b'RESUME\nELEANOR SOUTHERS\nATTORNEY AT LAW\n1362 Pacific Ave. #216\nSanta Cruz, CA 95060\n(831)466-9132\nFax (831)466-9456\nCell (310) 749-1944\nE-mail: esouthers@aol.com\nWeb site:www.southerslaw.net\n\nEDUCATION\nSan Francisco State University\nBachelor of Art,\nMaster\xe2\x80\x99s Program\nUniversity of La Verne, College of Law\nSan Fernando Campus\nJuris Doctor\nAmerican Montessori Training Center, Los Angeles\nTeaching Credential\n\nEMPLOYMENT\nLegally Related\n2008 \xe2\x80\x93 Present\n\nProfessional Legal Coaching\nSince moving to Santa Cruz in 2007, Ms. Southers has\ndirected her attention to volunteer work and coaching\nattorneys and legal staff on ways to grow, change or\nincrease their effectiveness. She has lectured and written\nextensively in this area for the past 10 years.\n\n1987 \xe2\x80\x93 2007\n\nLaw Offices of Eleanor Southers\nPersonal Injury, Worker\xe2\x80\x99s Compensation, Immigration\n\n1\n\n\x0cA full service law firm handling all aspects of cases from\nthe claim stage through trial and appeals, as well as\nadministrative appearances. Case load has been between\n125-155 cases. Serviced over 2,500 clients. Heavy client\ncontact as well as supervising 3 inside and 2 outside\nemployees. Jury, Court and Appellate experience including\na 1.34M verdict in Superior Court.\nRelated work includes work with CA dept of Labor on\nImmigration matters, Pro Bono and paid work has included\nmediations/arbitrations for FEHA, CA Appellate Court, LA\nSuperior Court and the Judicial Settlement Officer\nProgram.\n.\n1994 - Present\n\nMediation Office of Eleanor Southers\nExtensive training and experience in Mediations.\nParticular emphasis on Employment/Labor Relations and\nBusiness. Worked with PIHRA (Professionals in Human\nResources) as an officer and lecturer. Has mediated over\n300 matters at all levels of dispute resolution from claims\nthrough Appellate proceedings. On the mediation panel for\nCA. Superior Court, Probate Panel, Judicial Officers\nSettlement Program, and 2nd Appellate District Mediation\nPanel.\n\n1982 \xe2\x80\x93 1987\n\nLaw Offices of Gary Eisenberg\nLaw Clerk and Attorney\nPersonal Injury. Litigation\n\n1980 \xe2\x80\x93 1982\n\nLaw Offices of Brown and Kivo\nLaw Clerk\nPersonal Injury, Construction, Real Estate\nBusiness, Labor Law\n\n1979 \xe2\x80\x93 1980\n\nLaw Offices of Donald Kottler\nLaw Clerk: Personal Injury and Worker\xe2\x80\x99s Compensation\n\nNon Legal\n1970 \xe2\x80\x93 1978\n\nGlendale/Burbank Montessori School\nMontessori Teacher and Principal\n\n2\n\n\x0cVOLUNTEER, COMMUNITY AND PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS:\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nJudge Pro Tem- Los Angeles Small Claims Courts/Santa Cruz and Monterey\nPanel.\nArbitrator-Los Angeles County Bar Association fee program\nMediator-Los Angeles Superior Courts\nArbitrator-Los Angeles Superior Courts\nSettlement Officer-Los Angeles Superior Courts JSOP Program\nMediator-Appellate Court Panel, Los Angeles(2nd Appellate District)\nMediator-Probate Panel, Los Angeles Superior Courts\nPast Program Chairman, Pacific Palisades Rotary Club\nVice Chair, Pacific Palisades Rotary Club\nSpeaker, various Rotary, Lions and other civic organizations\nChairman of Mentor Program, Women\xe2\x80\x99s Referral Service\nBoard of Directors, Halcyon Center for Child Studies.\nOutreach Chairman, Fulfillment Fund for Network/LA\nLos Angeles Public Library Literacy Tutor\nMember of Women\xe2\x80\x99s Club, UCSC\nCASA Volunteer (Court Appointed Special Advocate in the Dependency\nSystem for Santa Cruz County)\n\nPROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP:\n\xef\x82\xb7 California State Bar-Board of Directors(Advisor) Executive committee, Solo\nand Small Firm Section\n\xef\x82\xb7 Consumer Attorneys of California\n\xef\x82\xb7 Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles\n\xef\x82\xb7 California Applicant\xe2\x80\x99s Attorneys Association\n\xef\x82\xb7 Southern California Mediation Association\n\xef\x82\xb7 Culver-Marina Bar Association- Trustee,2003 and Lawyer to Lawyer\nNetworking Chairman.\n\xef\x82\xb7 LA County Bar \xe2\x80\x93DRS Associates, Program Committee\n\xef\x82\xb7 Beverly Hills Bar Association \xe2\x80\x93Past Co-Chair Networking Committee and\nmember of the Board for the Employment Section.\n\xef\x82\xb7 Santa Cruz County Bar Association\n\xef\x82\xb7 Monterey County Bar Association\n\xef\x82\xb7 Santa Clara Bar Association\n\xef\x82\xb7 SCERT, Los Angeles, CA.\n\xef\x82\xb7 Professionals in Human Resources, District Five, past vice-chairman\n\xef\x82\xb7 American Immigration Lawyers Association\n\xef\x82\xb7 State Bar of California # 100954\n\xef\x82\xb7 United States District Court, Central District\n\xef\x82\xb7 United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit\n\n3\n\n\x0cSEMINARS AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS\n\xef\x82\xb7 LA County Bar MCLE Seminar \xe2\x80\x9cY2K Disputes and ADR: Preparing for the\nInevitable\xe2\x80\x9d, September, 1999\n\xef\x82\xb7 LA Times Small Business Strategies Convention Speaker \xe2\x80\x9cY2K Triage\xe2\x80\x9d,\nSeptember, 1999\n\xef\x82\xb7 PIHRA Conference 2000, Speaker \xe2\x80\x9cMediation and Negotiation Techniques\nFor the HR Professional\xe2\x80\x9d\n\xef\x82\xb7 California State University at Fullerton, Instructor Summer 2001, \xe2\x80\x9cMediation\nAnd Negotiation Techniques in the Workplace\xe2\x80\x9d\n\xef\x82\xb7 Speaker, Various Service Organizations, 1990 to Present.\n\xef\x82\xb7 Speaker, Women In Business \xe2\x80\x9cMediation, Choice of the Future\xe2\x80\x9d, 1996\n\xef\x82\xb7 MCLE Speaker: State Bar Convention, 2001 and 2002, \xe2\x80\x9cWorker\xe2\x80\x99s\nCompensation and Personal Injury \xe2\x80\x9dMCLE State Bar Section Conference,\n2003, \xe2\x80\x9cHow to Handle a Low Impact Case on a Budget\xe2\x80\x9d\n\xef\x82\xb7 MCLE Speaker: State Bar Convention, 2003,2004,2005,\xe2\x80\x9dEthically Handling\nLiens\xe2\x80\x9d and SEI Speaker,2005, \xe2\x80\x9cStrategic Planning for Your Practice\xe2\x80\x9d\n\xef\x82\xb7 State Bar 2006 Convention. \xe2\x80\x9cRecent changes in Immigration Law Since 9/11\nand How it is Impacting your Practice\xe2\x80\x9d.\n\xef\x82\xb7 SEI January, 2008 Speaker: \xe2\x80\x9cAlternative Ways of Paying: Credit Cards,\nBarter and Legal Plans\xe2\x80\x9d.\n\xef\x82\xb7 State Bar 2008 Convention. \xe2\x80\x9cHow to Run Your Office on a Shoestring\xe2\x80\x9d.\n\xef\x82\xb7 In House Seminars: Marketing and Time Management (2) 2009\n\xef\x82\xb7 State Bar 2010 Convention. \xe2\x80\x9cTime Management for Lawyers who have no\ntime\xe2\x80\x9d\n\xef\x82\xb7 ABA Local Programing, Niche Marketing and Negotiating 2013 and 2014.\nCA State Bar, Merced, Santa Cruz, Humboldt and Imperial County Bar\nAssociation presentations 2012 -2014.\n\nAWARDS:\nIrving Gold Foil Appreciation Award \xe2\x80\x93 1988\nWomen\xe2\x80\x99s Referral Service/ Outstanding Woman of the Year - 1993\nRotary International/ Recognition of Service \xe2\x80\x93 1995\nCulver Marina Bar Association/Service Award \xe2\x80\x93 2004\nCA State Bar, Solo and Small Firm/Service Award - 2002 -2006\n\nCOMPUTER SKILLS:\nSkilled in use of the Web for investigation, research, and all aspects of legal and nonlegal work, including e-mail.\nKnowledgeable in the use of: Legal Solutions, Tritek (Management System),\nImmForms(West), Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and Outlook.\n4\n\n\x0cProficient in preparing general correspondence, legal motions, briefs, and related written\nmaterials, using a Word format.\n\nPUBLICATIONS:\nBOOKS INCLUDE:\nThe Medical-Legal Survival Guide, A Handbook for the California Chiropractor, ChiroLegal Publications, 1995, co-authored with Craig Morris, D.C.(used in 2 Chiropractic\nColleges in California as a text book)\nThe California Guide to Opening and Managing a Law Office, CA State Bar Publication,\n2008, authored chapter on \xe2\x80\x9cWhat Kind of Law Should I Practice\xe2\x80\x9d.\nBeing a Better Lawyer: A Short Guide to a Long Career, published by the ABA\n\nARTICLES INCLUDE:\n\xe2\x80\x9cMediation: Choice of the Future\xe2\x80\x9d\n\xe2\x80\x9cHow to Save Money on Your Automobile Insurance\n\xe2\x80\x9cHow to recover from an unusual Accident\xe2\x80\x9d\n\xe2\x80\x9cWhat to do if you are in an Accident\xe2\x80\x9d\n\xe2\x80\x9cHow to Prepare for Mediation\xe2\x80\x9d LA Business Journal, 2000\n\xe2\x80\x9cPeacemeal Mediation\xe2\x80\x9d Daily Journal, 1999\n\xe2\x80\x9cHow to Prepare your client for Mediation\xe2\x80\x9d Forum Publication, 2001\n\xe2\x80\x9cY2K Litigation, Get Ready for a Change\xe2\x80\x9d\nLos Angeles Daily Journal, Verdicts and Settlement, Mediator Profile, 12 / 99\nColumnist for Big News For the Small Firm \xe2\x80\x9cThe Oracle\xe2\x80\x9d(State Bar Publication)\n\xe2\x80\x9cWhat You Need to Know about VAWA\xe2\x80\x9d Big News, 2005\n\xe2\x80\x9cHow Immigration Laws since 9/11 are Affecting Your Practice\xe2\x80\x9d Big News\n\xe2\x80\x9cIs There an Elephant in your Law Office\xe2\x80\x9d Big News, Convention Edition 2008\nColumnist for State Bar Publication \xe2\x80\x9cBig News\xe2\x80\x9d from 2006 to present.\n\nCOPIES OF ARTICLES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST\n\nREFERENCES UPON REQUEST\n\n5'