• Hastings College of Law, J.D. 1976
• Claremont Men's College, B.A. 1972
• La Jolla Country Day School, diploma 1968

Since 1999, Jim Roberts has worked exclusively as a mediator, arbitrator and discovery referee. He has mediated over 1,750 cases with a 95% success rate and handled dozens of large arbitrations.

Mr. Roberts retired from the practice of law in 1999 after twenty-three years. During that time, he successfully resolved over $1 billion of claims and tried several dozen cases. Mr. Roberts has consistently predicted the outcome at trial of the small percentage of mediated cases that did not settle. Parties have also said that his arbitration rulings closely approximated their private assessments of the strengths and weaknesses of their case.

As a mediator and discovery referee, fewer than 1% of Mr. Roberts' recommendations have been disputed in the trial court by any of the often-numerous parties to major cases. None of his discovery orders have been overturned to date.