Deborah Rothman

Contact Information

13101 Washington Blvd., Suite 13
Los Angeles, CA  90066

Phone: (310) 452-9891
Fax:  (310) 452-9893
Email: deborah.rothman@aya.yale.edu

Website: http://www.DeborahRothman.com

Profession

Full-time arbitrator and mediator

Current Employer

Self-employed full-time arbitrator and mediator.

Work History

Please visit http://www.deborahrothman.com/resume.htm for additional information.

Training

College of Commercial Arbitrators Annual Meeting 2009; College of Commercial Arbitrators National Summit on B2B Arbitration, 2009; ABA Dispute Resolution Section Spring Meeting, 2009; IAM Conference, 2009, 2008; Faculty, CDRC 15th Annual Dispute Resolution Policy Conference, 2008; Key Bridge Foundation/DOJ, ADA Mediation Training, 2008; College of Commercial Arbitrators, Annual Meeting, 2008, 2007; AAA Dealing With Delay Tactics in Arbitration (ACE004), 2006; Faculty, AAA Neutrals Conference, 2005; AAA Arbitrator Ethics and Disclosure (ACE003), 2005; AAA Neutrals Conference, 2004; AAA Arbitration Awards: Safeguarding, Deciding & Writing Awards (ACE001), 2004; Straus Instution for Resolution, Pepperdine University, Masters Forum, 2003; AAA Employment Arbitrator II Training: Advanced Case Management Issues, 2002; Faculty, ABA, Advanced Mediation and Advocacy Skills Training, 2002; Faculty, ABA, Mediation Training for Judges, 2001; AAA Arbitrator Update 2001; Attended AAA eCommerce Orientation, 2001; AAA Commercial Arbitrator Training, 2000; Pepperdine Masters Forum, Los Angeles, 2000; NASD, Mediation of Securities Disputes, 1997; California Department of Insurance, Mediation Training, 1996; AAA Mediation and Arbitration Training, 1996; EEOC Employment Law Mediation Training, 1996; AAA Employment Law Disputes Arbitration Training, 1996; Keybridge Foundation/Department of Justice, Mediation of Americans with Disabilities Act Claims Training, 1995; various other ADR training.

Awards

Southern California Superlawyer, '06, '07, '08, '09 and '10.
Best Lawyers in America, '06, '07, '08, '09 and '10.
Named one of 32 top Entertainment & Media Power Mediators by HollywoodReporterEsq.com in 2007.
Named one of the top 16 commercial arbitrators in California by Who's Who Legal in 2009. 

Panels

  • American Arbitration Association--commercial, employment, large complex cases, real estate.
  • CPR
  • FINRA (NASD)
  • PMA (Professional Mediation & Arbitration)
  • Judicate West
  • ADR Services
  • ARC
  • Dep't of Justice ADA Mediation Panel (Key Bridge Foundation)


Associations

International Academy of Mediators (Fellow); American Bar Association (Forum Committee on Franchising ; Dispute Resolution Section--Arbitration, Corporate ADR & Intellectual Property Committees);

Education

June, 1971. B.A., Yale College, Magna cum Laude with Departmental Honors. 
June, 1976. Juris Doctor, New York University School of Law.
June, 1976. Masters, Public Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University

Publications

"Who Took the 'Me' Out of Mediation?," DAILY JOURNAL, January 15, 2010; co-author, "Survey: Difficult Arbitration E-Discovery Process Questions Suggest Increasingly Complex Future Problems on Costs, Scope," CPR ALTERNATIVES, October, 2009; co-author with Tom Brewer, "Technology Survey Indicates Big Case Management Problems from E-Discovery Are Spreading, Growing More Expensive," CPR ALTERNATIVES, September, 2009; "eDiscovery: From the Arbitrators' Perspective," CALIFORNIA LITIGATION, vol. 22, no. 1, 2009; co-author, "Take Steps to Ensure Mediated Settlements Can Be Enforced," DAILY JOURNAL, October 20, 2006; "'Murphy' Won't Ease Settling Employment Claims Involving Emotional Distress," DAILY JOURNAL, September 15, 2006; co-author, "What Drives the Dispute? Analyzing Party Psychology Provides an Opportunity for Mediation Room Success," CPR ALTERNATIVES, July 2005; "Employment Mediation 101 for the Consumer Attorney: An Exploration of Differences Between Employment and Personal Injury Mediation," ADVOCATE, October 2004; "Employment Mediation 101 for the Consumer Attorney: An Exploration of Differences Between Employment and Personal Injury Mediation," ADVOCATE, October 2004; co-author, "For the Defense: Keys to A Successful Mediation," CPR Institute: Alternatives to the High Costs of Litigation, August, 2004; chapter author, "Resolving Securities Industry Disputes," ARBITRATION HANDBOOK 2001, Practicing Law Institute; "Mediation of Class and Multi-Party Wage & Hour/Overtime Claims," CALIFORNIA STATE BAR LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW QUARTERLY, Fall 2001; "Betting the Odds: Increasing the Likelihood of Punitive Damages Awards in Arbitration," DAILY JOURNAL, November 10, 2000; "Flight Plan: Overcoming Impasse," DAILY JOURNAL, March 17, 2000; "Carrying a Tune: Mediation in the Entertainment Industry," DAILY JOURNAL, December 3, 1999; "Coming of Age: Classes Cannot Prepare Mediators for Challenging Cases," DAILY JOURNAL, May 26, 1999; "How to Lose at Mediation Without Hardly Trying," DAILY JOURNAL, May, 1999; "Sixth Sense: Neutrals Sometimes Rely on Intuition to Help Settle Disputes," DAILY JOURNAL, August 8, 1998; "Special Types of Contractual Arbitrations and Their Problems," Los Angeles County Bar Association LITIGATION SECTION NEWSLETTER, vol.15, no.1, Summer 1998; "Natural Selection: In Mediation, Familiarity Breeds Confidence," LOS ANGELES DAILY JOURNAL, April 10, 1996. Frequent contributor to Los Angeles Daily Journal; co-editor of Q & ADR in VERDICTS & SETTLEMENTS.

Miscellaneous

Parties and counsel appreciate that I am a fair, dedicated, creative, cost-conscious arbitrator of complex cases who collaborates with counsel early and frequently to effectively phase the discovery and tailor the hearing process to the clients and their particular dispute, and to facilitate the early assessment of settlement options.