Charles E. Rumbaugh is an attorney practicing commercial/international/government
contract law with an emphasis in the private dispute/negotiation
related arena as an educator/trainer, professional
speaker, arbitrator/mediator and private judge.
He is a frequent writer/publisher and speaker on
substantive and Negotiation/Dispute Resolution topics
and has presented advanced/basic negotiation, mediation,
and arbitration skills training seminars/workshops
in Latin America, Far East, and throughout the United
States.
Previously, Mr. Rumbaugh was Corporate
Director of Contracts & Pricing for Lear Astronics
Corporation where he was responsible for the contracts,
pricing, and business management functions. Earlier
he was Assistant to Corporate Vice President, Contracts
and legal counsel at a major business unit for Hughes
Aircraft Company (Hughes Electronics). Before joining
Hughes he was a Corporations Counsel for the California
Department of Corporations.
Mr. Rumbaugh received his Bachelor
of Science degree in engineering from UCLA and was
employed as an engineer with Westinghouse Electric
Corporation prior to attending California Western
School of Law where he received a Juris Doctor degree.
He has an Advanced Management Program Certificate
from the USC Graduate School of Business. Further,
he has an ADR Mediation Certificate from Harvard
University, Pepperdine University, and the Center
for Conflict Resolution, and is currently an adjunct
professor at several universities for commercial/business,
contract & procurement, international law and
ADR/Negotiation programs. He is also an advisor
to the California State University Contracts and
Procurement Certification Program.
Charles Rumbaugh is a member of
the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) including
Chair, of its Federal Acquisition & Subcontract
Management Group. He is also an active member of
the American Bar Association (ABA) including Vice
Chair of the Strategic Alliances Committee of its
Public Contract Law Section; founder of the Public
Contracting Committee of the ABA Dispute Resolution
Section; and member of the ABA Franchise Forum,
and Dispute Resolution Committees of the Business
Law and Litigation Sections. In addition he is a
member of the California State Bar where he is the
immediate past Co-Chair of the State Bar Franchise
Law Committee and member of its ADR Committee. He
is a Fellow, past vice president, CPCM, and member
of the Board of Advisors of the National Contract
Management Association.
His current/past membership on arbitration
and mediation panels includes the Large, Complex
Case Panel of the American Arbitration Association,
including membership on its B2B Advisory Committee,
and National Association of Securities Dealers as
well as the following:
• Center for Conflict Resolution
panel of Arbitrators/Mediators
• State of California Department of Insurance
Qualified Mediator
• Cornell University Employment ADR Roster
• State of California Public Works Contract
Arbitrator
• EEOC Qualified Mediator
• Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Pro Tem
• Federal Administrative Law Judge, EEOC
• Numerous Federal/State Courts and Administrative
Boards and
Arbitrator/Mediator panels
www.Rumbaugh.net
ADROffice@Rumbaugh.net
