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Mediation

Details of Expertise

Areas of Mediation: Personal Injury Products Liability Public Entity Claims Business & Commercial Disputes Contractual Disputes Corporate, Partner and Member Disputes Employment Disputes

Licenses and Certifications

Member of San Diego County Bar Association Member of Orange County Bar Association

Education

J.D., University of San Diego Law School (1990) B.A., Santa Clara University (1984) Mediation training, Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution: Mediating the Litigated Case (Pepperdine University School of Law)

Years in Practice

Number of Time Deposed/Testified in the Last Four Years

Additional Information

Prior to becoming a mediator, William (“Bill”) Wheatley spent 29 years as a civil litigator. His practice was devoted to representing entities and individuals in a myriad of cases including catastrophic injury, business disputes, employment disputes, products liability, personal injury, government liability and subrogation claims. Having represented both defendants (approximately 60% of the time) and plaintiffs (approximately 40% of the time), Bill is able to quickly grasp the issues relating to each side of a dispute. He is creative, persistent, and has the temperament that is necessary to help parties find a middle ground that is fair, reasonable, and in everyone’s best interests. As one attorney noted, “He is the ultimate closer.”