Hon. Eric Younger (Ret.)
Years ago, a lawyer asked me if my settlement style was as a "persuader," a "table-pounder," but I told him that I just sort of try to outlast everyone. I have never understood those who attach importance to the terms "mediation" or "settlement conference." At the end of the day, no one will care if we call it a "mediation" or a "tangerine." Every case is different from every other, and I never try to fit one into a pre-planned mold or style.
Biography
Judge Younger is a well-known and experienced Mediator and Arbitrator. He began his alternative dispute resolution career in 1995 and has served as a neutral in every phase of dispute resolution and this experience makes him what every neutral should be: well rounded. He is able to put parties at ease and provide a sense of comfort largely due to his calm and friendly demeanor. His breadth of experience and personality assist parties to achieve the best possible outcomes in the best possible environments.
Judge Younger spent two decades on the bench where he handled several hundred jury trials and thousands of court trials and settlement conferences. He spent the last seven years on the bench as a Fast Track Judge in the Los Angeles Superior Court Central Division. From 1999-2002, he was an Advisor to the Firm of Buchalter, Nemer, Fields & Younger and Of Counsel to Graham & James from 1995-1999.
Prior to becoming a judge, he was an Assistant Attorney General for the State of California, and practiced business law as an associate at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.
In addition to publishing numerous articles in local and national publications (including nine opinions as a Justice Pro Term for the Second District Court of Appeal) Judge Younger is the author of Younger on California Motions (2008-2009 ed., West). He has served on the faculty of California Trial Judges College, Berkeley; National College of the Judiciary, Reno, Nevada; University of Southern California and the University of California, Irvine. He has been a committee chair and section officer in the American Bar Association, and a member of the California Judges Association and on the Board of Directors of the Neighborhood Justice Center, Venice and the National Association of Victims Assistance. He visited the courts, police and legal institutions of the Netherlands with the Atlantic Exchange program.
Judge Younger graduated from the University of Southern California Magna Cum Laude in 1965, and Harvard Law School, where he graduated Cum Laude in 1968.
Fees
Judge Younger charges $490 per hour with a three hour minimum. On full day matters (eight hours of professional hearing time), Judge Younger is generally available for additional time on the day of the mediation. He may be unavailable for additional time on the day of the mediation on half-day cases (four hours of professional hearing time).
There is generally no charge for routine preparatory or follow up telephone calls.
Fees must be deposited in advance and will not be refunded if the mediation is cancelled or postponed within 14 days of the scheduled date.
There will be an additional charge for PMA's administrative fee
Contact
eyounger@pma-adr.com
Tel: 877.678.1010
Recognition
REPRESENTATIVE CASES
- Business Litigation
- Construction Defect
- Employment
- Intellectual Property
- Insurance Coverage/Bad Faith
- Law & Motion
- Personal Injury
- Professional Malpractice
- Real Estate