Eleanor Barr began practicing law 22 years ago as a litigator of complex civil cases. In 1999, she established herself as a full-time mediator and has since built a thriving mediation practice specializing in legally and emotionally complex cases.

During the last decade, Ms. Barr has resolved over a thousand cases – many of them multi-party, bitterly-contested disputes – in a variety of areas including business, employment, real estate, environmental, construction, catastrophic injury and insurance coverage law. Her success at settling cases attests to her skills at distilling complex issues, facilitating productive dialogue and defusing the emotional issues that often underlie conflict.

In addition to mediating legal disputes, Ms. Barr mediates conflicts in corporate and educational settings. She has been recognized by “Best Lawyers in America,” as one of the top mediators and has been honored as one of the “Super Lawyers” in California by Los Angeles Magazine.

As an adjunct professor at the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University School of Law, Ms. Barr has taught mediation skills to students, lawyers and judges. She is a frequent lecturer on mediation, negotiation and conflict resolution for law firms, businesses, insurance companies and educational institutions.