
U.S. District Court, Central District (Santa Barbara)
Career Highlights: United States Magistrate Judge Louise LaMothe (Ret.) now practices full-time as an arbitrator and mediator from her base in Santa Barbara. She handles a wide variety of business cases, including partnership and joint venture disputes, shareholder and contract actions in many different industries, and trade secret and intellectual property disputes. More information about her background and practice is available at her website www.dispute-solutions.com
Career Highlights: United States Magistrate Judge Louise LaMothe (Ret.) now practices full-time as an arbitrator and mediator from her base in Santa Barbara. She handles a wide variety of business cases, including partnership and joint venture disputes, shareholder and contract actions in many different industries, and trade secret and intellectual property disputes. More information about her background and practice is available at her website www.dispute-solutions.com
By Laurinda Keys
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SANTA BARBARA - Louise LaMothe is a rarity, a judge who turns in monthly time sheets
accounting for her work hours. She is one of fewer than 40 part-time U.S. magistrate
judges.
LaMothe has just completed a year juggling her new federal job with her long experience
in private practice as a mediator and arbitrator. Since working to achieve settlements
is one of the tasks of magistrate judges, attorne... (continued)