William B. Waterman
William B. Waterman
Mediator, Arbitrator and Adjunct Professor of Law
Law Practice:
Bill Waterman practiced in the areas of Personal Injury, Insurance Defense, and other areas of Civil Trial Practice for over 30 years
Bill’s experience included handling complex and high exposure “major” cases for Travelers Insurance Staff Counsel, where he served as a Senior Staff Trial Attorney throughout the San Francisco Bay Area
Bill managed thousands of Tort cases, and tried over thirty cases to verdict, plus many more through arbitration and settlement via mediation
Mediation Practice:
Bill’s experience as a Mediator includes handling over two hundred cases in the Contra Costa County Superior Court working with The Congress of Neutrals (Unlawful Detainer, Civil Harassment and Small Claims), and as a Settlement Mentor (day of trial).
Bill also has engaged in private mediation practice since 2017 and is a member of the Contra Costa County Superior Court’s approved mediation panel.
Arbitrator/Judicial Experience:
Bill Waterman was a court-appointed arbitrator in the Contra Costa County Superior Court from 1992 to 2000, and arbitrated Tort, Contract, and other Civil cases
Bill has also served as a Judge Pro Tem in Contra Costa Superior Court – from 1992 to 2000 (Small Claims Appeals) and again from 2017 to present (Unlawful Detainer, Civil Harassment, Small Claims and Traffic calendars).