As a well-respected and sought-after litigation attorney, Maria M. Rullo is recognized for her achievements over the last 44 years of practicing in Southern California. Maria also specializes in transactional matters with over 15 years as General Counsel. Currently, Maria serves as “Of Counsel” for Fitzgerald Kreditor Bolduc Risbrough LLP, handling employment practices, personal injury, and commercial and eminent domain cases.
Maria began her legal career in Health Care Law representing hospitals and medical group practices across the country in license and compliance issues. She served as Vice President and Corporate Counsel for a major health care system before moving full time into litigation, specializing in Insurance Bad Faith defense with the firm of Hill, Genson, Even Crandall and Wade. After 11 years with the Hill Genson firm, Maria was asked by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange to serve as its Human Resources Director, and then General Counsel, where she was responsible for the oversight and management of all legal transactions for the Diocese-owned 59 parish churches, 49 elementary schools, 3 high schools, the Diocese Pastoral Center, Cathedral Complex and a planned Senior and Assisted Living Community as well.
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As a well-respected and sought-after litigation attorney, Maria M. Rullo is recognized for her achievements over the last 44 years of practicing in Southern California. Maria also specializes in transactional matters with over 15 years as General Counsel. Currently, Maria serves as “Of Counsel” for Fitzgerald Kreditor Bolduc Risbrough LLP, handling employment practices, personal injury, and commercial and eminent domain cases.
Maria began her legal career in Health Care Law representing hospitals and medical group practices across the country in license and compliance issues. She served as Vice President and Corporate Counsel for a major health care system before moving full time into litigation, specializing in Insurance Bad Faith defense with the firm of Hill, Genson, Even Crandall and Wade. After 11 years with the Hill Genson firm, Maria was asked by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange to serve as its Human Resources Director, and then General Counsel, where she was responsible for the oversight and management of all legal transactions for the Diocese-owned 59 parish churches, 49 elementary schools, 3 high schools, the Diocese Pastoral Center, Cathedral Complex and a planned Senior and Assisted Living Community as well.
Maria was responsible for the human resources administration and benefits for the Diocese' 5,000 employees. During her tenure with the Diocese of Orange, Maria was responsible for mediation, negotiations, and eventual settlement of 95 clergy abuse cases over a 2-year period, culminating in the first church settlement of abuse cases in California. Maria led the legal team for the $57.9 million acquisition and purchase of the 39 acre iconic Crystal Cathedral complex and its corporate restructure and transformation to the Christ Catholic Cathedral.
Maria has facilitated settlement negotiations for many litigation cases involving employment law, wrongful termination, discriminatory employment practices, personal injury, health care law, medical malpractice, commercial and residential real estate, breach of contract, and other general business disputes. For the past 16 years, Maria has been an active arbitrator for the OCBA Mandatory Fee Dispute program. Maria has successfully completed mediation courses at the Straus Institute including Mediating the Litigated Civil Case and 2 summer institute programs of intensive 4-day training in dispute resolution theories and practices.
"Mediation is truly the process of guiding and journeying with parties to arrive at the mutual resolution of their disputes. There are always and usually more impactful factors other than compensation driving the litigation. My vision of the role of the mediator is to first listen very carefully and then facilitate the parties in identifying those drivers, owning them, and coming to the mutual resolution that permits each party to recover and move on with the important tasks of living their lives. Engagement, innovation, and creativity are the most important tools in an effective mediator’s toolbox. A healthy dose of determination also goes a long way on the road to a successful resolution."
