Mediator Profile

Professional Experience

Mr. Boss is a mediator, arbitrator and litigator using his experience of more than thirty-five years as a practicing attorney and real estate broker.  Shaun also mediates and arbitrates business and construction disputes.  He is a member of the San Diego County Superior Court mediation and business arbitration panels.
 

Education

• University of San Diego School of Law, J.D. 1976

• San Diego State University, B.A. 1973 
   

Experience

• Shaun K. Boss, a Professional Corporation, 306 Upas Street, San Diego, 1986 to present

• Boss & Ferguson, Attorneys at Law, 2139 First Avenue, San Diego, 1984-1986

• Walkoe & Boss, Attorneys at Law, 2139 First Avenue, San Diego, 1977-1984
   

Affiliations

• Panel member of the San Diego Association of REALTORS®, Real Estate Mediation Center 

• San Diego Superior Court Mediation Panel

• Arbitrator on San Diego Superior Court’s business panel

• California State Bar Association

• California Real Estate Broker’s license (1981-Present)

• Member of San Diego Association of REALTORS®

• Member of California Association of REALTORS®

• Member of National Association of REALTORS®

• San Diego Magazine’s Top Real Estate Lawyer List 2013 to present.

• Martindale Hubbell AV Rated Lawyer (since 1997)
   

Specialty Areas in Real Estate Disputes

Shaun has experience with contract disputes in residential and commercial real estate transactions, such as misrepresentation of square footage, water intrusion and mold, zoning and building code violations, boundary, deed restriction and easement issues and other property condition disputes.  He has worked with multi-party cases involving non-disclosure and misrepresentation in real estate transactions, and seller-broker commission and procuring cause disputes.

Shaun has worked with a variety of business and commercial disputes such as unfair competition, breach of warranty, disputes arising out of the sale of a business, and collection matters.  He has facilitated mediations in construction disputes such as building code violations, mechanics liens, and job abandonment issues.  

In addition, Shaun has experience with construction defect cases between owners and contractors, commercial and residential lease disputes, condominium homeowner association (HOA) disputes and insurance claim and subrogation disputes.

Shaun works diligently to resolve cases in a prompt and expeditious manner.  Focusing on providing quality services at a reasonable rate, Mr. Boss is your best choice for a successful mediation.
 

Articles

• Author: “How to Prepare for a Successful Real Estate Mediation”, The San Diego Realtor, San Diego Association of Realtors, November 2012

• Author: “The Process of Selling Residential Real Estate”, AVVO, Web Editor’s Staff Pick, September 2009

Service Area

• State of California

Philanthropy

• San Diego County Bar Association, “Wills for Heroes” program providing complimentary estate planning services for armed forces, police and first responders.  

• “Resolve San Diego” program for San Diego Superior Court cases impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, the largest pro-bono legal effort in San Diego County History, providing complimentary mediation sources for civil cases then pending in the court system.

Hourly Mediation Rates (split between the parties)

• Mediation (4-hour minimum):  $500 per hour which includes preparation time to review briefs and documents.  Additional time may be necessary for review of briefs and documentation submitted by the parties if not received 48 hours prior to the scheduled mediation.

• Post-mediation work:  $500 per hour