DANIEL BEN-ZVI, ESQ.

Daniel Ben-Zvi (pronounced "BenzVee") is a respected mediator. One of 32 "Power Mediators" worldwide [Hollywood Reporter, 2007], he has mediated more than 1,800 disputes. Mr. Ben-Zvi, admitted to five Bars, draws on 20 years as a multi-state trial lawyer and more than 15 years as a mediator to resolve complex disputes. This "warrior-turned-peacemaker", as The Daily Journal describes him, brings a unique blend of persistence and creativity to ending bitterly fought lawsuits.

EDUCATION

DISPUTE RESOLUTION EXPERIENCE

Mr. Ben-Zvi has mediated over 1,800 cases on the panels of ADR Services, Alternative Resolution Centers (ARC), Institute of Conflict Management, World Intellectual Property Organization and DB Mediation Services.

WRITINGS

• Author, "Nine Ways for Counsel to Prepare for Mediation" Daily Journal, April 8, 2011
• Co-Author, "Inside the Minds - Alternative Dispute Resolution" (Aspatore Press; Boston 2004), Co-authors include J.Brian Casey, Baker & McKenzie and Judith Korchin, Holland & Knight.
• Author, articles on mediation and litigation topics, including an overview of mediation "The Mediation Revolution" (CLA, CA; 2004).
• Profiled several times as Featured Neutral in the Daily Journal; 2001, 2005 and 2008.

SPEAKING

• Lecturer at Southern California Mediation Association’s annual conferences and seminars at the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University.
• Lecturer on mediation topics at Bar Associations of Los Angeles, Ventura and San Francisco and at Law Schools of UCLA, Loyola, Southwestern.
• Lecturer on "Mediation in the Real Estate Industry".
• Keynote speaker, California Lawyers for the Arts’ annual conference [2004] on Mediation in the Film and Television Industry and panelist in other years.
• Featured Mediator on television including "Mediation Behind Closed Doors", "Saving the American Dream", "Law Talk" and consultant Neutral on ABC news.
• Featured Mediator on radio including "The Dennis Prager Show" and "The CBS Business Hour".

AWARDS AND ASSOCIATIONS

• Distinguished Fellow, International Academy of Mediators.
• Chairman, "Los Angeles’ Annual Mediation Day", on behalf of the Mayor and the City Council of Los Angeles to promote mediation, since 2005. Annual speech given by Daniel Ben-Zvi on status of dispute resolution in televised City Hall session, together with leaders in the legal, political and mediation communities.
• "Power Mediator" 1 of 32 Best International List, Hollywood Reporter.
• Diplomat Member, California Academy of Distinguished Neutrals.
• Honoree, Southern California Mediation Association's (SCMA) annual Employment Mediation Conference, 2005.
• Admitted to the Bars of California, New York, Washington DC, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
• Participant, "Master’s Forum", Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution.
• Participant, "Harvard Negotiation Initiative Institute", Harvard Law School.

JUDICIAL AND LEGAL EXPERIENCE

• Judge Pro Tempore, Los Angeles Superior Court, from 2002.
• Judge, Annual National Negotiation Competition, American Bar Association, Law Student Division.
• Litigator representing plaintiffs and defendants, law firms based in Connecticut (Ribicoff & Kotkin) and Washington, DC and California (Schmeltzer, Aptaker & Shepard).
• Extern, Bankruptcy Judge Burton Lifland, Federal Bankruptcy Court, Southern District New York, 1980-1981.

CASE EXPERIENCE

Daniel Ben-Zvi, Esq. has experience as a neutral in the following civil matters:

Bankruptcy
Commercial/Business
Construction
Contract Disputes
Employment
Entertainment
Franchise
Health
Government
Insurance
Intellectual Property
Lemon Law
Landlord/Tenant
Libel & Slander
Medical Malpractice
Negligence
Partnerships
Personal Injury / Torts
Probate
Product Liability
Professional Fees
Real Property
Technology
Trusts and Estates
Workers Compensation