Independence – Integrity
My professional experience includes
attorney,
mediator, educator and author.
Vice-Mayor Barbara Spector

PROFESSIONAL Experience


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LEGAL EXPERIENCE

Civil litigation: commercial, real estate, employment and personal injury (state and federal courts); Alternative Dispute Resolution: mediation, arbitration and early neutral evaluation.

AV rating, Martindale-Hubbell

 

 

Hoge, Fenton, Jones & Appel, San Jose, CA – Special Counsel

 

2007 – Present

Spector Law Firm , Santa Clara , CA – Founder

 

1992 – 2007

Spector & Hackett , San Jose, CA – Cofounder

 

1986 – 1992 

Morgan, Morgan, Towery, Morgan & Spector , San Jose, CA – Partner

 

1978 – 1986 

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

English Teacher at Samuel Ayer High School

 

 

Political Science Instructor at Cabrillo College 

 

 

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LEGAL CREDENTIALS

J.D., magna cum laude, University of Santa Clara School of Law 

 

1978

Harvard Law School, Mediator Certification 

 

1994

Harvard Law School, Negotiation Certification

 

1995

Appellate Mediation Certification, Court of Appeal, First Appellate District

 

2001

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TEACHING CREDENTIALS

M.A., Political Science, San Jose State University 

 

1974

Secondary and Community Teacher Credentials, San Jose State University

 

1968 & 1974

B.A., English, University of California at Berkeley

 

1966

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PROFESSIONAL AWARDS

Santa Clara County Bar Association Salsman Award for exemplary service to the
legal community

 

2004

Northern California ADR Super Lawyer of the Year

 

2004 & 2005

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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

The State Bar of California  (#83927) 

 

1978 - Present

Santa Clara County Bar Association

 

1979 - Present

U.S. District Court Early Neutral Evaluator

 

1994 - Present

Mediator, Court of Appeal First Appellate District

 

2001 - Present

Santa Clara County Superior Court, Special Master 

 

1992 - Present

Santa Clara County Superior Court, Judge Pro Tem 

 

1987 - Present

Santa Clara County Superior Court Judicial Arbitrator/Mediator

 

1985 - Present

Hearing Officer, City of Saratoga, California 

 

2001 - 2007

Santa Clara County Superior Court Arbitration Administration Committee

 

1990 - 1998

Santa Clara County Superior Court ADR Administration Committee

 

1998 – Present

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PUBLICATIONS

California Supreme Court published opinion, Kendall v. Pestana, Inc. 40 Cal.3d 488

 

1985

     

A MONTH OF SUNDAYS, Villa Life in the South of France
(co-authored with husband, Ira)

 

2008

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PROFESSIONAL SEMINARS

The Rutter Group

 

 

"Discovery 1988"

 

 

"Discovery 1989"

 

 

"Law & Motion 1990"

 

 

1991 Bar Leaders’ Conference

 

 

Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB)

 

1992/1993

"Creating and Implementing a Successful Discovery Plan"

 

 

Santa Clara County Bar Association

 

 

"Civil Pre-Trial Litigation Strategy" 

 

1994

"Clueless about Negotiating?" 

 

1996

"Superior Court ADR Update" 

 

1998

"How to Represent a Client in Mediation" 

 

1999

"Personal Injury Mediation"

 

1999

"Elimination of Bias"

 

1999 & 2001

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COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Mayor, Town of Los Gatos   2008

Vice-Mayor, Town of Los Gatos

 

2012 & 2007

Los Gatos Town Council Member

 

2004 – Present 

Los Gatos Planning Commissioner

 

1980 – 1988 

Santa Clara University Law School Board of Visitors

 

1993 – 1998

 

 
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