Chase B. Saunders Superior Court Judge, Retired. Two Wachovia Center 301 South Tryon Street, Suite 1615 Charlotte, NC 28282 Tel: (704) 560-0039 Fax: (704) 347-4467 Email: csaunders@mcnair.net www.chasesaunders.com

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ADR Services: Mediation (Superior Court) Mediation (Federal) Mediation (Workers Comp) Mediation (Family) Arbitration (Civil/Commercial) Med-Arb Neutral Evaluation Fact Finding Referee Special Master ADR Training/CME

Formal Certifications: Superior Court Mediator Family/Financial Mediator Superior Court Judicial Districts served: 10, 14, 18, 19A, 19C, 20B, 21, 22, 25A, 25B, 26, 27A, 27B, 28, 29B [ Click for Map of N. Carolina's Districts ]

Commercial/Business Community Associations Condominiums Construction Consumer Fraud Contract Disputes Education Eminent Domain Employment Environmental

Franchise Health Care Insurance Intellectual Property Landlord / Tenant Libel & Slander Local Government Medical Malpractice Negligence Partnerships

Personal Injury Probate Product Liability Professional Fees Real Estate Securities Technology Torts Workers Compensation Wrongful Death

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Biographical Notes:

Litigation and Dispute Resolution Experience: In 35 years in practice with 21 on the trial bench trying death penalty, malpractice, personal injury, and general civil jurisdiction cases. I have tried, mediated, or arbitrated cases involving the following subject matter:

Representative Issues: Mediated over 1000 cases involving general civil jurisdiction personal injury, business tort, and commercial cases involving the subject matters noted herein. Arbitrated over 300 business, personal injury and securities cases as a panel member. Court-appointed insurance dispute umpire for property damage claims.

Multi-Party Experience: Commercial and business cases; software and hardware contract disputes; partition, healthcare, wills and estates; real property disputes; securities; business ownership and shareholder agreements; stucco remediation; franchises; non-competition cases; warranty accounting and law practice disputes; technology, commercial disputes, zoning, medical practice disputes, personal injury, lemon law, environmental cases, Uniform Commercial Code, business torts, patents, non-competition agreements; construction; medical practice disputes, commercial development; trade secrets, condemnation, contract, malpractice, residential development, etc.

Judge Saunders was selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® in the field of dispute resolution in 2006.

Education:

Languages

English

Memberships & Affiliations :

He currently is a member of or has served on the following Sections or Committees of the North Carolina Bar Association or Mecklenburg County Bar associations: Technology Committee, ADR and Family Law Sections; Mecklenburg County Bar Association: Member, Law Day Committee, ADR Committee, Family Law Section, Litigation Section; Civic Activity: Charlotte Rotary Club, Chair of Justice Initiatives, Inc., YMCA Community Planning Committee, President of the Mecklenburg Historical Association, Member of the American Individual Investors Association, Board Member of the Levine Museum of the New South, Member of the Legislative Committee of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, Mecklenburg Carolina Club, UNC Alumni Association, Past President of the Justice William Bobbitt Chapter of the Inns of Court, member Catawba Lands Conservancy, CPCC Paralegal Advisory Board..

Over his career, Judge Saunders received many awards and commendations, including the North Carolina Governor's Order of the Long Leaf Pine for services rendered to the State.

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Calendar Last Updated: 13 Aug 08	To confirm Judge Saunders current availability, please call (704) 347-1170