Biography and Professional Experience
Ernie Long has over 30 years of experience in alternative dispute resolution, serving as a Mediator, Arbitrator, and Settlement Conference Judge Pro Tem in northern and Central California venues. In the last 16 years he has mediated over 3000 disputes involving a broad range of civil litigation, including personal injury, business and contract claims, employment matters of wrongful discharge, harassment and discrimination, professional malpractice, probate, real estate, insurance bad faith and coverage, property damage, partnership disputes, public entity liability and elder abuse claims.
| Professional Experience: | |
| 2007 – present | Mediator |
| 1989 – 2007 | Partner, Matheny, Sears, Linkert & Long Civil Trial Practice |
| 1984 – 1989 | Associate, Matheny, Poidmore & Sears
Civil Trial Practice |
| 1983 – present | Member, California State Bar |
| Peer Recognition: | |
| 2006 – present | American Board of Trial Advocates
2013 President, Sacramento Valley Chapter |
| 2003 – present | A-V Rating, Martindale Hubbell |
| Mediation Training: | |
| 2006 – present | Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine Law School; Annual Professional Skills Program
Northwest Dispute Resolution Annual Conference, University of Washington Over 125 hours |