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, an Arbitrator and an Attorney with an extensive background in civil litigation. He has over 20 years experience handling a wide assortment of cases as an Attorney 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. His area of practice included Contracts, Business Disputes, Construction Defect, Employment, Real Estate and Personal Injury. In 2003, he renewed his work as a sole practitioner adding Mediation and Arbitration services.

            In 2003, after receiving formal training, Mr. Bielaczyc became certified as an ADR professional. His work as an ADR professional includes Mediations, Neutral Evaluations, and Arbitrations along with acting as a Discovery Referee. 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 ADR programs. He is also a member of the fee panels for the Ventura Center for Dispute Settlement and Creative Mediation of San Luis Obispo.

            Mr. Bielaczyc handles the intricacies of each case with patience, experience and consistency. As Mediator or Neutral Evaluator, he works carefully with all sides to fashion a suitable settlement agreement. As the Arbitrator or Discovery Referee, Mr. Bielaczyc gives full dedication to the case review and analysis process before rendering just and appropriate decisions.

ADR TRAINING:

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

ADR PANEL MEMBERSHIPS

  • Santa Barbara Superior Court CADRe Program
  • Ventura Superior Court Voluntary ADR Program
  • Ventura Center for Dispute Settlement Fee Panel
  • San Luis Obispo Superior Court ADR 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 Negligence, 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, Arbitrator & Attorney, 2003 – Present
  • Tharpe & Howell, Senior Associate Attorney, 1991– 2003
  • Sole Practitioner, Attorney, 1989-1991
  • Carpenter/Builder, Residential and Commercial construction, 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, Brownstein, Hyatt, Farber & Schreck, 805-882-1479; Bradford D. Brown, 805-965-1016; Martin P. Cohn, 805-569-2223; James B. Cole, Proctor, Slaughter & Reagan, 805-658-7800; Richard J. Corbo, Legal Aid Foundation, Santa Maria, 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 & Fair, 818-562-8880; David C. Turpin, 805-965-3079; Gerald B. Velasco, Stub, Boeddinghaus & Velasco, 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

 

Panelist Information Updated: April 19, 2010
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