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Biography
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Jeff Park was born in Palo Alto, California in 1953 and lived in Sunnyvale, where there once were fruit-tree orchards, for the first 18 years of his life. He attended Fremont High School and participated in swimming, water polo, student government, and marching band, where he played a trumpet. He also became an Eagle Scout. Mr. Park obtained his undergraduate and law degrees from Santa Clara University. Before becoming an attorney, Mr. Park worked in finance, management and accounting. He is married, has three children, and lives near Scotts Valley. In 1990, Mr. Park passed the California state bar and joined the law firm of Campbell, Warburton, Britton, Fitzsimmons & Smith and transferred to Brooks & Hess where he practiced in the areas of contracts, real property, corporate law and business transactions. He began practicing employment law in 1994, when he joined Employment Rights Attorneys. He became a Senior Associate and then joined Phillip J. Griego & Associates in December 2002. In July 2007, Mr. Park became a partner with Hemant Habbu joining the Law Offices of Hemant R. Habbu, Inc. Mr. Park's practice covers a variety of areas, including contracts, discrimination, harassment, wage and hour issues, whistle blowing, misappropriation of trade secrets, construction contracts, and other areas of employment law. Education and Post-Graduate Training
Mr. Park earned his Bachelors of Science in Commerce degree from Santa Clara University in 1975. After working in Silicon Valley for about twelve years, he attended Santa Clara University School of Law where he earned his Juris Doctor in 1990. While attending law school, Mr. Park studied law and interned with a law firm in Singapore for about two months in 1988. Following law school, Mr. Park has focused his attention on employment law and mediation. He has attended more than 25 courses in mediation and alternative dispute resolution and earned an Advanced Mediator recognition from the Santa Clara County Office of Human Relations. Bar Admissions:
1990, admitted to California bar, California Supreme Court and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. Community Associations:
1998, Executive Committee of the Dispute Resolution Program Training Institute, Santa Clara County Office of Human Relations; 2003-2004, Secretary for Campus Consortium a university/college conflict resolution organization, current member; 2003/2004 President of San Jose Toastmaster's Club; 2006 - 2010, Board of Director of Company for Healthy Living; 2006 - 2010 Board of Director for Glenwood Basin Property Owners' Association. Alternative Dispute Resolution Associations / Panels:
1994 - present, Mediator for Santa Clara County Office of Human Relations Dispute Resolution Program Services; 1994 - 2005, member of Santa Clara County Bar Association's ADR Committee; 1995/1996, Chair of Mediation Roundtable and Mediation Committee of Santa Clara County Bar Association; 1995 - present, Coach for Santa Clara County Office of Human Relations Dispute Resolution Program Training Institute; 1999 - present, Mediator for Santa Clara County Superior Court; 2005 - present, Mediator for San Mateo County Superior Court; 2005, Chair of Santa Clara County Bar Association's ADR Committee; Other Professional Associations:
1995, 1996, Finance Committee member, Santa Clara County Bar Association Presentations:
Webinar - 3/09 Optimize Results with Mediation, presented to California Association of Business Brokers (CABB) members.
Article - 9/08 Mediate Your Dispute for Optimum Results, CABB Newsletter
Presentation - 7/08 Mediation in the Resolving Business Sales Disputes - presented to CABB members.
Presentation - 6/07 The Art of the Settlement, National Business Institute, Inc., panelist on negotiation and mediation.
Presentation - 5/06 The Anatomy of a Successful Mediation, Santa Clara County Bar Association, Panelist and Moderator.
Presentation - "Mediation Training," Global Majority Symposium, Monterey School of Law and Monterey Institute of International Studies, speaker, May 2005.
Presentation - "Conflict Resolution," San Jose Chamber of Commerce BRN, speaker, January 2005.
Presentation - "Conflict Resolution in Law," San Jose State University, guest speaker, February 2004.
Presentation - "Mediation Training" through Santa Clara County Office of Human Relations, Dispute Resolution Training Institute for Equal Opportunity Officer-Liaisons for Santa Clara County, Instructor/Coach, December 2003.
Presentation - "Mediation," You and the Law television program, half an hour presentation, October, 2003.
Presentation - "EEOC and DFEH Mediation," Santa Clara County Bar Association, Moderator, May 2002.
Presentation - "Negotiation," Santa Clara County Office of Human Relations Dispute Resolution Training Institute, Co-presenter, January 2002.
Presentation - "Mediation," You and the Law television program, half an hour presentation, August, 2001.
Presentation - "Employment Law Mediation," Lincoln Law School, San Jose, guest speaker, March 2001.
Presentation - "Employment Mediation," Santa Clara County Office of Human Relations Dispute Resolution Training Institute, speaker and panelist, October 2000.
Presentation - "Developments in Employment Law," Automotive Service Council, speaker, August 2000.
Presentation - "Mediation in Employment Law", Santa Clara County Bar Association, speaker and panelist, March 2000.
Presentation - "Reference Liability for Employers," San Jose Chamber of Commerce, speaker, 1997.
Presentation - "Unemployment Insurance" to human resource professionals, Lorman Education Services, speaker, 1998.
Article - "Alternative Dispute Resolution Roundtable," co-author with Judge Fogel and Elizabeth Strickland, Daily Journal, October 1996.
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