In the spring of 2007, after only two years of full-time mediation practice, Ms. Pynchon was added to the exclusive roster of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution ("CPR").

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.

Ms. Pynchon's clients have been in the garment and import-export industries, as well as well as in the entertainment, banking and finance, manufacturing, healthcare 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.

Since commencing a full-time neutral practice, Ms. Pynchon has taught negotiation skills at the Summer Entrepreneurship Institute, Anderson School of Management, U.C.L.A. and mediation practice skills at the USC School of Law.  Ms. Pynchon became an Adjunct Faculty member at the Straus Institute in the Spring of 2007.

LEGAL CAREER & PRIOR EXPERIENCE

Professional Mediator and Arbitrator (2004-present)
Of Counsel and Partner, at Hancock Rothert & Bunshoft (1996-2003)
Of Counsel, Silver & Associates (1993-1996)
Associate litigation counsel, Buchalter, Nemer, Fields & Younger (1990-1993)
Associate litigation counsel, Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz (1987-1990)
Full-time faculty, Department of Business Law, School of Business and Economics, California State University, Northridge (1984-1987)
Faculty, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Deposition Skills Program (1993-present) and Beginning Trial Skills Program (2002-present)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS & EDUCATION

LL.M, Straus Institute of Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law (2006)
J.D., U.C. Davis School of Law, Order of the Coif (1980)
B.A., U.C. San Diego (Magna Cum Laude) (1975)
Member, L.A. Superior Court Complex Commercial Discovery Committee, Association of Business Trial Lawyers (2005)
Officer and Board Member, Federal Bar Association ADR Committee (2006-07)
Member of the Board, Southern California Mediation Association (2005)
Member, Los Angeles Superior Court ADR Committee and Early Neutral Evaluation Sub-Committee (2005)

ADR SPECIALIZATION

Intellectual Property, including Patent Infringement Litigation
Insurance Coverage (with emphasis on environmental and toxic tort claims)
Class Actions
Commercial and Securities
Business/Financial

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Volunteer, West Hollywood Community Dispute Resolution Center (through the L.A. County Bar Association's Dispute Resolution Services)
Founder and Board Member, Southern California Professional Women's Network