PAUL M. BIELACZYC
3463 State St. # 401
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Tel. & Fax. 805-565-8725
Pbielaczyc@msn.com
www.tricomediate.com

          Paul Bielaczyc is a Mediator and an Attorney with an extensive background in civil litigation. He has over 18 years experience handling a wide assortment of cases as a litigator in Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Luis Obispo counties as well as throughout all of California.  In 1989, he started his law career as a sole practitioner and was hired in 1991 as an associate handling all aspects of civil litigation. In 2003, he renewed his work as a sole practitioner adding Mediation services.

          In 2003, after receiving formal training, Mr. Bielaczyc became certified as a Mediator. Since that time, he has continually offered his services in numerous local forums. He has been active as a Settlement Master of the Santa Barbara Superior Court facilitating Mandatory Settlement Conferences. He is a panelist for the Santa Barbara Superior Court CADRe program, as well as the Ventura and San Luis Obispo Superior Court Mediation programs. He is also a member of the panels for the Ventura Center for Dispute Settlement and Creative Mediation of San Luis Obispo.

          Mr. Bielaczyc utilizes a combination of the Facilitative, Transformative and Evaluative methods of dispute resolution. He recognizes that each and every case is unique, not only based on the specific facts, but more importantly, based upon  who is involved in each mediation.  With this guiding principle, Mr. Bielaczyc blends the 3 methods in order to accommodate the unique character of each case. He handles the intricacies of each case with patience and consistency in a non-threatening manner. Ultimately, Mr. Bielaczyc works carefully with all sides to develop a satisfactory settlement agreement.  

MEDIATION TRAINING:

• Conflict Management Institute
• Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution
• Southern California Mediation Association
• Santa Barbara Co. Bar Assoc. ADR Section
• California Dispute Resolution Council               

MEDIATOR PANEL MEMBERSHIPS

• Santa Barbara Superior Court CADRe Program
• Ventura Superior Court Voluntary Mediation Program
• Ventura Center for Dispute Settlement Fee Panel
• San Luis Obispo Superior Court Mediation  Program
• Creative Mediation of San Luis Obispo Fee Panel

AREAS OF SPECIALTY:
          Contracts, Construction, Employment, Insurance-Bad Faith, Land Use & Environment, Personal Injury, Probate & Estates, Product Liability, Professional Malpractice, Real Property

EDUCATION:

• Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan,  Bachelor of Science, 1974
• Santa Barbara College of Law, Santa Barbara, California, Juris Doctorate, 1988

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
          Tri-County Mediation, Mediator & Attorney, 2003 – Present; Tharpe & Howell, Senior Associate Attorney, 1991– 2003: Sole Practitioner, Attorney, 1989-1991; Builder/Business Owner, Construction Carpenter/Builder, 1976 - 1989
      
ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS:  

• State Bar of California
• United States District Court, Central District of California  
• Santa Barbara County Bar Association
• Northern Santa Barbara County Bar Association
• Southern California Mediation Association
• California Dispute Resolution Council
• Association of Conflict Resolution

A SAMPLING OF REFERENCES:
            Eric Berg, Hatch & Parent, 805-882-1479; Bradford D. Brown, 805-965-1016; Martin P. Cohn, 805-569-2223; James B. Cole, Proctor, McCarthy & Slaughter, 805-658-7800; Richard J. Corbo, 805-922-9909; John C. Eck, Griffith & Thornburgh, 805-965-5131;  Alan H. Fenton, 805-568-1800; Gary D. Fields, Fields & Israel, 562-432-5111; Tom Shapiro, Office of Santa Barbara City Attorney, 805-897-2578; Joseph E.Gerbac, 805-735-3678; Miles T. Goldrick, 805-963-7400; Robert I. Long, 805-642-0055; Scott Malm, Cassel Malm Fagundes, 209-870-7900; E. Patrick Morris, 805-560-9833; Stephen E. Penner, 805-965-0085; William P. O’Kelly, Richardson, Bambrick, Cermak & Fair, 818-562-8880; David C. Turpin, 805-965-3079; Gerald B. Velasco, Vail & Stub, 805-650-6648; Charles P. Wessler, Law Office of Marsha Munemura, 818-548-7800; A. Kendall Wood, 619-296-6247                                                                  

$300.00 per Hour

No Administrative Fees / No Travel Expenses
No Deposit Required / No Cancellation Fee