Member of Panels for:
Commercial & Complex Litigation
Real Estate & Construction
Employment & Labor
Retired Superior Court Judge Brian R. Van Camp serves as an arbitrator, mediator and judicial referee, specializing in broad business, commercial, real property and employment matters. Lawyers describe him as well prepared, professional, an empathetic listener and a creative, innovative problem-solver.
Effective, cost-effective, and fair.
Alternative Dispute Resolution
California Arbitration, Mediation, and Judicial Reference Services
Brian R. Van Camp
Retired Judge
After serving sixteen years on the Superior Court, Judge Van Camp (Ret.) has excelled as an arbitrator and mediator practicing in challenging commercial, business, and real property disputes, earning recognition for his professionalism, empathetic listening, and innovative problem-solving skills.
ADR
Contract
Without telling his partner, managing partner of real estate venture sells his son an option on the partnership property for $1,000, with a strike price of $8 million. Son then sells the property for $45 million. Managing partner neither discloses such, nor shares any of the proceeds with his partner. Partner sues for her $24 million share.
Real Estate
Tenant of 200 acre orchard sues to compel renewal of second of two, ten-year leases, or $13.1 million in damages. Landlord counters to terminate the lease for non-payment of taxes and unpaid rent.
Employment
Terminated CEO of start-up high technology company sues for $3.8 million for wrongful termination, back pay, expense reimbursement, severance pay and to compel vesting of his stock options .
Why Choose Judge Brian R. Van Camp?
Judge Van Camp’s clients say he brings an unparalleled work ethic. With a distinguished judicial career and extensive practical experience, he is uniquely qualified to handle complex matters. His deep understanding of the law and practical experience, combined with his empathetic listening and innovative problem-solving skills, makes him an effective arbitrator or mediator.
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12 Years of Arbitration & Mediation
Judge Van Camp has arbitrated over one-hundred cases to Final Award and mediated hundreds of cases, most of which centered on business and commercial disputes involving corporate, partnership and LLC matters, real estate, construction and employment matters.
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16 Years of Experience as a Trial Judge
As a Superior Court Judge for sixteen years, he tried over 250 jury trials and forty Bench Trials, presiding mostly over civil cases and managing complex civil litigation.
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23 Years Private Practice
Judge Van Camp successfully practiced business, commercial and corporate law for over 23 years, so knows the practical sides of both the attorneys’ needs and the clients’ goals, concerns and constraints, thus striving to bring an effective, fair and efficient resolution to his cases.
Van Camp ADR: Expert Arbitration and Mediation Services in California
Judge Van Camp has successfully arbitrated or resolved complex commercial and business cases, including contract disputes over sales of businesses and property, breaches of fiduciary duty in partnership, LLC and joint venture agreements, shareholder derivative and other corporate disputes, real estate sales disclosures, boundaries and lease disputes, agriculture land and insurance issues, construction defects, employment termination, including key officers’ severance and vested stock options issues, enforcement of non- compete agreements, pension/profit-sharing plan ERISA rights , among others.
Judge Van Camp brings over four decades of judicial and practical legal experience, with an ability to listen carefully to lawyers and their clients and, where he can, add value based on his bench and practice experience.