Chuck Hurd

Work Experience

• Current:
  • Hurd ADR Services Company, Principal; Mediator; Arbitrator.
  • Hearing Officer for State Dept. of Human Services (independant contracts) and Dept. of Land & Natural Resources.
  • Appointed to the Hawaii Appellate Panel to mediate cases pending on appeal by Chief Justice Ronald Moon.
  • Hawaii Labor Relations Board, Arbitrator.
• 1992-2005: Hurd and Luria,  Litigation Partner
• 1987-1991: Gilbert Jeynes and Hurd, Litigation Partner
• 1976-1987: Damon Shigekane Key and Char, Litigation Partner and Associate
• 1974-1975: Law Office of Nathan Cohn (San Francisco), Litigation Associate
• 1973-1974: Bay Area Rapid Transit District, San Francisco Staff Attorney

Education

• 1971 – J.D. Law, U.C. Berkeley (Law Review)
• 1967 – B.A. Political Science, University of Southern California (magna cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa)

Training

• Basic Mediation, Pepperdine U. Law, 2001, Hours – 36
• Advanced Mediation, Pepperdine U. Law, 2008
• Basic Mediation, MCP, 2002, Hours – 24
• Advanced Mediations (various), MCP, 2003-present
• Mediator of the Year Award, MCP, 2010
• Civil Rights, Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, 2003-2005, Hours – 18
• Employment, Federal Mediation and Conciliation, 2005, Hours – 16
• Appellate Cases, Hawaii Supreme Court Judiciary Center for ADR, 2006, Hours – 8
• Has also given training in mediation skills at the University of Hawaii Law School, MCP, and Hawaii Civil Rights Commission
• Chief Justice Ronald Moon appointed Charles Hurd to the Hawaii Appellate Panel to mediate cases pending an appeal.

Mediation Experience

• Commercial, MCP and Private, Hours – 200+
• Civil Rights and Employment, MCP and HCRC (joint), Hours – 75+
• Estate and Probate Disputes, MCP and private, Hours – 75+
• Condominium, Property Foreclosure, and Broker, MCP and private, Hours – 45+