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Mediator • Arbitrator 

Andrew S. (“Drew”) Pauly is an accomplished legal professional with over four decades of litigation and dispute resolution experience. Specializing in real estate, commercial, partnership, entertainment, and lending disputes, he has a proven ability to navigate complex legal matters and facilitate equitable resolutions as both neutral and counsel. He is recognized for integrity, preparation, and subject-matter expertise.

• Real Estate
• Business & Commercial Contracts
• Partner/Member Disputes
• Entertainment
• Professional Liability
• Landlord-Tenant
• Partition
• Lending
• Fraudulent Transfers
• Debtor/Creditor Rights
• Receivership
• Ancillary Remedies

• “How can I help you? No, really.” Candid, practical, and solution-focused
• Emphasis on preparation, direct communication, and realistic evaluation of risks/rewards
• Skilled at reading the room, cutting through distractions, and generating creative solutions
• Persistent post-mediation follow-up to keep cases moving forward

• Completed Mediating the Litigated Case (42 hours) at the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law, 2020
• Extensive experience mediating diverse disputes for Federal and California state courts
• Appointed arbitrator and advocate in numerous arbitration proceedings
• Trial-tested litigator with a focus on real estate, title insurance, lending, partnership, and commercial law
• Noted for collaborative problem-solving, fairness, deep legal knowledge, curiosity, and ability to distill simplicity out of tough situations

Shoreline Law Firm fka Greenwald, Pauly, Foster & Miller; Stern, Neubauer, Greenwald & Pauly; Stern & Miller
Los Angeles, CA | 1983 – 2025

• Lead counsel in high-stakes litigation involving public/private entities and high-net-worth individuals
• Significant experience in mediation, arbitration, and trial work
• Recognized for delivering boutique firm attention with large-firm capabilities

Associate, Manatt, Phelps, Rothenberg & Tunney
Los Angeles, CA | 1979 – 1983

• Litigation Department: participated in commercial, real estate, antitrust, aviation and entertainment cases

University of California, Los Angeles – School of Law, J.D., 1979

• Distinguished Advocate, Moot Court Honors Program
• Extern Clerk, U.S. District Court, Central District of California (Hon. David W. Williams)

Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon, B.A. in Business and Administrative Studies, cum laude, 1976

• Semesters away in Montreal, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon and University of Oregon Marine Biology Station, Charleston, Oregon

• Certified Mediator – Straus Institute, Pepperdine University School of Law
• Member, Los Angeles County and Beverly Hills Bar Associations
• Past Member, American Bar Association and Association of Business Trial Lawyers (ABTL)
• Former Special Master, State Bar of California
• Former Chair, Programs Committee, Litigation Section, California State Bar
• Former Member, California State Bar Committee on Administration of Justice
• Appointed to Committees and advisory roles including Judicial Appointments and Receivership Ad Hoc Committees, Los Angeles County Bar Association

• Lecturer on receivership and judicial foreclosures (ABTL and LACBA)
• Founder and former board member, California Receivers Forum
• Leadership roles in education and children’s advocacy organizations:
  • Facing History and Ourselves (Leadership Council, Advisory Board, National Board)
  • The Mirman School for Gifted Children (Trustee)
  • California Collegiate Charter School (Board Chair)