Stella K. Park

Biography

Stella K. Park is a trained and experienced mediator and attorney with more than three decades of legal, educational, and mediation experience. She received her B.A. in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley in 1987 and graduated from UCLA School of Law in 1990. Her educational background is also listed on Justia.

Ms. Park was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1991 and currently holds an active California attorney licence, Bar No. 152659, which can be verified through the State Bar of California. She began her legal career practising commercial litigation and personal injury law.

In 2001, Ms. Park pursued a career in education, earning a master’s degree in education from UC Irvine and teaching in public schools throughout Southern California. She returned to legal practice in 2007 and expanded her practice into Nevada after being admitted to the State Bar of Nevada in 2008, Bar No. 10709. Her California and Nevada bar admissions are listed on her Justia attorney profile.

Throughout her legal career, Ms. Park has represented financial institutions, real estate developers, and textile and clothing manufacturing companies. In 2011, she received her Mediator Certification and began serving as a court-appointed mediator. The following year, she established her private mediation practice.

Outside of her professional work, Ms. Park enjoys travelling with her family. She is also a yogi, fine wine collector, golfer, and painter.

Legal and Mediation Experience

Stella K. Park is a partner with Park & Zheng and has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in matters involving employment law, contracts, real estate, wage and hour disputes, discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, and harassment.

Verification: Park & Zheng Attorney Profile

Ms. Park has also conducted more than 600 mediations since 2012, with experience in employment, real estate, contract disputes, education, personal injury, HOA matters, and other civil disputes.

Verification: Mediation Solutions ADR and Park Mediation

Mediation services

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Areas of Expertise

  • Contract Disputes
  • Education
  • Employment and Labor
  • HOA Matters
  • Lemon Law
  • Partnership Disputes
  • Personal Injury
  • Real Estate
  • Trade Secrets
  • Wage and Hour Class Action

Education

  • B.A. University of California, Berkeley
  • J.D. University of California, Los Angeles
  • M.A.T. University of California, Irvine
  • Licensed to Practice in California and Nevada

Achievements/Associations

  • Fluent in Korean
  • Current Chair of Orange County Bar Association ADR section
  • Family Law mediator Certification training
  • Member of Orange County Bar Association
  • ADR Section/ Employment/ Solo Practitioner Section
  • Mediator Certification Training
  • Member of Orange County Chinese American Chamber of Commerce
  • Current Vice President and current and past board member of Korean American
  • Orange County Chamber of Commerce
  • Member of Korean American Bar Association of Orange County
  • Speaking:  events and seminars hosted by OC Bar Association, KACCOC, OCCACC, Superior Court of Orange County.

Biography

Stella K. Park is a trained and experienced mediator and attorney with more than three decades of legal, educational, and mediation experience. She received her B.A. in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley in 1987 and graduated from UCLA School of Law in 1990. Her educational background is also listed on Justia.

Ms. Park was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1991 and currently holds an active California attorney licence, Bar No. 152659, which can be verified through the State Bar of California. She began her legal career practising commercial litigation and personal injury law.

In 2001, Ms. Park pursued a career in education, earning a master’s degree in education from UC Irvine and teaching in public schools throughout Southern California. She returned to legal practice in 2007 and expanded her practice into Nevada after being admitted to the State Bar of Nevada in 2008, Bar No. 10709. Her California and Nevada bar admissions are listed on her Justia attorney profile.

Throughout her legal career, Ms. Park has represented financial institutions, real estate developers, and textile and clothing manufacturing companies. In 2011, she received her Mediator Certification and began serving as a court-appointed mediator. The following year, she established her private mediation practice.

Outside of her professional work, Ms. Park enjoys travelling with her family. She is also a yogi, fine wine collector, golfer, and painter.

Legal and Mediation Experience

Stella K. Park is a partner with Park & Zheng and has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in matters involving employment law, contracts, real estate, wage and hour disputes, discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, and harassment.

Verification: Park & Zheng Attorney Profile

Ms. Park has also conducted more than 600 mediations since 2012, with experience in employment, real estate, contract disputes, education, personal injury, HOA matters, and other civil disputes.

Verification: Mediation Solutions ADR and Park Mediation

Mediation services

Explore related mediation services: business dispute mediation, employment mediation, personal injury mediation, real estate mediation.

Litigation Experience

As a litigator, Ms. Park has represented both plaintiffs and defendants. Initially, she represented Plaintiffs in personal injury cases. More recently, she has served as legal counsel to numerous companies, representing them in employment and labor matters, and preparing and negotiating contracts, real estate leases and purchases, and equipment lease and purchase transactions. She has successfully defended multi-million-dollar wage and hour class action lawsuits and has defended individuals and companies in FEHA discrimination and disability cases.  She has also litigated trademark and trade secret cases, one of which was ultimately heard by the Supreme Court of the United States. Her legal experience also includes representing banks, financial institutions, and small businesses.

 

Statement of Mediator’s Vision

“My role as a mediator is to build trust with litigants and the lawyers so that they will spend the time allowing me to listen and learn and strategize and discuss the case with them to get the case resolved. This is a privilege I work hard to earn at each session.” 

-Stella K. Park-

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