Charles Hunt

Mr. Hunt has over 35 years experience as a private practitioner, corporate counsel, and business manager. He has extensive trial and transactional experience in the areas of tort litigation, real estate, securities, contracts, leases, insurance, labor negotiations, state PUC and ICC issues, employment law, and legislative advocacy. Mr. Hunt is a member of the State Bar of California, Washington State Bar, United States Supreme Court, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, United States Tax Court, and Interstate Commerce Commission Bar.

Mr. Hunt has been a Judge Pro Tem, arbitrator, and mediator for the Superior Courts in Orange, San Bernardino, Los Angeles, and Riverside counties; and is a mediator on the panel of the 4th District Court of Appeal, Riverside. He has done extensive private mediation and arbitration, and is a member of The National Arbitration Forum. His LL.M. degree is in Dispute Resolution from the Straus Institute, at the Pepperdine University School of Law. He is also a professor of Business Law at the Graziadio Business School at Pepperdine University, where he teaches Negotiation and Dispute Resolution, Ethics, and Business Law.

Mr. Hunt has a reputation as a hard working and patient mediator who listens carefully and who has had successful results because of his ability to quickly grasp the essential facts and lead parties through the issues that have created the impasse that led to mediation. He is available for mediations or arbitrations in Southern California.

Education

Pepperdine University

Master of Laws

Pepperdine University

Master of Business Administration

Golden Gate University

Juris Doctor