Nevada Supreme Court
Our firm offers years of experience in representing our clients in matters in arbitration, either in Nevada’s “court-annexed” arbitration program or under private agreements mandating alternative dispute resolution. Most of our attorneys are frequently appointed arbitrators by the Court in the annexed arbitration program and several serve as Judges Pro Tempore in the Nevada Supreme Court’s “Short Trial Program” which is trial process designed to expedite disposition of smaller cases.
Mediation, another form of alternative dispute resolution, is designed for parties to reach an amicable settlement without having to proceed through traditional - but expensive - litigation. While the parties to mediation are attempting to amicably reach a mutually acceptable result, it is still incumbent upon counsel representing a client at mediation to effectively represent the client. Our firm has handled hundreds of cases in the mediation process where we believe our clientele have consistently surpassed their expectations.
Several of our attorneys, as their resumes reflect, also serve as arbitrators and mediators. Erickson, Thorpe & Swainston senior partner William Cobb has an extensive mediation practice. Mr. Cobb is a Nevada State Supreme Court Settlement Judge (1998-) and has completed the Advanced Mediation and Training Program of the ABA section of Dispute Resolution and the American College of Civil Trial Mediators. He has also completed the National Judicial College, Grant Sawyer Center for Justice Studies, Mediation Program (2003) and the Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law, Mediation Program (2006). Mr. Cobb is a member of the Association of Attorney-Mediators.
Erickson, Thorpe & Swainston senior partners Tom Beko and John Aberasturi also have considerable expertise in bringing difficult cases to a successful resolution, both as mediators and arbitrators.
With their background as trial lawyers, members of the firm who serve as arbitrators and mediators are in an enhanced position to help efficiently and economically resolve without the need for expensive additional litigation.
