Daniel Chad Anderton, Esq.
Mediator, Arbitrator; Attorney
Newport Beach, California
- Employment Law
- Wage and Hour
- California FEHA
- Title VII
Highly experienced employment and class action litigator in California and Illinois for nearly 30 years. Proficient in handling all types of employment litigation ranging from discrimination/harassment to whistleblower to wage hour matters for sophisticated clients in various industries including health care, retail, logistics, construction and financial services. Currently serve as mediator and arbitrator, and also handle a limited number of plaintiff side employment matters as a litigator.
Anderton Mediation – Independent Mediator and Arbitrator
Mediator, Arbitrator; Attorney
Mediator/Arbitrator, Anderton Mediation, 2024-Present; Attorney, Anderton Law Firm, 2024-Present; Shareholder, Littler Mendelson, 2006-2024; Associate, Littler Mendelson, 2003-2005; Associate, Shefsky & Froelich, 2002-2003; Associate, Graft Sciacotta, 2000-2001; Associate, Haight Brown Bonesteel, 1998- 2000; Associate, Anspach & Serraino, 1995-1998.
Extensive experience in employment litigation for employers ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses, as well as representing a limited number of employees. This includes many jury trials and arbitration hearings related to employment in industries such as health care, logistics, construction, financial services and retail. Handled, as a litigator, hundreds of mediations and arbitrations, as well as hundreds of court cases, including matters such as discrimination, harassment, whistleblower, and wage and hour issues (class, PAGA and individual). Decades of experience in evaluating cases for purposes of risk assessment and effectively advising clients.
Served as mediator in nearly 100 mediations primarily for employment litigation matters, but includes a number of personal injury matters.
Discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, whistleblower, reasonable accommodation, interactive process, wage and hour disputes, contract disputes and auto accident matters.
I am first and foremost an advocate for resolution. The parties have their advocates to maximize their respective positions. I serve as advocate for resolution while providing a pleasant experience for the parties. I use a combination of facilitative and evaluative techniques to achieve victory, i.e. settlement.
Preparation is 90% of the battle. I will be extremely well prepared and I expect counsel to be as well. Counsel should treat the mediation as a mini-trial, their opportunity to tell their story and obtain a positive outcome. This includes providing key testimony, documents and witness statements. Trials are rare, and should be, so mediation is the most important day of the case in 99% of matters. Treating the mediation with such a high level of importance will give us the best chance for resolution.
Preparation is 90% of the battle. I will be extremely well prepared and I expect counsel to be as well. Counsel should treat the mediation as a mini-trial, their opportunity to tell their story and obtain a positive outcome. This includes providing key testimony, documents and witness statements. Trials are rare, and should be, so mediation is the most important day of the case in 99% of matters. Treating the mediation with such a high level of importance will give us the best chance for resolution.
Adept with the various online platforms (i.e. Zoom, LoopUp, GoToMeeting, etc.) and willing to conduct arbitrations virtually if the parties prefer to do so.
University of Southern California, Gould School of Law (JD-1995); University of Michigan (BA, Economics-1990).
Admitted to the Bar: Ohio (1995), California (1998), Illinois (2000); various federal courts at the district and appellate level.
Certified mediator pursuant to Waymaker Dispute Resolution program.
Certified mediator pursuant to Waymaker Dispute Resolution program.
American Bar Association; National Employment Lawyers Association; California Employment Lawyers Association; Beverly Hills Bar Association; volunteer settlement officer in Resolve Law LA mandatory settlement program (Los Angeles Superior Court).
$10,000 Per Day
English
United States of America
Newport Beach, CA
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