Larry T. Coady, J.D.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS AS ARBITRATOR/MEDIATOR

Listed as one of the 2008 and 2009 Best Lawyers in American in the specialty of Alternative Dispute Resolution. Recognized as one of Portland's "Best Lawyers" for Alternative Dispute Resolution in 2008 by "Portland Monthly" magazine. Awarded the Oregon Mediation Association's 2008 Sid Lezak Award for Excellence for outstanding service to the profession of mediation in Oregon.

Judicial Experience:

• Oregon Circuit Court Judge Pro-Tem 1988-2004; 743.5 days actual service in 23 counties

Arbitration Experience/Training:

• Serve on panels of arbitrators for Arbitration Service of Portland, American Arbitration Association, Financial Industry Regulatory Agency (formerly National Association of Securities Dealers), Better Business Bureau, and court-mandated cases in 10 counties
• Extensive experience: Appointed in >1,800 cases (>878 hearings) since 1993
• Have arbitrated personal injury, real estate, securities, commercial, employment, business, contract, wage & hour, divorce, construction, and other civil disputes
• AAA, BBB, and NASD (Basic & Chairperson) arbitration training

Mediation Experience/Training:

• Serve on panels of mediators for US Postal Service Workplace Mediation Program, Portland Metro Association of Realtors, National Association of Securities Dealers, and Oregon DOJ Roster of Mediators & Facilitators
• Extensive experience: >337 mediations since 1996
• Have mediated personal injury, real estate, divorce, employment, wage & hour, discrimination, insurance, and business cases
• 32 hours basic training, 16 hours advanced training for USPS, 12 hours advanced training for ADA, plus extensive continuing education

Bar/ADR Activities:

• Uniform  Trial Court Rules (UTCR) Committee: Member, appointed by Oregon Supreme Court
• Oregon Mediation Association:  Ethics Committee Chair & Past Board Member (1996-1998 and 2002-2007)
• Oregon State Bar ADR Section: Past-Chair
• Multnomah Bar ADR Committee: Past-Chair
• Member of ABA Section of Dispute Resolution

Legal Experience/Education:

• Practice limited to dispute resolution since 1996
• Corporate executive and general counsel 1990-1996
• Private general law practice, Albany and Portland, 1977-1990
• Legal Aid attorney, Albany, 1975-1977
• J.D., Willamette College of Law, 1975
• B.A., Oregon State University, 1972