After 45 years of law practice, Ralph G. Martinez is now available to serve as a neutral mediator.
Ralph G. Martinez
Education
J.D., California Western School of Law, San Diego, CA (1978) ∙ Top 20% of Class
B.A., Azusa Pacific University (1975) Cum Laude ∙ Major: Communication and Business Administration
Bar Memberships
California State Bar (1978)
Southern Federal District Court (CA, 1978)
United States Supreme Court (1984) Eastern Federal District Court (CA, 1988)
Central Federal District Court (CA, 1989)
A founding member of the Christian Conciliation Service of San Diego
His congenial, professional manner diffuses conflict, establishes rapport, and finds common ground to solve the problem.
Ralph G. Martinez’ diverse legal background provides a broad base of understanding for a myriad of civil disputes.
Mediation
Ralph G. Martinez was interested in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) early in his career. A founding director of the Christian Conciliation Service of San Diego, Inc. (1982), Ralph G. Martinez sought to resolve disputes between persons of faith within their faith institutions through mediation. Ralph G. Martinez attended ADR seminars at the Christian Legal Society Religious Freedom Conference at Notre Dame University (1980). Ralph G. Martinez also attended a week-long national conference sponsored by the Christian Legal Society in Ovando, Montana, specifically for the organization and operation of mediation services for faith communities. Ralph G. Martinez taught a 7-week Conflict-Resolution course at Mount Soledad Presbyterian Church in La Jolla, California.
In 2015 Ralph G. Martinez completed the 40-hour Mediator’s Training with the American Arbitration Association. Mr. Martinez is a member of the Dispute Resolution Section of the American Bar Association and attended the 2-day, 15th Annual Advanced Mediation and Advocacy Skills Institute at Pepperdine University, Malibu (October 2017). In 2018, Mr. Martinez attended the 5-day Alternative Dispute Resolution/Mediation/Negotiation Management Conference at the Pantheon-Sorbonne University in Paris, France. In addition to his litigation cases, Ralph G. Martinez has participated hundreds of arbitrations as an advocate, and a comparable number of mediations and settlement conferences.
Settlement Analyst
The use of creative, innovative trial and settlement techniques has caused other trial attorneys to hire Ralph G. Martinez as a consultant and trial value analyst to evaluate settlement and trial values of litigation cases, including client risk/benefit analysis and weighted probability of outcome.
Ralph G. Martinez has balanced experience in both plaintiff and defense law firms.
For the Plaintiff
Ralph G. Martinez was an associate and principal attorney of the prestigious catastrophic injury trial firm of Hunt, Colaw and Adams, Inc. in Santa Ana, California.
For the Defense
Ralph G. Martinez also was an associate trial attorney in the business department of the established Bakersfield law firm of Clifford Jenkins & Brown (now Clifford & Brown).
Specialties
Commercial Disputes
Negotiated and prepared IT support/development for major national software company subcontract services. Prepared contracts for software and memory Internet and Internet mall sales. Formed profit, professional and nonprofit corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships. Drafted shareholder stock restriction agreements, operating agreements and buy/sell agreements. Prepared employment agreements, consulting agreements, independent contractor agreements, branch operations agreements.
Real Estate
Mr. Martinez also was an associate trial attorney in the business department of the established Bakersfield law firm of Clifford Jenkins & Brown (now Clifford & Brown). There he represented agricultural cooperatives, oil companies and ancillary subcontracting companies to the oil industry, developers, banks and local businesses. In one instance, Mr. Martinez handled the foreclosure and interim placement of a receiver in multiple high-rise office buildings where the developer/owner was skimming rents for other projects. Ralph Martinez more recent law practice is decided weighted in real estate matters, particularly cases involving title claims, nondisclosure or purchase/sale.
Personal Injury/Legal Malpractice
Over approximately seven years, Ralph G. Martinez was an associate and principal attorney of the prestigious catastrophic injury trial firm of Hunt, Colaw and Adams, Inc. in Santa Ana, California. He handled Plaintiff personal injury and business tort cases through trial and appeal.