GEORGE APTER, ESQ

    PANEL LOCATION

    All neutrals on the DPR Panel are willing to travel to the neighbor islands and the mainland. If you have any questions, please contact DPR at (808) 523-1234

    PANEL LOCATION 

    All neutrals on the DPR Panel are willing to travel to the neighbor islands and the mainland. If you have any questions, please contact DPR at (808) 523-1234

    BACKGROUND

    George Apter brings a pragmatic approach to dispute resolution based on his varied experiences and over 30 years of law practice in Hawaii.  He has 10 years litigation experience, primarily in tort defense – including jury trials to verdict and numerous arbitrations – and 20 years as in-house counsel in health care, including at The Queen’s Medical Center (Chief Counsel), at Kaiser Permanente (VP & General Counsel of Hawaii Permanente Medical Group) and in solo practice with clients that included the State of Hawaii (Hawaii Health Systems Corporation), Hawaii Pacific Health and Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific.  George has developed practical problem-solving skills.  His in-house experience includes involvement in addressing medical negligence claims, review and negotiation of many contracts, including complex business transactions and acquisitions, and significant involvement in a wide variety of employment related matters and professional licensing and medical staff issues.

    MEDIATION & ARBITRATION

    Utilizing a process that is a hybrid of both facilitative and evaluative mediation styles has proven successful.

    • Panel Chair for DCCA MICP (Medical Inquiry and Conciliation Panel)
    • Mediator for State of Hawaii Judiciary Appellate Mediation Program
    • Mediator for Mediation Center of the Pacific
    • Mediation Training includes Pepperdine Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution; Mediation Center of Pacific Basic and Advanced Training; State of Hawaii Appellate Mediation Program Advanced Training

    EDUCATION & TRAINING

    • D. William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii, 1989
    • Harvard Business School, Certificate in Executive Education Program 2012
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