Terry Bridges

Mediator

Santa Ana, California 92701

951-756-5232

Business, Commercial, Contract, Employment, Wage and Hour


With a background of 45 years as a trial lawyer, Terry Bridges has fully transitioned to a private mediation practice.


Mr. Bridges has been actively engaged as a mediator for over 20 years. During that period he has served as the founding director of the Riverside County Bar Association’s
Dispute Resolution Service as well as a panelist for the the Riverside County Superior Court and Division Two of the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Since 2005 Mr. Bridges has been an active member of the Attorney Settlement Program for the U.S. District Court Central District. He currently serves on its Advisory Panel.


Mr. Bridges has been published in numerous journals, including
California Lawyer, the publication of the State Bar of California, Litigation, the publication of the Litigation Section of the American Bar Association , The Bencher, published by American Inns of Court, and the Riverside County Bar Association's, Riverside County Lawyer. His articles address topics which include mediation, civility and professionalism, voir dire, case analysis and evaluation and court conducted mini trials with an advisory verdict as a settlement tool.


Mr. Bridges has consistently received recognition from his peers. For over 40 years he has held an AV rating by the
Martindale-Hubbel attorney rating service and has been listed in “The Best Lawyers in America” for business litigation from 1993 to present. He was also a recipient of the Leo A. Deegan Inn of Court Distinguished Trial Lawyer Award in 1996 and the Riverside County Bar Association’s James H. Krieger Meritorious Service Award in 2007

Mr. Bridges is a Fellow of both the American College of Trial Lawyers and the American Board of Trial Advocates.


The Leo A. Deegan Inn of Court, the local chapter of the
American Inns of Court which seeks to improve the professionalism and ethics of those in the legal community, honored Mr. Bridges by the establishment of an annual “Terry Bridges Outstanding Attorney Award” in 2007. He was also nominated by federal judges, the Leo A. Deegan Inns of Court, and the San Bernardino/Riverside chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates for the 2009 Ninth Circuit Professionalism Award.


In 2005 Mr. Bridges was recognized for his role in increasing civility in the courtroom and in the legal profession by The
San Bernardino/Riverside chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates which presented him with their Civility Award.


He happily served as a member of the California State Bar Attorney Civility Task Force from 2006 to 2008.


Among other diversions, Mr. Bridges enjoys annual solo backpacking and hiking trips to the Sierra Nevada Mountains, Pilates and running. He competes monthly in 5k races.

Bar Admissions:

 

  • California, 1966

 

  • U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1981

 

  • U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1981

 

Education:

 

  • University of Southern California Law School, J.D. 1965

 

  • Santa Clara University, B.A. 1962

 

Specialization:

 

  • Mediation

 

  • Litigation/Trial Consulting

 

Professional Recognition:

 

  • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.

 

  • Fellow, American Board of Trial Advocates.

 

  • “Best Lawyers of America” for business and employment litigation 1993 to present.

 

  • AV Rating by Martindale Hubbel since 1969.

 

  • President, Riverside County Bar Association, 1987-1988.

 

  • Recipient of Leo A. Deegan Inn of Court, Distinguished Trial Lawyer Award 1996.

 

  • Name sake of Leo A. Deegan Inn of Court, establishment of annual “Terry Bridges Outstanding Attorney Award” 2007.                                                        
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  • San Bernardino/Riverside Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates Civility Award 2005.

 

  • Chair, Riverside County Bar Association Judicial Evaluation Committee, 1991-2010.

 

  • Member, Senator Barbara Boxer, Central District Judicial Advisory Committee, 2009 to date.

 

  • United States District Court, Central District of California Standing Committee on Discipline, 2007-2010, Chair 2010.

 

Publications and Speaking engagements:

 

  • Author of multiple articles dealing with mediation, litigation and trial strategy, case evaluation, voir dire and professional civility.

 


  • Frequent speaker on mediation, litigation and trial strategy, case evaluation, voir dire and professional civility. Venues include State Bar conventions, Judicial Conferences, Web Casts, Bar Associations, Law Schools, and Inns of Court.

 

Mediation Experience:

 

  • Private mediator since 2005.

 

  • Mediation panels for California Court of Appeals, Fourth Appellate District, Second Division, Riverside County.

 

  • Superior Court and Attorney Settlement Officer Panel for United States District Court, Central District.

 

  • United States District Court, Central District ADR Advisory Panel, 2010 to Present.

Terry Bridges Mediator

622 Via Zapata

Riverside, CA 92507

951-756-5232

[email protected]