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Robert McGuiness

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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
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
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