PROFESSIONAL NEUTRAL/ ARBITRATOR AND MEDIATOR

Over thirty years of experience in arbitration and mediation, as an advocate and thereafter as a neutral.  Since 2002, selected to serve as a neutral arbitrator or mediator in over 300 matters.  Numerous reasoned awards issued as an arbitrator with cases proceeding to hearing.

Subjects handled in arbitration and mediation include:  All types of employment matters including whistle blower, harassment, contract and statutory claims; all types of wage and hour cases including class action, individual, PAGA, FLSA and state wage and penalty claims; commercial/ business matters including partnership dissolution, partnership disputes,  contract dispute, unfair competition, insurance coverage, purchase and sale of business, defamation and interference claims; real estate matters including broker commission and failure to disclose.

Service as a neutral on the American Arbitration Association Employment and Commercial panels since 2004 and Los Angeles Superior Court pro bono and Party Pay panels since 2002.

LAW OFFICES OF JONATHAN W. BIDDLE, Los Angeles
Partner
August 1998 - Present

• Independent internal investigations, expert witness 
• Handbook and policy drafting, preventive counseling
• Employment litigation, class actions and appellate work (Plaintiff and  Defendant)

JACKSON, LEWIS, SCHNITZLER & KRUPMAN, Los Angeles
Senior Counsel
August 1993 - August 1998

• Employment litigation in Federal & State courts, handling of administrative hearings related to employment issues, mediation & arbitration, preventive counseling, policy & handbook drafting, conducted seminars in employment law, client supervisor training, lawsuit, charge and independent investigations

BUCHALTER, NEMER, FIELDS & YOUNGER, Los Angeles
Associate/ Senior Counsel
June 1986 - August 1993

• Employment and Labor litigation in Federal & State courts, handling of administrative hearings related to employment issues, mediation & arbitration, preventive counseling, policy & handbook drafting, conducted seminars in employment law, client supervisor training, lawsuit & charge investigations

UNOCAL CORPORATION, Los Angeles
Law Clerk/ Attorney/ Senior counsel
May 1979 - June 1986

• Employment and Labor litigation in Federal & State courts, employment related administrative hearings, supervisor training, preventive counseling, and investigation of employment claims throughout United States