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H. Jay Folberg

Professor Emeritus

Professor Emeritus Folberg has authored many articles and books on dispute resolution, mediation, negotiation, and family law. Folberg was the dean of the USF School of Law from 1989 to 1999. He has served as chairman of the Association of American Law Schools Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, president of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, chairman of the Oregon State Bar Family Law Section, and president of the Academy of Family Mediators. In 1998, Folberg was appointed by the chief justice of the California Supreme Court as chair of a state wide task force on alternative dispute resolution and in 2001 to chair the Judicial Council's Blue Ribbon Panel on arbitration ethics. He was honored in 2003 with the Judicial Council's Bernard Witkin Amicus Curiae Award "for his leadership in the field of alternative dispute resolution and his outstanding contributions to the California courts." Folberg now serves as a mediator and arbitrator with JAMS and is executive director of the JAMS Foundation.

Education
  • BA, San Francisco State University
  • JD, UC Berkeley
Prior Experience
  • Visiting Professor, University of Washington School of Law
  • Professor, Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College
  • Founding Director, Oregon Legal Services
  • Executive Director, Legal Aid Services (Portland, Ore.)
  • Associate, Rives & Schwab (now Stoel Rives)
Awards
  • Lifetime Achievement Award (2011) from the American College of Civil Trial Mediators
TitleOutletsDate
"35 Years of Getting to Yes: San Francisco's Community Boards"City Visions Radio
(KALW 91.7 FM)		06/13/11
"Learning by Teaching"Daily Journal06/11/10
"Change Meant For The Boeings May Hit the Krafts, Too"Daily Journal04/16/10
"Time on Your Side" — Part 4 in 4 Part SeriesSan Francisco Daily Journal, Los Angeles Daily Journal04/17/08
"Hallmarks of Haggling" — Part 3 of 4 Part SeriesSan Francisco Daily Journal, Los Angeles Daily Journal03/13/08
"Pros vs. Joes" — Part 2 of 4 Part SeriesSan Francisco Daily Journal, Los Angeles Daily Journal02/19/08
"Lessons from the Pawnshop" — Part 1 of 4 Part SeriesSan Francisco Daily Journal, Los Angeles Daily Journal01/25/08
Books
    Law Review and Journal Articles
      Book Contributions
        Opinion Pieces and Blog Posts
          Other Publications
            Briefs
              Court Citation of Research
                Presentations
                  Testimony and Hearings
                    Written Testimony and Commentary
                      Advisor or Consultant
                        Counsel
                          Symposia Organization
                            Professional Membership
                              Fellowships
                                Other Service