Finding A Judicial Arbitrator

Finding a General Jurisdiction Judicial Arbitrator

The Santa Clara County Superior Court provides a database of background information on members of our Judicial Arbitration panel for the convenience of attorneys and the public.

Parties and counsel who have stipulated to Judicial Arbitration will receive a Notice of Random Selection which will list several proposed arbitrators. Many arbitrators have provided information to the court which is posted on this list. If the arbitrator’s information is not posted here, you may contact the arbitrator’s office for background information.

Each party must strike one proposed arbitrator, and return the Notice to the court at the address listed on the Notice. An arbitrator will be assigned and parties and/or counsel will be notified as quickly as possible.

Parties may also stipulate to Judicial Arbitration using the Court's ADR Stipulation and Order Form ( Form CV-5008 ), and may choose any mutually acceptable arbitrator, whether on the Court's list of arbitrators or not. For more information, see Local Civil Rule 6 .

Individuals who wish to be added to the judicial arbitration database are encouraged to submit an application ( Form CV-5007 ). Arbitrators who need to update their information may contact the court at ADR@scscourt.org , or fill out the Judicial Arbitration Background Sheet ( Form CV-5040 ) and mail or email it to the Court. 

Read more about Judicial Arbitration in the Self-Help section of this website .

Judicial Arbitrators

Full Name First Name Last Name Email Phone Number Foreign Language Subject Matter Areas of Law
Jeffrey Loew jloew@loewlawgroup.com (650) 397-8700 Trusts, Conservatorship
Steve Braccini sbraccini@sheppardmullin.com (650) 815-2650 Trusts, Conservatorship
Jeffrey Hare jeff@jeffreyhare.com (408) 279-3555 Real Estate, Ownership, Business [Contract/Collection]
Rebecca Weisman rebecca@fwlawoffices.com (408) 975-1075 Trusts, Guardianship, Conservatorship
Ellen McKissock emckissock@hopkinscarley.com (408) 286-9800 Trusts, Conservatorship
Steven Ellenberg sellenberg@hopkinscarley.com (408) 998-8500 Trusts, Business [Contract/Collection]
Michael Desmarais mgd@desmaraislaw.com (408) 356-6886 Trusts
John Coward jcoward@candglawfirm.com (408) 358-3773 Trusts, Real Estate, Guardianship, Business [Contract/Collection]
Kristofer Biorn kwb@cbsrlaw.com (650) 321-5007 Trusts, Real Estate
Jon Zimmerman jzimmerman@messner.com Construction, Business [Contract/Collection]
David Wong dywlaw20@gmail.com Personal Injury, Business [Contract/Collection]
Jonathan Wolf jdw@berliner.com Business [Contract/Collection]
Jeffrey Windsor jeff@windsor-plc.com Personal Injury, Labor/Employment, Construction
Richard Williams rwilliams@grayduffylaw.com Personal Injury, Labor/Employment
Stephen Vernon stephen.vernon@vernonlawoffice.com Labor/Employment, Construction, Business [Contract/Collection]
Kenneth Van Vleck kvanvleck@gcalaw.com Construction
Loren Vaccarezza lorenbvaccarezza@yahoo.com Personal Injury, Construction, Business [Contract/Collection]
Cyrus Tabari ctabari@smtlaw.com Personal Injury, Business [Contract/Collection]
Ralph Swanson ralph.swanson@berliner.com Construction, Business [Contract/Collection]
Donald Sullivan donlsullivan@yahoo.com Personal Injury, Construction, Business [Contract/Collection]
Kevin Sullivan ksullivanlegal@gmail.com Personal Injury, Labor/Employment, Business [Contract/Collection]
James Suits II james@suitslitigation.com Personal Injury
Doris Suh doris_suh@yahoo.com Personal Injury, Labor/Employment, Business [Contract/Collection]
Angela Storey astorey@habbaslaw.com Personal Injury
Clark Stone clark@clarkstonelaw.com Business [Contract/Collection]
David Steuer dsteuer@wsgr.com Business [Contract/Collection]
Michael Stebbins mws@svlg.com Labor/Employment, Business [Contract/Collection]
Steven Springer info@springer.us.com Labor/Employment, Construction, Business [Contract/Collection]
Barbara Spector barbaraspector@hotmail.com Personal Injury, Labor/Employment, Business [Contract/Collection]
Gregory Spallas gspallas@psalaw.com Personal Injury, Labor/Employment
Stuart Smolen ssmolen@bsvlaw.com Business [Contract/Collection]
Juan Simón simoninjurylaw@sbcglobal.net Personal Injury, Labor/Employment
Veronika Short veronika@vshortlaw.com Personal Injury, Labor/Employment, Business [Contract/Collection]
Alan Sherwood alansherwood@earthlink.net Personal Injury, Business [Contract/Collection]
Michael Shea Jr. mmsjr@shea-shea.com Personal Injury
Sarahann Shapiro sshapiro@pahl-mccay.com Business [Contract/Collection]
Alan Seher aseher@nvlawllp.com Construction, Business [Contract/Collection]
Caroline Schuyler caroline@cmschulyer.com Labor/Employment
Masumi Sakai masumi@sakailawoffices.com Personal Injury, Labor/Employment, Business [Contract/Collection]
Jack Russo jrusso@computerlaw.com Labor/Employment, Construction, Business [Contract/Collection]
Gary Rose grose@groselaw.com Personal Injury
Charles Roe crr@swr-law.com Personal Injury, Labor/Employment
Michael Richter cognitarsj@aol.com Personal Injury
Sean Ramia sean@smartadr.com Personal Injury, Construction
Peyman Rad (HooshmandRad) rad@radlawgroup.com Personal Injury, Labor/Employment, Business [Contract/Collection]
Timothy Pupach tim@pupachlaw.com Business [Contract/Collection]
Christopher Platten cplatten@wmprlaw.com Labor/Employment
Cary Pham cary@caryphamlaw.com Personal Injury, Business [Contract/Collection]
Braid Pezzaglia braid@pezzaglialaw.com Personal Injury
James Pagano attorneys@pagano-kass.com Personal Injury, Labor/Employment, Business [Contract/Collection]

DISCLAIMER: The Court provides this list of Judicial Arbitrators as a public service. The Court does not endorse, recommend or make any warranty as to the qualifications or competency of any provider on the list. Inclusion on the list is based on the representations of the provider. The Court assumes no responsibility or liability for any act or omission of any Judicial Arbitrator on the list.

Judicial Arbitrators who need to update their provider information should  contact the court .