Jeanne M. Jorgensen
Jeanne is an AV-rated attorney with over 25 years of experience litigating complex legal issues in both state and federal courts, including bankruptcy courts. Jeanne has been a mediator since 2005 and has mediated cases involving a wide variety of subject matters, including contract disputes, real property disputes, bankruptcy disputes, employment issues, personal injury (auto and premises liability), and insurance disputes. Jeanne is a passionate problem-solver and a skilled communicator who employs a practical, results-oriented approach to the mediations she handles.
Areas of Mediation
Although Jeanne’s mediation experience is broad, her primary focus is real estate matters, such as the following:
- ADA
- Adverse Possession
- Boundary Disputes
- Broker Liability
- CC&R Disputes
- Condemnation
- Construction
- Easements
- Foreclosure
- HOA Disputes
- Insurance
- Landlord – Tenant
- Lender Liability
- Mechanic’s Liens
- Neighbor Disputes
- Partition
- Premises Liability
- Purchase and Sale
- Receiverships
- Title Disputes
- Trespass/Nuisance
Professional Experience
- Page & Jorgensen LLP/Page & Jorgensen PC; Jorgensen Mediation (2007 – Present)
- Mediation Panel, Bankruptcy Court Mediation Program, Central District of California (2005 – Present)
- Mandatory Settlement Conference Officer, Orange County Superior Court (2018 – Present)
- Mediation Panel, California Association of Realtors Mediation Program (2018 – Present)
- Mediation Panel, United States District Court, Central District of California (2022 – Present)
- Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP (1999 – 2007)
- Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP (1997 – 1999)
Education
- J.D., summa cum laude, Southwestern University School of Law (1996)
- B.A., with high honors, California State University Fullerton (1990)
Mediation Training
Over 100 hours in mediation training, including:
- Straus Institute of Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine School of Law, Mediating the Litigated Case – 42 hours (2005)
- United States Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California, Multicultural Mediation Issues – 12 hours (2007)
- Orange County Superior Court, Temporary Judge Program, Mandatory Settlement Conference Training – 9 hours (2018, 2019, and 2023)
- California Association of Realtors, Mediating Disputes under the C.A.R. RPA – 7 hours (2018 and 2022)
- Southern California Mediation Association, When Good Mediators Make Bad Decisions: A Look at Ethical Fading in Mediation – 2 hours (2019)
- United States District Court, Central District of California, Advanced Mediation Training – 8 hours (2022 and 2023)
Professional Associations & Memberships
- Member, State Bar of California (1996 – Present)
- Member, Orange County Bar Association (Business Litigation, Commercial Law & Bankruptcy, and Alternative Dispute Resolution Sections)
- Member, Orange County Bankruptcy Forum
- Member, Southern California Mediation Association
- AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Presentations
- California Association of Realtors, Recent Trends in Mediation, 2023