Victoria Pynchon
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Victoria Pynchon -- author of the Settle It Now Negotiation Blog and founder of the IP ADR Blog -- is an attorney-mediator and arbitrator with ADR Services, Inc. in Century City, California.
Ms. Pynchon resolves the same type of complex commercial case she litigated for more than a quarter century with such firms as the Philadelphia-based Pepper, Hamilton; the Los Angeles-based Buchalter, Nemer and the San Francisco-based Hancock, Rothert & Bunshoft (recently merged with Duane Morris) She is a neutral for ADR Services, Inc. and her own specialty panels, Settle It Now Dispute Resolution Services IP ADR Services.
Ms. Pynchon's broad business background gives her commercial mediation practice unusual depth in industry practices, management and finance. She spent her commercial litigation career litigating "bet the company" antitrust, unfair competition, intellectual property and insurance coverage actions. She has also prosecuted and defended nationwide consumer class actions and litigated securities fraud and professional liability actions. Her clients have been in the garment and import-export industries, as well as in the health care, entertainment, banking and finance, manufacturing and insurance industries.
Ms. Pynchon's credentials include extensive academic and practical teaching experience at the undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate levels, including more than a dozen years of teaching experience with the National Institute of Trial Advocacy.
Ms. Pynchon received her LL.M. in Conflict Resolution from the prestigious Straus Institute and her law degree, Order of the Coif, from University of California at Davis King Hall School of Law .
Ms. Pynchon was recently appointed to the California State Bar's Standing Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution. Her term in office begins at the end of September 2008 and will continue through September of 2010.
Here's what lawyers and business people have to say about Ms. Pynchon's negotiation trainings and seminars:
The women at the X2 Healthcare Network were so enthused by the concepts Victoria presented in her keynote, "Winning" the Negotiation, that we are planning on her full-day workshop as the focal point to our next annual retreat. Victoria's style was engaging and participatory, and we all want away wanting more of her strategies, tactics and entertainment. Gale Wilson-Steele of Health Media Syndicate ~ a MEDSEEK Partner
Ms. Pynchon's presentation is informative and lively. Several of my colleagues are putting the mediation tips she gave us to immediate use. It was one of those rare MCLE's in which I learned something new and immediately applicable. Martin Trupiano, Esq., Squire Sanders & Dempsey (now at Law Offices of Martin Trupiano)
Thank you for your presentation on negotiation and settlement. It was a huge hit. David Lash, Esq., O'Melveny
As a corporate partner in a large national firm who has been negotiating all kinds of deals, contracts and individual points for 30 years, I thoroughly enjoyed Vickie's presentation. She has obviously made a very diligent and successful effort to master the literature and wisdom of others in the field of negotiating, and her enthusiasm for integrating what she's studied with what she's experienced herself made for a very interesting, lively and useful presentation--truly made me think about some things I had never thought consciously about, and the hour flew by." Partner, AmLaw 100 International Law Firm
Some of Ms. Pynchon's recent professional publications include:
Take Steps to Ensure that Mediated Settlement Agreements Can Be Enforced (with Deborah Rothman) The Los Angeles Daily Journal, October 20, 2006, reprinted at Mediate.com
Ten Settlement Conference Traps for the Unwary, Douglas County Bar Association Newsletter, November 2006
Mediation ‘Magic’ Happens When Neutrals Revitalize Justice Issues, Los Angeles Daily Journal, July 22, 2008
Email Communication Can Be Dangerous During Litigation, Los Angeles Daily Journal, June
2008
Bullying, Rigidity are Surefire Negotiation Deal Breakers, Los Angeles Daily Journal, May 14, 2008
When Talks Reach an Impasse, Mediators Work Their Magic, Los Angeles Daily Journal, April 30, 2008
Shame by Any Other Name: Lessons for Restorative Justice from the Principles, Traditions and Practices of Alcoholics Anonymous, Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Journal. 5(2): 299-324 (2005)
Ms. Pynchon's short fiction, literary non-fiction and poetry has been extensively published in the small University Press.
