Judicate West Welcomes Judge Lesley D. Holland as a Neutral
23 Julio 2024 - 1:23PM
Judicate West, one of California’s leading providers of private
dispute resolution services, has added Judge Lesley D. Holland,
formerly of the San Joaquin Superior Court, to its roster of
neutrals. Judge Holland is based out of the Sacramento office and
available statewide as a mediator, arbitrator, and private judge.
“Judge Holland has been well respected and well liked within the
Central Valley legal community, and he draws upon his 45 years of
diverse experience as a trial judge, civil litigator and mediator
to help parties find resolution. He has already handled more than
300 mediations and, as judge, guided and facilitated thousands of
resolutions, settlements and verdicts,” said Var Fox, Executive
Vice President and Co-Founder of Judicate West. “Judge Holland is a
patient judge and a good listener, and he knows how to connect with
all types of people and personalities. On top of his outstanding
disposition, he is gracious and humble, and we are thrilled to
welcome him to the Judicate West family.”
Following more than 22 years of service, Judge Holland retired
from the San Joaquin Superior Court in 2019. He was elected as the
Presiding Judge in 2014 and was named the court’s first Supervising
Judge for the Civil Division in 2011, serving through 2014. Judge
Holland spent the last several years as Of Counsel at Herum
Crabtree Suntag Attorneys, where he devoted his practice to
alternative dispute resolution services in civil matters with
emphasis on probate/trusts and estates, business/contractual,
construction, employment, professional malpractice, real estate and
personal injury disputes. Judge Holland spent the first 18 years of
his career in private practice, trying commercial, products
liability and construction defect matters.
Judge Holland held numerous leadership positions for the San
Joaquin Superior Court, including chairing the Executive Committee
(2014-2015); the Civil Committee (2010-2014); and the Local Rules
Committee (2010-2018). He also co-chaired the court’s ADR Committee
(2008-2014). Judge Holland serves as a mediator for the Third
District Court of Appeal’s civil mediation program and on the
Commission on Judicial Performance’s panel of qualified special
masters. He is a member of the California Judges Association; the
Judge Consuelo M. Callahan Inn of Court, of which he is a past
president; bar associations in Sacramento, San Joaquin and
Stanislaus Counties; and the Association for Conflict
Resolution.
In spring 2019, Judge Holland completed the Pepperdine
University School of Law Straus Institute’s intensive 42-hour
program – “Mediating the Litigated Case.” He earned his J.D. from
the University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco
(formerly UC Hastings Law) (1979), where he was the Review Editor
of the Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly. He received his B.A.,
cum laude, from Occidental College (1976).
About Judicate WestCelebrating 30 years,
Judicate West is one of California’s leading providers of private
dispute resolution services with a distinguished roster of proven
neutrals, including retired state and federal court judges plus
professional attorney mediators and arbitrators from a wide variety
of practice areas. Founded in 1993, the firm prides itself on
maintaining the utmost integrity in delivering innovative solutions
to all types of civil disputes. The firm’s successful formula
involves top-tier neutrals, a great company culture and an
experienced team of ADR professionals dedicated to delivering gold
standard service in alternative dispute resolution (ADR).
Contact:Melody KleimanJudicate West(714)
852-5189melody@judicatewest.com