Philip Toelkes has over 30 years of litigation, arbitration and mediation experience. He has litigated and mediated in most areas of business law, as well as personal injury. His mediations have also focused extensively on family/domestic relations issues. Philip’s experience of the economic and human costs of litigation has engendered a strong commitment to mediation, a more efficient, humane and empowering alternative for the parties. Philip has been trained, and has practiced in a range of mediation approaches, and draws on those approaches depending on the needs and preferences of the parties and counsel.
Summary of Professional Experience
Professional Mediation Training and Emphasis: Certified Mediator for Peninsula Dispute Resolution Center. Multiple 40 hour certified trainings, as well as advanced trainings. Emphasis on mediation of: business disputes, including construction defect claims and real estate contractual disputes; marital dissolution and related custody and property issues, and; personal injury.
Facilitation Consulting with Transformance Business Consulting, designing communications formats and programs, business coaching.
Legal Experience and Emphasis: Business Litigation, with Emphasis on Commercial, Contract, Construction, Employment and Real Estate Litigation.
PHILIP J. TOELKES, born Portland, Oregon, February 16, 1945; Admitted to Bar, California 1972; Northern, Central and Southern Districts of California 1972; Oregon 1982; Ninth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court 1983.
EDUCATION: University of San Francisco (B.A. 1967, J.D. 1971); Editor USF Law Forum, 1970-1971.
MEDIATION TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS: Certified Foreclosure Mediator, Dept. of Commerce. 2011. Certified Mediator with Peninsula Dispute Resolution Center. 40 hour certified training Peninsula Dispute Resolution Center, 2009. University of California at Berkeley, extension, 40 hour certified training with Ron Kelly, 2005. The Center for Mediation in Law, 40 hour certified intensive training with Gary Friedman, 2006, 30 hour advanced intensive training with Gary Friedman, 2006.
MEDIATION EXPERIENCE: Certified Mediator, Peninsula Dispute Resolution Center; Marin County Superior Court, early settlement panel; Sonoma County Superior Court, settlement panel; East Bay Community Mediation Service, volunteer panel; private mediations.
Summary of Professional Experience
Professional Mediation Training and Emphasis: Certified Mediator for Peninsula Dispute Resolution Center. Multiple 40 hour certified trainings, as well as advanced trainings. Emphasis on mediation of: business disputes, including construction defect claims and real estate contractual disputes; marital dissolution and related custody and property issues, and; personal injury.
Facilitation Consulting with Transformance Business Consulting, designing communications formats and programs, business coaching.
Legal Experience and Emphasis: Business Litigation, with Emphasis on Commercial, Contract, Construction, Employment and Real Estate Litigation.
- Over 1200 cases handled.
- Over 150 mediations and arbitrations.
PHILIP J. TOELKES, born Portland, Oregon, February 16, 1945; Admitted to Bar, California 1972; Northern, Central and Southern Districts of California 1972; Oregon 1982; Ninth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court 1983.
EDUCATION: University of San Francisco (B.A. 1967, J.D. 1971); Editor USF Law Forum, 1970-1971.
MEDIATION TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS: Certified Foreclosure Mediator, Dept. of Commerce. 2011. Certified Mediator with Peninsula Dispute Resolution Center. 40 hour certified training Peninsula Dispute Resolution Center, 2009. University of California at Berkeley, extension, 40 hour certified training with Ron Kelly, 2005. The Center for Mediation in Law, 40 hour certified intensive training with Gary Friedman, 2006, 30 hour advanced intensive training with Gary Friedman, 2006.
MEDIATION EXPERIENCE: Certified Mediator, Peninsula Dispute Resolution Center; Marin County Superior Court, early settlement panel; Sonoma County Superior Court, settlement panel; East Bay Community Mediation Service, volunteer panel; private mediations.
Laura O’Neal has been a trainer for over 20 years teaching communications, business start-up, non-profit Board/Staff training and many basic and advanced mediation and conflict resolution subjects. Laura has been a mediator for 11 years and mediates family, business, and victim/offender cases. Laura specializes in high-emotion family cases. Laura has a highly developed skill and ability to listen and question, even in the presence of strong negative emotions. Laura has hundreds of hours of mediation experience. She assists the parties to get past their fixed positions and strong emotions in order to ascertain their real interests and achieve a resolution.
Laura served as Executive Director and lead trainer for Peninsula Dispute Resolution Center for seven years. Laura is lead instructor for the 40-hour Basic Mediation, Advanced Family Mediation, Communication Skills and Conflict Resolution Skills for the Workplace.
Laura served two terms as the President of Resolution Washington (State association of Dispute Resolution Centers) in 2009 and 2010.
Laura taught the Entrepreneurial Program at Peninsula College from 1999 to 2002 and has over 20 years of experience in training, business and marketing.
Laura has received training in the following topics:
Mediation Training: Peninsula Dispute Resolution Center, 2000
Mediation Training: Kitsap Dispute Resolution Center, 2004
Family Mediation Training: Kitsap Dispute Resolution Center, 2006
Dealing with Conflict Personalities, 2005
Restorative Justice Training, 2007, 2009
Workplace Mediation Training: 2005
Laura served as Executive Director and lead trainer for Peninsula Dispute Resolution Center for seven years. Laura is lead instructor for the 40-hour Basic Mediation, Advanced Family Mediation, Communication Skills and Conflict Resolution Skills for the Workplace.
Laura served two terms as the President of Resolution Washington (State association of Dispute Resolution Centers) in 2009 and 2010.
Laura taught the Entrepreneurial Program at Peninsula College from 1999 to 2002 and has over 20 years of experience in training, business and marketing.
Laura has received training in the following topics:
Mediation Training: Peninsula Dispute Resolution Center, 2000
Mediation Training: Kitsap Dispute Resolution Center, 2004
Family Mediation Training: Kitsap Dispute Resolution Center, 2006
Dealing with Conflict Personalities, 2005
Restorative Justice Training, 2007, 2009
Workplace Mediation Training: 2005
