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AMCC is proud to again be a major sponsor of the 19th Annual West Coast Casualty Construction Defect
Conference to be held on May 17th and 18th in Anaheim California. Far and away the largest and most
important conference of its kind, this event brings together more than 1,600 judges, lawyers and
claims people who operate in this highly specialized area of the law. As the only major ADR provider
in California that focuses exclusively on construction, real estate and insurance disputes,
AMCC is known throughout the industry for having a highly experienced panel and for being on the
cutting edge of the issues facing this segment. Consequently, among the presenters featured on
the program are Matthew Argue, Esq., a leading dispute resolution professional and an AMCC exclusive
panelist as well as John Horn, Esq., a dispute resolution professor at Loyola Law School and AMCC’s Managing Director.
Online PR News – 12-June-2011 –San Diego – With the addition of long time construction insider Stacy La Scala to a panel anchored by industry veterans Matthew Argue and Ross Hart, AMCC has jumped into the slowly reviving San Diego construction and real estate dispute resolution market with both feet. With a well deserved reputation as a big city with a small town feel, it was vital for AMCC to attract top people from the local community, and both Argue and La Scala fit the bill perfectly. Mr. Argue became a full-time neutral in several years ago after leading the Construction Litigation Department for the Procopio law firm, while Mr. La Scala previously served as the Litigation Director for Travelers Insurance and has represented plaintiffs, developers and contractors. Together they enhance a firmly established panel highlighted by nationally recognized mediator and arbitrator Ross R. Hart.
“It is always tough to time a market,” says AMCC Managing Director John Horn, “but we feel that the combination of having two very capable neutrals getting established in a permanent facility will position us well for when the market comes back completely.” This will be the third full service California office for AMCC, adding to facilities across the state. For nearly two decades AMCC has been specializing in the resolution of construction and real estate disputes through its panel of mediators, arbitrators and appraisers. AMCC is also the sole administrator of the arbitration program of the California Contractors State Licensing Board (CSLB).
A message from Ross Hart
TO: CLIENTS OF FORUM DISPUTE MANAGEMENT AND HART ADR
RE: NEW CASE ADMINISTRATION COMPANY
Dear Clients:
For the past two years, my office has been managed by FORUM Dispute Management,
a division of the Minneapolis-based National Arbitration Forum (“NAF”). Our affiliation
with them allowed us to upgrade our systems and procedures, further develop our
panel and enhance our market reach, and build programs that allowed us to serve
a broader geography and clientele.
One thing we had been getting away from however was the ability to deliver the type
of personal service and flexibility that can only come from local ownership and
management. Accordingly, effective May 1, 2008 Arbitration Mediation
Conciliation Center (“AMCC”) will be taking over the FORUM Dispute Management operation.
Myself and our other nuetrals will no longer be affiliated with the National Arbitration
Forum.
Our objective is to make the transition as seamless as possible. AMCC just signed
a new three year lease of the same space we have been using at 3055 Wilshire and
the phone and fax numbers will remain the same. AMCC is a locally headquartered
and owned company which has operated for over twenty years administering arbitrations,
mediations, dispute review boards and insurance appraisals. AMCC, its president
Karen Smith and her staff fully understand the construction mediation and dispute
resolution business. AMCC has administered thousands of cases and has worked with
numerous private construction parties, public entities, sureties and carriers. AMCC
is the sole provider to the State of California for the Contractors State License
Board (CSLB) arbitration program and administers Insurance Code § 2071 appraisals
for first party property carriers. John Horn will join AMCC management as Director
of the Los Angeles office. John is a licensed California Lawyer and ADR professor
with over twenty years experience in the ADR business having worked for American
Arbitration Association, ADR Services and NAF.
I truly believe this change will benefit all of our clients with a more simple,
streamlined and efficient approach to case administration handled by a local company.
All the other mediators on our panel (Tom Craigo, Robert Mann, Matthew Argue, Don Bloss,
Mike Bayard, Alex Robertson, Candace Matson, Robert Mann and Joe Liebman) and I
look forward to working with AMCC and continuing to serve your needs.
All work performed through April 30, 2008 will be done under the Forum Dispute Management
banner and will be billed and collected by Forum Dispute Management. Commencing
May 1, 2008 all work performed will be billed and collected by AMCC. Any fee deposits
made by parties to NAF/ Forum Dispute Management for post April 30, 2008 matters
will be transferred to AMCC and applied as appropriate.
It is our hope and expectation that the transition will be seamless with as little
disruption as possible. If any problems arise, please do not hesitate to contact
John Horn at 213 487-8660 extension 204.
Thank you for your business and continued support over the years.
Very truly yours,
Ross R. Hart
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