John V. O’Meara, Esq.
Mediator/Arbitrator

A majority of Mr. O’Meara’s civil litigation experience concerns multi-party complex litigation and he has participated in over 500 mediations and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. Mr. O’Meara has been a paneled arbitrator and mediator for ARC for nearly a decade, and draws on his experience and success as an actively practicing civil litigator to create consensus between litigants and their counsel and, as a result, has a high rate of success as a neutral.

PRACTICE AREAS

Construction litigation, real estate, insurance coverage, insurance bad faith, property damage and personal injury cases.

CONFLICT RESOLUTION EXPERIENCE

John O’Meara, an AV rated attorney licensed in California, Nevada and Colorado, is the managing partner of Bremer, Whyte, Brown & O’Meara, LLP’s Los Angeles, California office.

Mr. O’Meara’s career as a civil litigator spans 18 years and has primarily been focused in the areas of construction defect, real estate, personal injury and property damage cases for both plaintiffs and defendants. In addition, Mr. O’Meara is active in providing risk management advice to companies, and has broad based knowledge of insurance policies and issues.

Mr. O’Meara speaks nationally and internationally on various topics to businesses, trade groups and the insurance industry. John is also a Planning Commissioner with the City of Agoura Hills, California.

ORGANIZATIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS

Member: Arbitration and Mediation Panel in the Ventura County Superior Court; Settlement Officer, Los Angeles County Superior Court.

Completed: “Negotiating the Litigated Case” program from Pepperdine University Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution Studies

EDUCATION & TRAINING

J.D., McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific

B.A., California State University at Northridge

Mr. O’Meara is based in Southern California and is available nationally and internationally.

Century City
310.284.8224

Dowtown
213.623.0211

Toll Free
1.800.347.4512