Arbitration Services

"Over 1,600 Cases Heard"

Paul can serve as a private arbitrator in cases of all sizes, either as a sole arbitrator or as part of a panel. He is available in the Portland and North Coast areas without travel charges.

As a State Administrative Law Judge, City/County Hearings Officer, and Court appointed arbitrator, Paul has served as a professional decision maker in over 1,600 cases. Over 36 years in practice, that averages about 45 cases decided each year.

Paul's largest dollar value case was setting a $1.14 Billion dollar public utility company rate base (reproduction cost new). Paul has worked with private business disputes of a few thousand dollars to over $1 Million.

Paul has been involved deciding:

Private small business contract disputes
Multi-party commercial disputes
Land Use siting and code compliance enforcement cases
Construction defects
Workers Compensation injury awards
State professional licensing discipline
Public utility rate setting
Competing industrial, commercial, and residential natural gas shortage allocations for regulated public utilities
Industrial, commercial, and residential service complaints against regulated public utilities

As a former accountant and auditor, Paul works easily with detailed financial statements, claims for lost profits, and complex damage award calculations.

Paul has used a wide range of skills to evaluate expert testimony from accountants, appraisers, architects, business valuation consultants, construction managers, doctors, economists, engineers, and scientists. Of course, testimony heard and evaluated also includes individual parties and their friends, family members, neighbors, and non-expert witnesses.

Please contact Paul to discuss his availability for service as an arbitrator.