Mediator Application

Application for Appointment to Bankruptcy Mediation Program Panel
  • All Applicants
  • Attorney Applicants

    Bankruptcy Cases

    List three bankruptcy cases in which you have served as the principal attorney of record (without regard to the party represented) from commencement to conclusion, or to the date of this application, whichever is earlier.

    Case Title Case Number Dates Representation

    Adversary Proceedings

    List three adversary proceedings or contested matters in which you have served as attorney of record for a party-in-interest from commencement through conclusion (i.e., judgment, order or stipulation), or to the date of this application, whichever is earlier.

    Case Title Case Number Dates Representation

    Resolved Disputed Matters

    List three matters in which you have resolved disputed issues in a mediation or other alternative dispute resolution format.

    Case Title Case Number Dates Representation
  • Non-Attorney Applicants

    Resolved Matters

    List three matters in which you have resolved disputed issues in a mediation or other alternative dispute resolution format.

    Matter Description Dates Capacity Description
  • All Applicants

    List any professional licenses you hold (other than bar admission), and include dates of admission in each profession.

    List any professional organizations of which you are an active member, the length of your membership, and any positions held.

    List any state or federal mediation or other ADR training that you have completed which has been qualified as continuing professional education credit or which has been approved by a court of competent jurisdiction. [NOTE: IT IS MANDATORY THAT ALL APPLICANTS CERTIFY HAVING COMPLETED AT LEAST 30 HOURS OF MEDIATION (NOT ARBITRATION) TRAINING PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR PANEL MEMBERSHIP.]

    Have you been removed from any professional organization, or have you resigned from any professional organization while an investigation into allegations of professional misconduct was pending?

    If so, please explain the circumstances of such removal or resignation

    Check the county(ies) in which you are willing and available to conduct mediation conferences:

    Specify any area(s) within the above couty(ies) in which you are not willing and/or available to conduct mediation conferences:

  • Panel Member Information Form

    Occupation:

    Education: [List institution(s), Degree(s) and Date(s)]

    Mediation Training: [Number of hours & Name of Trainer]

    ADR Organization Memberships: [e.g., Southern California Mediation Association, American Arbitration Association, etc.]

    Description of Your Mediation Process/Approach: [e.g., Caucus/No Caucus; Directive/Collaborative; Evaluative/Facillitative; etc.]

    Foreign Language(s) Spoken:

Certification

I hereby certify that I have read Third Amended General Order No. 95-01 entitled “In re Adoption of Mediation Program for Bankruptcy Cases and Adversary Proceedings” and that I meet the qualifications for membership to the Bankruptcy Mediation Program Panel.

If I am applying for appointment as an attorney mediator, I certify that I am a member in good standing of the state and federal bar(s) listed above.

If I am applying for appointment as a non-attorney mediator, I certify that I am a member in good standing of my profession.

I consent to disclosure of the information contained in this Application to Bankruptcy Court personnel and to the parties and their representatives whose matters have been referred to the Bankruptcy Mediation Program.