Curriculum Vitae. Law school adjunct professor teaching classes in Employment Law and Law Practice Management and Technology

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1 Curriculum Vitae NEIL PEDERSEN PEDERSEN HECK MCQUEEN, A PROFESSIONAL LAW CORPORATION Phone (949) Fax (949) SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS: Twenty-four plus years as a practicing California attorney, engaged in employment, business, and insurance litigation and transactional work. Licensed in good standing to practice in all California state courts and all federal courts in California. AV rated since Arbitrator for eighteen years, primarily in attorney-client fee disputes. Specialized faith-based arbitration and mediation services for eleven years. Law school adjunct professor teaching classes in Employment Law and Law Practice Management and Technology EDUCATION: Juris Doctor Western State School of Law, Fullerton. Magna Cum Laude, Co-Valedictorian, Editor-in-Chief of Law Review Bachelor of Science, Law Western State School of Law, Fullerton. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: June 2000 to present. Pedersen Heck McQueen, a professional law corporation (formerly known as Pedersen Law & Dispute Resolution Corporation). Irvine, CA. Senior Principal of firm handling wrongful termination and FEHA litigation, complex business and real property litigation, insurance coverage and bad faith litigation, elder abuse litigation, and transactional law matters for companies and their principals. March 1998 to December QuantumLink Corporation, Torrance, CA. Vice-President of Human Resources/General Counsel 6-98 to Vice-President of Corporate Policy/General Counsel 3-98 to 6-98 May 1994 to February Pedersen & Black, a professional law corporation. Newport Beach, CA. Senior Principal of firm handling business litigation, insurance coverage and bad faith litigation, and transactional law matters for companies and their principals. December 1990 to April Ford & Pedersen. Los Angeles, California. Senior associate attorney and then named counsel in Los Angeles firm handling complex business and insurance litigation and appellate matters. August 1987 to December Walker, Kendrick & Jackson. Newport Beach, California. Law clerk and then associate attorney in Newport Beach firm engaged primarily in business, real estate and insurance litigation and transactional work.

2 ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Adjunct Faculty Member, Western State University College of Law, teaching Law Practice Management and Technology, Spring 2012 Adjunct Faculty Member, Western State University College of Law, teaching Employment Law, Fall 2011, Fall Adjunct Faculty Member, Western State University College of Law, teaching Legal Writing ( ). May 1987 to August Full time judicial extern to Justice Edward Wallin, California Court of Appeal, Santa Ana, California. Fee Arbitrator appointed by the Orange County Bar Association (1995 to present). Fee Mediator appointed by the Orange County Bar Association (2008 to present). Completed Peacemaker Ministries Reconciler and Conciliation Training Practicums Completed all formal training for Peacemaker Ministries Certification as Certified Christian Conciliator PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: The California Bar Law Practice Management and Technology Section (Executive Committee effective October 2012) Litigation Section Orange County Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section Solo/Small Firm Section (Executive Committee , Chair 2007) Insurance Law Section (Chair 1996, Program Chair 1995, Executive Committee ) Business Litigation Section Mandatory Fee Arbitration Committee (1995 to present) Resolutions Committee (1997, 2004, Insurance Law Chair 2004) Mentorship Program (Mentor 2008 to present) California Employment Lawyers Association (2007-present) Mentorship Program (Mentor 2012) Summer Clerkship Program (Summer 2012)

3 Los Angeles County Bar Association (past member) Business Litigation Section (past member) Peter M. Elliot Inns of Court, Master (April 2012 to present) William P. Gray Inns of Court, Barrister (past member) Orange County Trial Lawyers Association (sustaining member) Editorial Board Member, ALM Publishing s Smart Litigator website (July 2011 to present) Board of Directors, Western State University Alumni Association SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS: The 21st Century Law Firm Technology in the Law Office, a one hour panel discussion about use of technology in the solo and small firm office, OCBA Solo & Small Firm Section lunch program, presently scheduled for November 15, "Building a Successful Solo or Small Firm" a three hour evening seminar produced by the Orange County Bar Association Solo & Small Firm Practitioner Section. Panelist. Presently scheduled for September 20, Identifying Common Employer Violations of California s Disability Laws, evening seminar sponsored by Western State College of Law, presently scheduled for September 19, Employment Law Update, fifteen minute presentation on new developments in employment law to OCBA Labor and Employment Law Section lunch meeting attendees. August Impact of Employment Arbitration Agreements on Litigation Analysis, one hour breakout workshop session as part of OCBA Labor & Employment Section all-day seminar entitled Life Cycle of an Employment Case, Chapman University College of Law, May Your Client s Deposition: Preparation Tips and Strategies, one hour webinar sponsored by the State Bar of California Solo and Small Firm Section, March 7, Venturing Out, one hour panel discussion at the annual Bridging the Gap program for new lawyers discussing opening and maintaining a law office. Chapman University College of Law, February 11, Practicing Professionalism, two 1.5 hour discussions to Western State University School of Law first year students regarding what it takes to be a true professional and not just a lawyer. November Employment Law Update, fifteen minute presentation on new developments in employment law to OCBA Labor and Employment Law Section lunch meeting attendees. October Employment Law Update, fifteen minute presentation on new developments in employment law to OCBA Labor and Employment Law Section lunch meeting attendees. September Representing Employee Clients, one hour lunch program at University of California, Irvine summer clinic sponsored by the Department of Fair Employment and Housing. July 2011.

4 Impact of Employment Arbitration Agreements on Litigation Analysis, one hour breakout workshop session as part of OCBA Labor & Employment Section all-day seminar entitled Life Cycle of an Employment Case, Chapman University College of Law, June Workshop Judge Closing Arguments, OCBA College of Trial Advocacy, May 2011 Biblical Dispute Resolution, a 1.5 hour seminar on application of Biblical principals to the resolution of personal disputes, presented to the Eastside Christian Church Celebrate Recovery Board of Directors, May 2011 The Mock Trial Experience, a two hour presentation to the Orange County Employment Attorneys group, April produced by the Orange County Bar Association Solo & Small Firm Practitioner Section. Panelist, Metters v. Ralphs Grocery: a case study, a one hour presentation with Dan Heck at Western State University School of Law. Association Bridging the Gap Committee. Spring The 21 st Century Law Firm Technology in the Law Office, a one hour panel discussion about use of technology in the solo and small firm office, OCBA Solo & Small Firm Section lunch program, March produced by the Orange County Bar Association Solo & Small Firm Practitioner Section. Moderator, September Organizational Skills for the Solo and Small Firm Practitioner, one hour seminar put on by the OCBA Solo & Small Firm Section, August Association Bridging the Gap Committee. Spring produced by the Orange County Bar Association Solo & Small Firm Practitioner Section. Moderator, September Association Bridging the Gap Committee. Spring and Fall produced by the Orange County Bar Association Solo & Small Firm Practitioner Section. Moderator, September Association Bridging the Gap Committee. Spring and Fall 2007.

5 Finding Hope: Resolving Conflict, a one hour workshop on Biblical dispute resolution, presented at the Eastside Christian Church Women s Ministry Finding Hope event, June From J.D. to ESQ., Transitioning from Law Student to Lawyer, sponsored by Western State University College of Law, "Employment Law," one hour orientation for law students produced by Western State University College of Law "Time Management for the Busy Fee Arbitrator," one hour seminar on eliminating interruptions and capturing time sponsored by the Orange County Bar Association Mandatory Fee Arbitration Committee "Finding the Right Attorney Job," a seminar produced by Western State University Business Law Forum "Insurance Bad Faith," a day-long seminar produced by Lorman Educational Services, "Employment Law," one hour orientation for law students produced by Western State University College of Law "Time Management for the Busy Lawyer," one hour seminar on eliminating interruptions and capturing time sponsored by the Orange County Bar Association Solo & Small Firm Practitioner Section "Insurance Bad Faith," a day-long seminar produced by Lorman Educational Services, "Identifying and Dealing with Problem Clients" Orange County Bar Association, Solo and Small Firm Practitioner Section Meeting "Technology in the Law Office, a roundtable discussion" Facilitator, Orange County Bar Association, Solo and Small Firm Practitioner Section "Insurance Law Update - an update class for insurance brokers and agents," a training seminar put on several times for various insurance brokerages PUBLICATIONS Attorney Fee Awards in FEHA Claims: The Lodestar Analysis, The Gavel, vol. 15, no.3 (Summer 2012) Authored a chapter entitled Operating Successfully in a Solo or Small Firm Environment: What Lawyers Need to Know Before Striking Out on their Own. in the book Inside the Minds: Establishing a Successful Solo Practice published by Aspatore Books, a Thomson Reuters business. September Behind the Scenes: Solo & Small Firm Section, Orange County Lawyer, vol. 51, no.5 (May 2009) Staying Competitive for the Solo and Small Firm: The Paperless Law Office, Orange County Lawyer, vol. 50, no. 7 (July 2008) "Representing an Insured: Avoiding Insurer Reimbursement Actions" Orange County Lawyer, vol. 36, no. 10 (October 1994)

6 "Effective Closing Argument" Western State University Law Review, vol. 17, no. 1 (1990). PUBLISHED OPINIONS Waller v. Truck Insurance Exchange (1995) 11 Cal.4th 1. Hecht v. Paul Revere Life Ins. Co. (2008) 168 Cal.App.4th 30. Metters v. Ralphs Grocery Co. (2008) 161 Cal.App.4th 696. Carol Brown v. Baker Hughes Incorporated (2006) 433 F.Supp.2d HONORS AND AWARDS Inducted into the Western State University School of Law Hall of Fame, May Presented with Special Appreciation Award by Orange County Bar Association Solo and Small Firm Section for dedication and service to the section, December 2010.