Richard Phelps is uniquely qualified to mediate and arbitrate auto accidents, other torts, insurance law and coverage cases, and all civil disputes.

He has litigated hundreds of civil cases of various types and has been actively involved in the investigation and settlement of thousands of claims for over 26 years.

Some examples of his relevant experience:

• 10,000+ hours of ADR experience.
• Over 175 hours of mediation training.
• Intensive residential mediation training at the Center for Mediation in Law.
• Advanced mediation training co-sponsored by ACBA and BASF.
• Participant in "The Advanced Mediator's Forum," Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution/
  Pepperdine University School of Law.
• Member, The Mediation Society
• Co-chair ACBA ADR Section: 1998 to 2003
• Former Member, ACBA ADR Placement Service Executive Committee
• CCC EASE Panel mediator.
• Producer of and speaker at ACBA MCLE Seminar "Why Did My Mediation Fail?" and several others.
• Arbitrator since 1990.
• Prior to law practice, he worked as a B.I. adjuster for a major national insurance company.
• Former member  Northern District Federal Court Bankruptcy Mediation Panel.