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Member Directory
- Details for Individual Member
Name and/or Company:
Gene Mechanic, Mechanic Dispute Resolution
Website:
mechanicadr.com
Contact Information:
gene@mechanicadr.com
503-943-2792
mechanicadr.com
Practice Description:
I apply my knowledge, creativity, and tenacity from 40-years of highly successful litigation practice to achieve successful outcomes in mediation in a wide variety of civil litigation and disputes. My skills have been recognized by my peers though a preeminent AV rating in the respected publication Martindale-Hubbell, and I am listed in Best Lawyers of America and Oregon Super Lawyers. The Oregonian newspaper said that I have “a history of legal success.”
Approach to Practice / Form of Mediation:
I strive to understand the substance of the dispute and the motivations and goals of the parties, gaining their trust. I then use a progression of steps to achieve an agreement, starting with a facilitative approach but becoming more declarative as the need arises. I am creative and tenacious in finding avenues for the parties to achieve a successful outcome.
Background:
I started my litigation career as a New York State Deputy Assistant Attorney General, representing state agencies in federal and state lawsuits. After moving to Oregon, I co-founded Portland based Goldberg, Mechanic, Stuart & Gibson, where I practiced law for nearly 30 years. I more recently founded and practiced law with Mechanic Law Firm. During my legal career, I successfully represented plaintiff and defendant clients throughout the country in a wide array of civil litigation in federal and state trial and appellate courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court. My cases have involved employment, employee benefits, healthcare, civil rights, debtor-creditor, property damage, business, media and entertainment, contracts, personal injury. I won many jury verdicts, court decisions, arbitrations and administrative hearings for my clients.
Education / Training:
I am certified in litigation mediation by Pepperdine Law School’s Strauss Institute of Dispute Resolution and have many additional hours of mediation training. I received my BA from the University of Rochester and JD from George Washington University.
Fee Information:
I generally charge $250 per hour for OMA referred cases.
Practice Specialties:
Business/Commercial | Construction | Consumer | Contracts | Cross Cultural/Intercultural | Disability | Discrimination/Harassment | Education | Elder Mediation | Employment | Environmental | Governmental | Health Care | Homeowners/Condominium Associations | Housing/Landlord-Tenant | Insurance | Labor | Land Use | Manufactured Dwelling | Neighborhood/Community | Organizational | Peer Mediation (Incl. Elemntry. and Scndry School) | Personal Injury | Professional Liability | Public Policy | Real Estate | Restorative Justice | Schools | Securities | Small Claims | Torts | Transportation | Victim Offender | Workplace | Youth and Family | LGBTQ
Locations Served:
Baker County | Benton County | Clackamas County | Clark County (Oregon) | Clatsop County | Columbia County | Coos County | Crook County | Curry County | Deschutes County | Douglas County | Gilliam County | Grant County | Harney County | Hood River | Jackson County | Jefferson County | Josephine County | Klamath County | Lake County | Lane County | Lincoln County | Linn County | Malheur County | Marion County | Morrow County | Multnomah County | Polk County | Sherman County | Tillamook County | Umatilla County | Union County | Wallowa County | Wasco County | Washington County | Wheeler County | Yamhill County | Clark County, Washington
Language(s) Spoken:
English
Additional Professional Services:
Arbitration | Conflict Resolution Coaching | Conflict Resolution System Design | Consensus/Team Building | Facilitation | Group Conferencing | Organizational Development | Public Participation | Training
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