 2008: 1 hour, UCLA School of Law, "Gratitude;" 2008: 4 hours, Los Angeles Superior Court ADR, "Neutral Orientation;" 2008: 1 hour, First Resolution Services, "Conflict Resolution in the Workplace;" 2008: 13 hours, Straus Institute of Pepperdine Univ., "Advanced Dispute Resolution -- Cross- Cultural and Multi-Party." 2008: 1 hour, Southern California Mediation Association, "Mediation Expertise, What Does It Take?;" 2008: 6 hours, Southern California Mediation Association, 20th Annual Interactive Conference, "The New Frontier, Science of the Mind: Tools for Negotiators;" 2008: 3 hours, Straus Institute of Pepperdine Univ., "Ethical Quandaries for Court-Connected Mediators;" 2009: 13 hours, Straus Institute of Pepperdine Univ., "Advanced Mediation Skills, Recent Developments in Stages of Mediation;" 2009: 3.5 hours, Southern California Mediation Association Annual Community Townhall, "Mediating Without a License: Is it Time for a Change?;" 2009: 5.75 hours, Southern California Mediation Association, 21st Annual Interactive Conference, "M3: The Next Generation;” ;" 2010: 13 hours, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution - Pepperdine University School of Law, "Advanced Mediation – Mediating the Multi-Party Dispute;" 3.5 hours, Southern California Mediation Association Annual Community Townhall, "Taking a Critical and Honest Look at the 'Alternatives' in Alternative Dispute Resolution: Does ADR Enhance or Diminish the Disputant's Rights?;" 2010: 6.5 hours, Southern California Mediation Association, 22nd Annual Interactive Conference, "The Business of Mediation;" 2011: 1 hour, US District Court ADR, "Ethical Dilemmas in Mediation;" 2011: 3 hours, US District Court ADR, "Tools and Techniques for Mediators in Dealing with High Conflict People;" 2011: 3 hours; US District Court ADR, "Beyond Right and Wrong: The Power of Effective Decision Making for Attorneys and Clients;" 2011: 3 hours; US District Court ADR, "The Extent (or Limit) of Mediator Influence to Effect Settlement;" 1 hour, US District Court ADR, "Bracketing Technologies in Mediation;" 1 hour, US District Court ADR, "Mediation Confidentiality in Federal Court;" 2011: 1 hour, US District Court ADR, "Ethical Dilemmas in Mediation;" 2011: 4 hours, Southern California Mediation Association, 1st Annual Pre-Conference Institute, "Rules, Tools & Ethics for Elder Mediation;" 2011: 6.5 hours, Southern California Mediation Association, 23rd Annual Interactive Conference, "Putting Mediation to Work;" 2012: 6.5 hours, US District Court ADR, "Advanced Mediation Training – Helping People Make Effective Decisions in Mediation;" 2012: 6.5 hours, US District Court ADR, "Advanced Mediation Training – To Caucus or Not to Caucus;" Southern California Mediation Association, 24th Annual Interactive Conference, "The Working Mediator: Improving the Culture of conflict;" 1.5 hours, US District Court ADR, "Cross-Cultural Challenges in Mediation;" 1 hour, US District Court ADR, "The Psychology of Litigation;" 4 hours, Ventura Center for Dispute Settlement “Conflict Resolution in the 21st Century;” 3.5, Southern California Mediation Association, “Inside the Mind of a Mediator.”

Dispute Resolution Experience: Processed and conducted upwards of 1,100 mediations not limited to the following areas of law: accounting, agency, attorney/client disputes, bankruptcy, battery and excess force, breach of fiduciary duty, business-corporate, civil rights, class action, collections, contract, construction, deed and contract reformation, defamation and slander, disability benefits, dog bite, employment discrimination, harassment, misrepresentation and termination, elder abuse, entertainment, environmental, fraud and misrepresentation, false imprisonment, family law, general civil, health care, home owners association, insurance coverage, intellectual property, labor, landlord-tenant and habitability, landslide, legal malpractice, lemon law, medical malpractice, partnership, personal injury-auto, personal injury-other, premises liability, prison abuse, private Attorney General fees, product liability, property liability, real property-real estate, securities, sewer backups and other water damage, storage and other lien sales, tax, theft and misappropriation, trespass and tree cutting, toxic torts, unfair competition, usufruct, will contest, wrongful death.

Awards: L.A. Superior ADR 2008 Outstanding Volunteer Contribution as a Mediator; L.A. Superior ADR 2009 Outstanding Volunteer Contribution as a Mediator; L.A. Superior ADR 2010 Probate Mediator of the Year.

Professional Licenses: California Bar; New York Bar; USDC Central CA, USDC Northern CA, USDC Eastern NY, USDC Southern NY, Ninth Circuit US, US Supreme Court

Professional Memberships: Southern California Mediation Association - Professional Level Member; Association for Conflict Resolution - Member; Int'l Alliance of Holistic Lawyers - Member Executive Committee; Dispute Resolution Section of the American Bar Association - Associate Member

Lecture/Workshop Circuit: Albuquerque, Austin, Baltimore, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Del Mar, Denver, London U.K., Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Monterey, New York, Oakland, Pasadena, Phoenix, Portland, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Fe, San Diego, Seattle, Vancouver, B.C..

Most recent: SCMA's 17th Annual Interactive 2005 Conference, Presentation entitled Mediation as a "Field of Dreams;" SCMA 2006 Annual Employment Conference, Presentation entitled "The Inside Scoop of Mediating With and For the EEOC;" SCMA’s 2006 Annual Community Townhall, Presentation entitled "Broadening the Demand for Mediation." SCMA's 18th Annual Interactive 2006 Conference, Presentation entitled "Getting to the Real Dispute: Tools for Resolving Hidden Agendas;.” ACR-GNY 2007 Annual Conference, Presentation entitled "Co-Mediation - The `Shortest Distance' To Measure Quality Assurance." SCMA's 19th Annual Interactive 2007 Conference, Presentation entitled "The Art of Co-Mediation;" SCMA's 20th Annual Interactive 2008 Conference, Presentation entitled "How to Build a Successful Mediation Practice." SCMA's 7th Annual (2010) Townhall, Presentations entitled “Budget Crisis in the Courts: How Will the Bench and Staff Be Affected, and Might More or Less of ADR Make a Difference?” and “How Much Longer Will It Take to Get Your Case to Trial, and Will the ADR Referral Come at the Back End?;” SCMA's 22nd Annual Interactive 2010 Conference, Presentation entitled "Career Alternatives for ADR Professionals." SCMA's 1st Annual (2011) Pre-Conference Institute, Presentation entitled "Rules, Tools & Ethics for Elder Mediation;" SCMA's 23rd Annual Interactive 2011 Conference, Presentation entitled “Developing a Sustainable Mediation Practice: Should I keep My Day Job?;” SCMA's 24th Annual Interactive 2012 Conference, Presentation entitled “Nuts and Bolts: Fundamental Understanding of the Civil Court System and Civil Process;” VCDS 3rd Annual Interactive 2013 Conference, Presentation entitled “The Many Faces if Impasse;” SCMA’s 2013 Institute, Presentation entitled “Managing the Stresses of Peace Making.”

Published Articles: Fall 1994 PERCEPTIONS: "Like Rain Pouring off a Slanted Roof;" Sept. 1997 WHOLE LIFE TIMES: "Lawyer, Healer Dissolving Lawsuits;" Nov. 1997 SANTA FE SUN: "Holistic Lawyers: An Oxymoron?" Jan. 13, 1999 PORTLAND OBSERVER: "The Justice System - The Subtle Side of Violence;" Mar. 1999 PSYCHIC READER: "Walking the Time Lines;" Aug. 1999 THE PHOENIX [Minnesota]: "What 4 Maurice J. Attie Matters in Legal Matters Is the Healing;" Sept. 1999 OMEGA DIRECTORY [Arizona]: "Changing Timelines into Your Future;" Winter 2000 WHOLE LAWYER: "Reconciliation;" 2002 IAHL website "Alternative Dispute Resolution - The Spectrum"

Published Interviews: Nov. 18, 1996 CALIFORNIA LAW BUSINESS: "Soul Salving;" Jan. 27, 1999 THE PORTLAND OBSERVER: "Holistic Law;" Mar, 20, 1999 THE DAILY RECORD [Maryland]: "'Holistic Lawyer' Says Legal Disputes Spring from Souls Troubled by Trauma;" Sept. 1999 THE EDGE [Minnesota]: "Legal System Undergoes Holistic Shift from Within;" Oct. 1999 THE TIME TRAVELER: "Walking the Time Lines - Interview with Maurice Attie;" Feb. 2000 CALIFORNIA LAWYER: "Good Legal Vibes;" June 2000 SMART MONEY: "The Great Divide;" January 25, 2008, "Verdicts and Settlements" section, LOS ANGELES DAILY JOURNAL

Radio/TV Interviews: by "Miranda" on Cable Radio Los Angeles, by Steve Freier on Chicago Public Access Television, by Joe Franklin on WOR New York, by Linda MacKenzie on Cable National Radio, by Dr. Bob Phillips on WKJY Long Island, by Sheldon Rosner on CNR, by Shine on KNRY Monterey and KIEZ Carmel Valley, by Arnold M. Patent on WALE Rhode Island, by Alan Graf on KBOO Radio Portland, by Steve Freier on KNRY Radio Monterey, by Elaine Smitha of "Television for the Inquiring Mind" Olympia Public Television, by Tom Kelly and Gerry Grim on WERE Cleveland, by Judith Conrad on KEST San Francisco, by Kinshasha on KFAI Minneapolis, by Shine on KIEZ Carmel Valley, by Dave Alan on KSCO Santa Cruz and KOMY Watsonville, by Bonita Yoder on Sunflower Cable Vision Kansas, by Bill Mazur on WEVE New York and by Carolyn Craft on Wisdom TV and Radio

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