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Fred T. Ashley - Ashley Mediation Centers

Fred T. Ashley has extensive training in the art of business mediation and alternative dispute resolution. Some of his extensive ADR training was received from JAMS / Endispute, the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at the Pepperdine University School of Law, and the National Conflict Resolution Center. Fred Ashley has also received Mediator and Arbitration Training from the American Arbitration Association. Mr. Ashley continues to pursue on-going education in the latest ADR, mediation and arbitration practices.

Fred Ashley’s primary education includes attending the University of California at Santa Barbara where he obtained a B.A. in 1972, the University of California at Los Angeles where he received an M.P.A. in 1975, and Loyola Law School where he graduated with a J.D., cum laude, in 1978.

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Occupation:

Mediator and arbitrator.
Mortgage broker.

ADR Training:

• Pepperdine University School of Law, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution (“Straus Institute) – “Mediating Construction Disputes” (2007)
• Influence at Work – “Principles of Persuasion” (2006)
• National Conflict Resolution Center – “Advanced Training Seminar for Mediators” (2006 and 2007)
• JAMS/Endispute – “Advanced Mediation Training” (1996)
• Straus Institute – “Mediating the Litigated Case” (1996)
• American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) – “Mediator Training” (1995)
• AAA – “Employment Arbitrator Training” (1995)
• AAA – “Arbitrator Training” (1995)
• On-going education in ADR techniques, practices and procedures from various organizations.

Education:

• University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A. 1972)
• University of California at Los Angeles (M.P.A. 1975)
• Loyola Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1978).

Advocacy Training:

National Institute of Trial Advocacy ("NITA"), Notre Dame University, Certificate (1993).

Professional Licenses:

Admitted to practice before all California courts, the Federal District Court for the Central District of California, the Federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. (California Bar No. 081489).

California real estate broker. (DRE License No. 01870312).

Academic Experience:

Adjunct Professor, California State University, Fullerton. (Courses: "Business Law" and "Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations").

Professional Speaking Experience:

Frequent speaker on substantive legal and ADR topics at seminars conducted by:

• The State Bar of California
• The Continuing Education of the Bar ("CEB")
• The Los Angeles County Bar Association ("LACBA")
• The Orange County Bar Association ("OCBA")
• The Banyard Inn of Court
• Cornell University
• Pepperdine University School of Law
• The American Arbitration Association ("AAA")
• Lorman
• The Continuing Education in Management Council ("CEM")
• The Employer Advisory Council ("EAC")
• The Orange County Industrial Relations Research Association ("OCIRRA")
• The California Employment Lawyers Association ("CELA")
• The National Employment Lawyers Association ("NELA")
• The Southern California Mediation Association ("SCMA").

Work History:

• Ashley Mediation Centers, 2004-Present
• Law Offices of Fred T. Ashley, 1987-04
• Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, 1983-87
• Ashley & Honn, 1982-83
• Hill, Farrer & Burrill, 1978-82.

Current or Prior Panel Member:

• ADR Services, Inc.
• United States District Court for the Central District of California (Settlement Officer)
• Orange County Superior Court (Court Mediator)
• San Diego County Superior Court (Court Mediator).

Leadership Positions:

• OCBA - Alternative Dispute Resolution Section (Chair - 2009)
• Fair Housing Council of Orange County (Director-1997-98)
• SCMA - Employment & Workplace Committee (Co-Chair-1997-98)
• CELA (Chair - 1993-95)
• OCBA - Labor & Employment Law Section (Chair-1990).

Professional Associations:

• San Diego County Bar Association ("SDCBA") Business & Corporate Law and Labor & Employment Law Sections
• OCBA Labor & Employment Law, Business Litigation and ADR Sections
• State Bar of California Labor & Employment Law Section
• SCMA
• CELA
• Association of Business Trial Lawyers ("ABTL")
• Orange County Trial Lawyers Association ("OCTLA")

Writings:

• Author of various published articles on substantive legal and ADR topics
• Contributing Author or Editor: "Employment Law Practice Guide," Rutter Group (2002, 2003, 2005, 2006).

Professional Rating:

• Designated a “Super Lawyer” and listed among the top ADR practitioners in Southern California by Law & Politics and The Los Angeles Magazine (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010).
• Listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers (2007).
• Highest rating for ethics and professional competence ("AV-Preeminent") by Martindale-Hubbell.

 

Fred Ashley Professional Ratings and Associations

Mr. Ashley has received numerous outstanding professional ratings as a business and employment mediator here in California. Designated as a “Super Lawyer” he was listed among the top Alternative dispute resolution practitioners in Southern California by “Law and Politics and The Los Angeles Magazine (2005- 2009).” Fred Ashley has also achieved the highest rating for ethics and professional competence, a designation of “AV” by Martindale-Hubbell for his outstanding work as a business and employment mediator.