Charles B. Parselle
Tel: (818) 346-5810 Charles@Parselle.com
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Founding Partner of Centres for Excellence in Dispute Resolution (CEDRS)
- Attorney/Mediator/ Judge pro tem/ Arbitrator
- Over 30 years experience plaintiff, defense and corporate
- Author, “The Complete Mediator”
Attorney at Law, California; Barrister at Law, England; Director, Mediation and Arbitration
Resolution Services; Board Member, Southern California Mediation Association; Founder,
Los Angeles Mediators; Instructor, Institute for Conflict Management; Lecturer and coach on mediation and negotiation; International and multicultural legal experience
Profession:
- Attorney-at-law, California, 1983
- Barrister-at-law, England, 1966
- Judge pro tem, Los Angeles Superior Court, 1995
- Arbitrator and Mediator, 2000
Education:
- Oxford University, England (1960-63)
Work History:
- Mediation and arbitration, 2000-present
- Law Offices of Charles B. Parselle, [Los Angeles, 1983-present]
- General counsel: movie company, [Los Angeles, 1998-1999]
- General counsel: security company, [Canberra, Australia, 1990-1991]
- General counsel: multinational company, [U.K., 1967-1981]
Litigation:
Commercial, construction, consumer, defamation, employment, personal injury, premises liability, product liability, probate, real estate, torts [Los Angeles, California]
Transactional/Corporate:
- Entertainment, intellectual property, employment, tort defense, [Los Angeles, California]
- Constitutional, contract, employment, government, intellectual property, labor relations, taxation, etc., [multinational based in England, operations in U.K., U.S. France, Germany, Italy, Denmark, Holland, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Canada]
Alternate Dispute Resolution Experience:
- Mediator and arbitrator in variety of disputes – commercial, construction, consumer, employment, entertainment, homeowners, intellectual property, marital dissolution, personal injury, professional negligence, premises liability, product liability, real estate inc. mould cases, probate.
Alternative Dispute Resolution Studies:
- Straus Institute for Conflict Resolution, [Malibu, California]
- Instructor in mediation and negotiation, Institute for Conflict Management, [Santa Monica, California]
- Author, “The Complete Mediator”
- Frequent contributor, Los Angeles Daily Journal, Mediate.com
Alternative Dispute Resolution Areas of Focus:
- Personal injury, employment, business torts/contracts and insurance coverage, construction and real estate, entertainment and intellectual property
Alternative Dispute Resolution Studies:
- Straus Institute for Conflict Resolution, [Malibu, California]
- Instructor in mediation and negotiation, Institute for Conflict Management, [Santa Monica, California]
- Author, “The Complete Mediator”
- Frequent contributor, Los Angeles Daily Journal, Mediate.com
Professional Associations:
Beverly Hills Bar Association; British American Bar Association; Honorable Society of the Middle Temple, England;
Italian American Bar Association; Los Angeles County Bar Association; Los Angeles Mediators; San Fernando Valley Bar Association; Southern California Mediation Association
Selected Publications:
In Los Angeles Daily Journal: Lawsuit’s Price Forged by Competing Economic Theories 1/28/06; Attempt to Cap Contingency Fees
Threatens More than Plaintiff’s Bar 3/17/05; Judicial System was Built to Withstand Today’s Wave of Criticism 4/27/05
In mediate.com 2004-2007: Necessary Conflicts; The Octave Of Primary Emotions; The Prisoner’s Dilemma; The Six Levers Of Influence;
Mediator As International Peacemaker; Negotiating with Oneself; Anatomy of Negotiation: Fifteen Steps in Handling Negotiation
Charles B. Parselle
818.346.5810
Charles@Parselle.com