Phyllis G. Pollack – Biography
| April 2019 – Present | AAA Panel of Mediators |
| Fall 2017 – Present | ADR Ethics (Law 819), Lecturer in Law, USC Gould School of Law |
| August 2000 – Present | Phyllis G. Pollack- PGP Mediation, Full time neutral |
| July 2013 – March 2018 | Agency for Dispute Resolution (agencydr.com) – a panel of neutrals; affiliated in name only. |
| June 1994 – 2005 | Law Office of Phyllis G. Pollack, Los Angeles; deal with insurance, business, commercial, employment, bankruptcy and real estate related issues in the litigation and transactional contexts |
| January 1993 – May 1994 | Billet & Kaplan, Los Angeles(formerly Collisson & Kaplan); dealt with title insurance, business, commercial, banking, bankruptcy and real estate related issues and litigation |
| June 1990 – January 1993 | Collisson & Kaplan, Los Angeles; dealt with title insurance, business, commercial, banking, bankruptcy, and related real estate issues and litigation |
| May 1987 – May 1990 | Office of the General Counsel, Sanwa Bank California, Los Angeles, California; dealt with banking related matters and litigation including secured and unsecured commercial and consumer loans, deposits and collections, real estate, negotiable instruments, trusts, bankruptcy, and fair employment practices and personnel |
| August 1985 – May 1987 | Burkley, Moore, Greenberg & Lyman, Torrance, California; dealt with commercial, realestate, and securities fraud litigation |
| February 1981 – August 1985 | Murchison & Cumming, Los Angeles, California; dealt with personal injury, products liability, and complex legal malpractice cases involving securities fraud |
EDUCATION:
| Law School: | Tulane University School of Law, New Orleans, Louisiana; Juris Doctor, May 1977. Academic Standing: Top 11%, Rank 21 of 184, Grade Point Average: 80.88 |
| University: | Newcomb College of the Tulane University of New Orleans, Louisiana – Bachelor of Arts, Sociology, May 1973. Academic Standing: Top 5%, Grade Point Average: 3.65 of 4.00 |
HONORS & ACTIVITIES:
| Law School: | Moot Court (1975-1977). Senior Fellow (selected by the law faculty to assist in teaching freshman law students research and writing (1976-1977) |
| University: | Magna Cum Laude degree with distinction for thesis work (“Working and Non-Working Women and Equality in Marriage”); Phi Beta Kappa, Tulane University Scholar (1970-1973); Phi Mu Award for Outstanding Sociology Major (1973); Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities (1972-1973 and 1976-1977) |
PROFESSIONAL:
| Admissions: | State of California, December 17, 1980; District of Columbia, March 15, 1979; State of Louisiana, October 7, 1977; United States District Court, all Districts of California; United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals; United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals; United States Court of International Trade; United States Court of Federal Claims |
| Affiliations: | State Bar of California; District of Columbia Bar Association; Louisiana State Bar Association; Dispute Resolution Section American Bar Association- Dispute Resolution Section Louisiana State Bar; United States District Court, Central District of California Settlement Officer Panel; First Appellate District, California Court of Appeals (San Francisco, Ca) Mediation Panel (2005-2012 when panel was disbanded); Second Appellate District Mediation Panel, California Court of Appeal (Los Angeles, CA ) 2005-present; Los Angeles County Superior Court Mediation Panel (2000-2012 when it disbanded) |
| Offices: | Past President of the Southern California Mediation Association (SCMA) 2010; Past President of the SCMA Education Foundation (2011 and 2012) and past Treasurer (2013); Past Member of the California Dispute Resolution Council Board of Directors 2012-2013; Member (2011-2015) and past Chair of the State Bar ADR Committee (2014-2015) Member- USC Law School ADR Programs Advisory Board (2015) |
| ADR Training: | Mrs. Pollack has more than 500 hours of mediation training and continues to average more than 50 hours of Continuing MCLE each year |
While President of the Southern California Mediation Association (“SCMA”) in 2010, Ms. Pollack was interviewed on Blog Talk/Negotiate Radio about mediation and the Southern California Mediation Association (of which she is president). To listen to the interview, click here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/negotiate.
AREAS OF PRACTICE:
As a full-time neutral, Ms. Pollack mediates commercial, real estate, employment, wage and hour, lemon law, business and personal injury and trademark and copyright matters.