MEDIATOR

John W. Shaw, Esq.

SHAW MEDIATIONS

JURY TRIAL EXPERIENCE

(Plaintiff and Defendant)

An ABOTA member with over 36 jury trials to verdict (state and federal) involving wrongful death, catastrophic injuries,
motor vehicle accidents, business litigation, insurance coverage and bad faith (first party), product liability, medical devices, habitability, consumer products, ski bindings, aviation accidents, toxic exposure/industrial chemical plant pollution, premises liability, construction, security guard liability, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) class-action “noise” litigation, breach of contract, and automobile design liability.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Plaintiff and defense jury trial experience (44 years)
  • Served as national counsel for a medical device manufacturer.
  • Outside general counsel for a commercial property owner/manager.
  • Claims Manager for a general managing agent on behalf of London aviation reinsurers at Lloyd’s and certain subscribing companies (treaty and facultative).

EDUCATION

  • California State University, Long Beach (summa cum laude, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society (top 5%))
  • Loyola Law School—Law Review: Legal treatise published (11 Loy. L.A. Rev. 867 (1978))

MEDIATION EXPERIENCE

  • Professional Mediator (2006-present)
  • United States District Court, Central District, Mediation Panel
  • Judge Pro-Tem and Settlement Officer, Los Angeles Superior Court (MSC and “Crash” Programs) and Panel Mediator
  • Awarded Outstanding Alternative Dispute Resolution Recognition by the Los Angeles Superior Court

 

ADVANCED MEDIATION TRAINING

  • United States District Court, Central District
  • Harvard Law School (Negotiation Techniques)
  • Pepperdine University School of Law, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution (two tours)
  • Loyola Marymount University
  • International Commercial Negotiations, University of Exeter (U.K.)
  • On-Line Dispute Resolution Training, Susan Guthrie, “Learn to Mediate Online”
  • Instructor for the Los Angeles County Superior Court panel mediators “Effective Techniques in Mediating Personal Injury Cases” in collaboration with Pepperdine University School of Law, Straus Institute
  • Los Angeles Superior Court Co-Chair for MSC Pilot Project and Rules Committee for Panel Mediators