
Neutral, Judge (ret.)
Signature Resolution
Robert McGuiness (ret.), is a neutral with Signature Resolution who handles a diverse range of matters. He served as supervising judge of both a criminal and civil courthouse and spent nearly 10 years as an active civil trial judge. During the last four years of his judicial career, McGuiness was the supervising judge of the Alameda County Superior Court's Civil Litigation Settlement Unit, where he conducted hundreds of settlement conferences. As a lawyer and judge, he tried hundreds of civil cases, resulting in 13 published opinions.
Judicial Profiles
Title | Court | Published |
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Robert D. McGuiness | Superior Court Alameda County (Oakland) | Apr. 13, 2015 |
Cradle to Bench | Alameda County Superior Court (Oakland) | Sep. 24, 2007 |
Columns
Title | Category | Published |
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Successful mediations call for an artist’s touch | Feb. 20, 2024 |
Rulings
Case | Category | Published |
---|---|---|
Modification: Lee v. Amazon.com, Inc.
reversed and remanded
|
Consumer Law | Apr. 11, 2022 |
Lee v. Amazon.com, Inc.
reversed and remanded
|
Consumer Law | Mar. 15, 2022 |
Korchemny v. Piterman
affirmed
|
Contracts | Sep. 21, 2021 |
Davis v. Kozak
affirmed
|
Arbitration | Aug. 21, 2020 |
Churchman v. Bay Area Rapid Transit Dist.
affirmed
|
Torts | Aug. 29, 2019 |
Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
---|---|---|---|
Precila Balabbo v. Providence Products LLC, Burlington Stores Inc. | Consumer Law | judge | Jul. 24, 2020 |
Center for Environmental Health v. Kellwood Company, LLC, et al. | Consumer Law | judge | Jan. 4, 2019 |
Title | Court | Published |
---|---|---|
Robert D. McGuiness | Superior Court Alameda County (Oakland) | Apr. 13, 2015 |
Cradle to Bench | Alameda County Superior Court (Oakland) | Sep. 24, 2007 |
Title | Category | Published |
---|---|---|
Successful mediations call for an artist’s touch | Feb. 20, 2024 |
Case | Category | Published |
---|---|---|
Modification: Lee v. Amazon.com, Inc.
reversed and remanded
|
Consumer Law | Apr. 11, 2022 |
Lee v. Amazon.com, Inc.
reversed and remanded
|
Consumer Law | Mar. 15, 2022 |
Korchemny v. Piterman
affirmed
|
Contracts | Sep. 21, 2021 |
Davis v. Kozak
affirmed
|
Arbitration | Aug. 21, 2020 |
Churchman v. Bay Area Rapid Transit Dist.
affirmed
|
Torts | Aug. 29, 2019 |
Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
---|---|---|---|
Precila Balabbo v. Providence Products LLC, Burlington Stores Inc. | Consumer Law | judge | Jul. 24, 2020 |
Center for Environmental Health v. Kellwood Company, LLC, et al. | Consumer Law | judge | Jan. 4, 2019 |