Eleanor Barr, Esq.
MEDIATION EXPERIENCE
During the last decade, Ms. Barr has resolved over a thousand cases –
many of them multi-party, bitterly-contested disputes – in a variety of
areas including business, employment, real estate, insurance coverage,
catastrophic injury and probate law. Her success at settling cases
attests to her skills at distilling complex issues, facilitating
productive dialogue and defusing the emotional issues that often
underlie conflict.
In addition to mediating legal disputes, Ms. Barr facilitates large and
small group dialogues in corporate and educational settings. She has
been recognized by “Best Lawyers in America,” as one of the top
mediators and has been honored as one of the “Super Lawyers” in
California by Los Angeles Magazine.
As an adjunct professor at the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution
at Pepperdine University School of Law, Ms. Barr teaches mediation
skills to students, lawyers and judges. She is a frequent lecturer on
mediation, negotiation and conflict resolution for law firms,
businesses, insurance companies and educational institutions.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
• Business
• Employment
• Real Estate and Construction
• Elder Abuse
• Environmental
• Insurance Coverage
• Probate
• Personal Injury
• Civil Rights
• Professional Malpractice
PROFESSIONAL LEGAL EXPERIENCE
Ms. Barr began practicing law 20 years ago as a litigator of complex
civil cases. She was a named partner (under her maiden name, Oths) at
Denney & Oths in Glendale, California where she focused on
environmental, business and employment litigation. Prior to that, Ms.
Barr was an associate at Glassman & Browning in Beverly Hills where she
litigated in the areas of entertainment and First Amendment law. She has
represented corporate and individual clients, as plaintiffs and
defendants, in all stages of litigation including mediations,
arbitrations, trials and appeals. Ms. Barr’s experience in litigating
complex, multi-party lawsuits has been instrumental in her ability to
resolve such cases as a mediator.
EDUCATION
Ms. Barr received a J.D. from Indiana University Law School in
Bloomington and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Indiana University. She
has received mediation and negotiation training from many institutions
including the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine Law
School, U.C.L.A., Los Angeles County Bar, Center for Conflict
Resolution, the California Court of Appeal, and Concur.
LECTURES
• Adjunct Professor, Pepperdine University School of Law, Straus
Institute of Dispute Resolution, 2006, 2008
• Lecturer, “Conflict Resolution for Managers,” Los Angeles Community
College District, 2008
• Lecturer, “Learning to Resolve Disputes: Mediation, Negotiation, and
Facilitation in Theory and Practice,” UCLA, 2008
• Speaker, “Ethics in Negotiation,” Inns of Court, 2007
• Lecturer, Mediating the Litigated Case, Straus Institute of Dispute
Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law, 2007.
• Speaker, Ethics and ADR: What Happened to Zealous Representation?
State Bar of California, Sections Education Institute, January 2007.
• Moderator, “Bone Chips to Dinosaurs,” Dialogue at Harvard,
International Academy of Mediators Conference, Harvard University, April
2006.
• Speaker, “One Size Does Not Fit All: A Business Attorneys’ Guide to
Negotiating the Fine Points of ADR Clauses,” State Bar of California
Annual Conference, 2005
• Speaker, “Strategies for Successful Negotiations in Business
Mediations,” Sate Bar of California, SEI Conference, 2005
• Speaker, “Mediating an Entertainment Dispute,” State Bar of California
Annual Meeting, 2003
• Speaker, “Mediating the Litigated Case: It’s Not Just About The
Money,” Southern California Mediation Association Conference at
Pepperdine University, 2003
PUBLICATIONS
• Author, “The Evolution of Employment Mediations: A Mediator’s
Perspective,” Advocate, Journal of Consumer Attorneys Associations for
Southern California, October, 2008.
• Author, “Enforcing Agreements,” Los Angeles Daily Journal, September
20, 2007
• Author, “Making Sound Decisions: How to Help Your Client Evaluate
Settlement Options,” 24 Alternatives 65, April 2006, International
Institute for Conflict Resolution - CPR Institute.
• Co-Author, "The Functional Use of Intuition in Mediating the Litigated
Case," www.mediate.org, 2006.
• Co-Author, “Increasing Your Mediation Resolution Rate,” Los Angeles
Superior Court pamphlet, 2001
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