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STATE OF NEW JERSEY
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
RESUME OF PANEL ARBITRATOR
Hon. Walter
F.
Skrod, Ret.
Bergen County, NJ
PERC Arbitrator; Private mediator and binding arbitrator in referred matters
GRIEVANCE ARBITRATION EXPERIENCE:
New Jersey State Superior Court Judge 3/15 – 1/22; conducted bench trials involving employment contracts and wage and hour disputes; presided over a high-volume motion calendar which included CEPA, LAD, labor, and arbitration disputes; skilled civil litigation attorney with 45+ years of experience inclusive of advocating for clients in arbitration hearings.
MEDIATION AND FACT-FINDING EXPERIENCE:
As a Superior Court Judge conducted mediation on assigned cases; conducted bench trials and made necessary fact-finding in all oral and written decisions; handled multiple mediations and binding arbitrations privately since 2/22 with appropriate fact finding in binding arbitrations.
INTEREST ARBITRATION EXPERIENCE:
EDUCATION:
Rutgers – Newark Law School – JD
University of Notre Dame – BA (cum laude)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
New Jersey State Bar Association
Bergen, Passaic, and Hudson County Bar Associations
New Jersey Association for Justice
OTHER RELEVANT OR EQUIVALENT EXPERIENCE:
Former Municipal Prosecutor
Former lecturer for the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (NJ ICLE)
PER DIEM FEES:
GRIEVANCE ARBITRATION $
$2000 inclusive of travel time
INTEREST ARBITRATION $
CANCELLATION NOTICE AND FEE (if any):
$1000 fee is charged if canceled less than 10 calendar days before the hearing