Conflict Resolution for the 21st Century

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Hon. Joyce Karlin Fahey
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Retired


Judge Joyce Fahey brings to bear more than 30 years of conflict resolution experience as a judge, attorney and elected official. Judge Fahey transitioned to a fulltime neutral practice at ARC after her second term as Mayor of Manhattan Beach, CA. Her excellent people skills and ability to quickly grasp the nature of a controversy have gained her an outstanding reputation as an insightful and creative mediator.


PRACTICE AREAS

Complex matters including business/commercial, contracts, construction defect, employment, environmental, finance, municipal disputes, professional malpractice, property disputes, real estate, water rights disputes and wrongful death, as well as family law matters.

CONFLICT RESOLUTION EXPERIENCE

Judge Fahey began her legal career in private practice for firms in Chicago and Los Angeles. From 1977 to 1991, she was an Assistant United States Attorney in Los Angeles, where she held many significant positions, including Senior Litigation Counsel for the Department of Justice. She was appointed to the Los Angeles Superior Court in 1991.

After her retirement from the Superior Court in 1997, Judge Fahey continued to preside over cases on an as-needed basis and served on the Retired Judges Mediation Panel. In her position as Mayor of Manhattan Beach, she has been directly involved in resolving a wide variety of issues, from litigation over public works projects, construction and environmental impact matters, to negotiating employment contracts for city employees. Judge Fahey has worked with school districts to resolve conflicts and has mediated disputes among neighboring cities. Judge Fahey is a recognized expert in cases involving child sexual abuse. She is also highly skilled in child custody and visitation matters. Judge Fahey is fluent in Spanish and Italian.

 


ORGANIZATIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS

Two-term Mayor and longtime City Council Member of Manhattan Beach, CA

Board of Directors, Los Angeles County Courthouse Corporation

Board of Directors, Los Angeles County Sanitation District

Board of Directors, Los Angeles County Commission for Children and Families

EDUCATION & TRAINING

J.D., Loyola Law School, Chicago (1974)

Judge Fahey is available throughout California.

Century City
310.284.8224

Dowtown
213.623.0211

Toll Free
1.800.347.4512

 

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