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Stephen G. SchreySchrey MediationStephen Schrey is a full-time mediator and arbitrator in a private ADR practice basedin San Francisco and handling matters in the greater Bay Area including Oakland, SanJose, Walnut Creek and Marin County, as well as Sacramento and the Central Valley.He focuses on business disputes including real estate, contract, insurance, andpartnership disputes as well as on employment, professional negligence and personal injury cases. He isskilled at evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of the parties’ positions and brings to any dispute anempathetic understanding of the parties and the underlying dynamics.He practiced law for over 38 years and litigated a wide variety of cases including real estate, personalinjury, business contract disputes, employment, fraudulent transactions, computer performance,product liability, professional negligence, and insurance disputes through trial and appeal.Mr. Schrey is persistent as needed while maintaining a good sense of humor. He has used these skills inhundreds of ADR engagements, helping the parties resolve a wide variety of disputes as a mediator,early neutral evaluator, arbitrator, or court settlement panelist. He serves as a mediator and earlyneutral evaluator for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California and as a mediator andsettlement panelist for the Bar Association of San Francisco, Contra Costa County and Marin CountySuperior Courts. He is also on the American Arbitration Association commercial arbitrator and mediatorpanels.Mr. Schrey has devoted over 150 hours to formal ADR training including the Northern District ofCalifornia Mediator and ENE Evaluator Training, Steven Rosenberg Mediator Training, AAA ArbitratorFundamentals and Best Practices, and continuing educations sponsored by court programs and theMediation Society.Representative ADR matters which he has handled include:Real Estate• Landlord-tenant• Mortgage loan modification• Foreclosure• Broker and agent• Commercial land use• ADA-premises access• Construction loansInsurance• Coverage disputes in general liability—primary, excess and umbrella• Commercial and personal property

• Errors and omissions• Bad faith claims in first-party and third-party• Workers compensation• Broker and agentBusiness Transactions• Sale of privately held business• Investment partnership and LLC disputes• Complex contract disputesEmployment• Wrongful termination-failure to promote• Branch closure and layoff• Discrimination and harassment• FEHA wage disputes• ERISA including benefit determination and multi-employer plan withdrawalPersonal Injury• Automobile• Products liability• Premises liability• FELA• Construction-relatedProfessional Negligence• Medical• Legal• AccountingConsumer• Class actions• Credit history• Consumer loan disputesMr. Schrey tried a wide variety of cases as plaintiff or defense counsel including business contract, realestate, computer performance, persona injury, fraudulent transactions, product liability, professionalnegligence, and insurance disputes in federal and state courts. He also handled several appeals of suchdisputes. He has litigated hundreds of cases in California and other states over 38 years in practicerepresenting a wide variety of individual clients including homeowners and executives as well asinstitutional clients such as banks, financial service firms, computer manufacturers, government entities,real estate developers, public utilities, automobile manufacturers, hospitals, universities, maritime firms,corporate trustees, and insurers. Many of these were mediated, arbitrated or otherwise resolved bysettlement where Mr. Schrey was lead counsel.He was admitted to practice in California in 1974 and is also admitted to the Ninth Circuit Court ofAppeals and all the federal courts of California. He has been also admitted pro hac vice in numerouscourts around the United States.

His professional positions included:• Partner, Nixon Peabody LLP, 2001-2012• Partner, Lillick & Charles, 1999-2001• Partner and associate, Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May, 1978-1999• Associate, Law Offices of Charles P. Scully, 1975-1978• University of San Francisco School of Law, J.D., 1974• Santa Clara University, B.A., History, 1970Mr. Schrey is a member of the State Bar of California, the Bar Association of San Francisco, AlamedaCounty Bar Association, Contra Costa County Bar Association, American Bar Association (DisputeResolution Section), Association of Business Trial Lawyers (Board of Governors 2010-2012), and theMediation Society. He has served as a panelist on continuing education programs for the ABA, CaliforniaCEB, PLI, Association of Corporate Counsel, and other groups.He has authored articles and chapters in various publications including:• “Let’s Pick A Mediator—Not As Simple As It Seems,” San Francisco Attorney, March 2013• “Mediation and All That Jazz,” Mediator’s Corner, The Mediation Society, June 2012• “Options for Clients During California Court Closures and Other Cutbacks,” Nixon PeabodyCalifornia Law Developments, August 2011• “Class Action Fairness Act: Tort Reform or Detour,” Bridgeport Programs, 2005• “In Modest Defense of Henkel: Why the California Supreme Court Got It Right,” Mealey’sAdditional Insured Conference, 2004Mr. Schrey charges $350 per hour for time in preparation, session and any extensive follow-upcommunications.