PAUL J. WRIGHT

LLB, Bachelor of Laws

Buckingham University, England 1985

pwright@fielding.edu

 

 

 

Licensure: California Bar Association, 1990

 

Current Professional Appointment:

 

Faculty (unranked)

School of Psychology

Fielding Graduate University

 

Areas of Instruction:

 

Psychology in the Litigated Case from Jury Selection Through Trial to Verdict

Psychology of Dispute Resolution

Use and Effect of the Media in High Profile Legal Cases

 

Research Interests:

 

Psychology and the Law, Including the Selection of Jurors Based on Psychological Profiles and Other Factors

Interrogation of Suspects and the Rule of Law and Psychological Factors in Presenting Cases and Persuading Judges and Jurors

Role of the Mediator in Effecting Resolution of Civil Disputes

 

Practice Interests:

 

Civil and Business Litigation, from Intellectual Property to Partnership Disputes

Mediation of Civil and Commercial Disputes

 

Professional Memberships:

 

American Bar Association, International Section

Honorable Society of the Inner Temple

Los Angeles County Bar Association

State Bar of California

 

 

Professional Activities in Last Seven Years

 

Publications:

 

Wright, P. J., & Deering, J. E. (2002, July). Using early mediation as a strategic element of your trial preparation. Trial Excellence. Irvine, CA: Trail Excellence.

 

 

Presentations:

 

Wright, P. J. (2004, April). Mock mediation. Presented before the 15^th International Congress of Maritime Arbitrators, London, England.

 

Wright, P. J. (2004, September). Transatlantic litigation and alternative dispute resolution. Moderator of panel presented at the State Bar of California, International Law Section and British American Business Council, Los Angeles Conference on "Doing Business in the Expanding European Union," Los Angeles, CA.

 

Wright, P. J. (2004, October). Alternative dispute resolution in the airline industry. Presented at the American Bar Association Forum on Air and Space Law, Santa Monica, CA.

 

Wright, P. J. (2004, November). Developments in international alternative dispute resolution. Presented at the University of Waseda, Institute of Comparative Law, Japan.

 

Wright, P. J. (2005, January). Mediation in the motorsports industry. Presented at Autosport International, Birmingham, England.

 

 

Other Professional Activities:

 

1990-present: Paul J. Wright & Associates (Law Firm Specializing in International and Commercial Litigation).

 

1997-present: Arbitrator, Los Angeles Superior Court, West District.

 

1997-present: Mediator, Los Angeles Superior Court, West District.

 

2001: Appointed as a Special Master by the State Bar of California.

 

2002: Appointed Judge Pro Tempore by the Los Angeles Superior Court, Los Angeles, CA.

 

2002: Appointed to Judicate West, Arbitrators and Mediators International Panel.

 

2003: Appointed to the ACI (A Commercial Initiative for Dispute Resolution) Panel, London, England.

 

2003: Appointed Chair, Information Technology and Digital Media Committee, British American Business Council, Los Angeles, CA.

 

2003-present: Founder and Director of International Mediation and Arbitration Center (IMAC), Malibu, CA.

 

2004: Appointed Co-Chair of the Law Committee, British American Business Council, Los Angeles, CA.

 

2004: Appointed Vice President of the British American Business Council, Los Angeles, CA.

 

2004: Co-Chair of State Bar of California, International Law Section and British American Business Council, Los Angeles Conference on "Doing Business in the Expanding European Union."

 

2005: Appointed President of the British American Business Council, Los Angeles, CA.