John McDowell offers exceptional skills as a mediator throughout the state of California in the following areas of specialty:

• Employment discrimination

• Harassment

• Retaliation

• Wrongful termination

• Disability

• Wage & Hour

• Personal injury

• Products and premises liability

• Insurance

• Commercial litigation

• Landlord - tenant

During John's 35 + years as an attorney, he represented plaintiffs and small and large companies from many different industries in a wide variety of cases, including wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, trade secret, wage & hour, ERISA, unfair competition, insurance litigation, products and premises liability and personal injury. John has also worked as an insurance claims examiner for the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, handling complex employment and directors and officers liability matters. He has evaluated cases from a variety of perspectives, has successfully mediated hundreds of cases, has seen what plaintiffs are concerned about and has assessed risk for the defense and for insurance carriers. John's unique career path and experience allows him to comprehend and appreciate the expectations of all the parties at mediation.