Background

Doug Oldfield has substantial experience in alternative dispute resolution (ADR), having served in the following roles:

As a Mediator, Arbitrator, & Discovery Referee:

Arbitrator for over 35 years with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), formerly known as NASD, where he often serves as Chair of a three-person arbitration panel, or as a single arbitrator, deciding disputes in San Francisco between investors and stockbrokers or stock brokerage firms and stockbrokers.
Private arbitrator for over 10 years.
Mediator for over 10 years, both in his private mediation practice and by frequent referrals from the Court in its Court Directed Mediation program in the Monterey County Superior Court.
Discovery Facilitator for over 10 years, seeking to resolve discovery disputes referred to him by the Monterey County Superior Court.

Doug Oldfield is a strong believer in community service, having served as follows:

Big Sur Marathon Foundation: Currently serving on the Board of Directors as Vice-Chair, and as a member of the Executive Committee, Finance Committee, Development & Allocations Committee and Personnel Committee.
Carmel Mission Foundation, which raised over $14 million to restore and preserve the historic improvements and artifacts of the Carmel Mission: Former President, Chair, Board Member, and Executive Committee Member.
Run in the Forest 5k and 10k Run-Walk: Founder and a former Race Director of the run-walk annual fund-raising event for Stevenson School, which is still ongoing after more than 25 years.
Run in the Name of Love Run-Walk (no longer active after COVID): Former Founding Board Member and Start Director of this charitable fundraiser in Carmel, sponsored by the Big Sur Marathon Foundation.
Monterey County Bar Foundation: Former Board Member.
Monterey County Bar Association: Former Board Member.
Carmelite Monastery: Current Lay Minister & Member of Knights of Columbus.
College Legal Clinic, Inc.: Former Executive Director of this 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, which was one of the first lawyer referral services certified by the State Bar of California (State Bar #000022) and is still active; under Doug Oldfield’s guidance, it served six college and university campuses with three offices, 60 student interns, and 150 attorneys with free consultations and referrals.

University of California Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco (now known as University of California College of the Law, San Francisco) Class of 1981, J.D.
While at Hastings, Doug served as a judicial extern to Chief Justice Rose Bird at the California Supreme Court on her Central Staff.