Top Mediation Lawyers Near Me in LOS ANGELES Area

Twenty One years ago, Len Levy began serving as a settlement officer, and nineteen years ago began mediating cases. Since that time he has successfully resolved a multitude of cases through mediation, many of them thought by the parties and their attorneys to be "unsettleable".. Len is in great demand as a mediator because, in addition to proven mediation skills, he has extensive substantive experience in a number of areas which enhances his effectiveness as a mediator. Those areas include:. As a litigation attorney for almost thirty years, Len Levy has represented plaintiffs and defendants in complex legal disputes. His creative approach to litigation has earned him a reputation with parties and attorneys as a fair minded individual, adept at finding novel ways to resolve complex matters.. Now, as a mediator, Len Levy explores the issues and goals of the parties, and facilitates their reaching an agreement which is a "win-win" result for all parties to the dispute. His legal and mediation experience and training, as well as his excellent interpersonal skills, patience and tenacity mean that he brings to the mediation process those tools necessary to facilitate settlements. Len explores all issues necessary to achieve settlement, many of which may not be addressed at all in a litigation context, and many of which may not have been apparent to the parties themselves.

Since 2005, Sarah Engelbert has devoted her practice exclusively to Family Law.  She is skilled in handling highly sensitive custody disputes and domestic violence issues, as well as tackling spousal support, child support, and complex property division cases.  Sarah was a Senior Associate at Trope and Trope LLP, where she practiced for over seven years, managing clients from intake to settlement or trial. She also gained experience at small family law firms in Los Angeles.. In 2005, she received her law degree from Pepperdine University and passed the California Bar Exam days after her 24th birthday.  She also earned a Certificate in Dispute Resolution from Pepperdine’s Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, which has long been considered the premier program in dispute resolution and has been ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the #1 dispute resolution program in the country for 11 of the past 12 years.   She continues to polish her dispute resolution skills and recently participated in the Straus Institute’s Women’s Negotiation Academy.. A Michigan native, Sarah graduated from Valparaiso University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 2002.  At Valpo, she was a three year Captain of the NCAA Division I Women’s Tennis Team and a member of the NCAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.. Sarah has been selected as a Rising Star and recognized as a Top Rated Family Law Attorney by Super Lawyers.. Sarah may be reached directly at

Phil Cook is a first-chair business trial lawyer with experience in jury and bench trials, as well as domestic and international arbitrations before AAA, FINRA and ICC panels. He has argued appeals in the Ninth Circuit and the California Court of Appeal. While Phil focuses on policyholder insurance recovery, corporate governance and partnership disputes, and securities and financial products claims, he has represented clients in individual and class action cases involving contract disputes, Business and Professions Code section 17200 claims and other business torts, antitrust and trade regulation, patent and trademark infringement, trade secrets, product liability and toxic torts, governmental claims and liabilities, freedom of speech and religious protection under the First Amendment, health care, construction defect, wrongful termination and employment discrimination, and real estate, land use and environmental issues.. Before law school, Phil spent 12 years in the computer and consumer electronics fields, with business experience ranging from marketing and management positions with national Fortune 500 companies to his own entrepreneurial ventures.. In addition to teaching law school courses in trial practice as an adjunct professor, Phil has participated in seminars and workshops teaching legal research, deposition, advocacy, and trial techniques and has appeared on the faculty at local and national continuing legal education seminars.

Our firm has over 30 years experience representing men and women in litigated and mediated family law matters including divorce, paternity, and child custody. Telephone consultations available.

One of California’s top trial lawyers, Jonathon Kaplan is always willing to go the distance for his clients. Well experienced in the courtroom, he has tried dozens of cases, achieving maximum recoveries for his clients. Jon’s expertise is employment law and civil rights cases. Some of the types of matters he handles in these areas are unpaid wage and overtime claims, discrimination and harassment cases, equal pay issues and wrongful termination. He draws on close to 30 years of legal experience, having worked throughout his career on other cases involving personal injury, product liability, highway accidents, consumer warranty, franchising, fraud claims, and business disputes.. Jon wins an overwhelming number of trial verdicts for his clients. He also handles appeals, some resulting in published opinions that create law in his areas of practice. Based on his winning track record, opposing lawyers know Jon and his firm will take a case to trial to get the absolute best results for their clients.. After graduating from a top-ten law school at Duke University, Jon started his legal career with the prominent Los Angeles law firm of Lewis, D’Amato, Brisbois & Bisgaard in 1990. There, he quickly distinguished himself, rising to the level of equity partner. In 2002, he founded Kaplan Lee LLP. In 2014, the firm changed to its current name, Kaplan Weiss LLP, where Jon works alongside his partner, Yitz Weiss.. Jon was awarded an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the preeminent peer review rating for attorneys’ legal skills and ethics.  In recognition of his professional accomplishments, Jon was named one of the State’s top 20 lawyers under the age of 40 by California’s leading legal newspaper, The Daily Journal. He has also been consistently named one of Southern California’s "Super Lawyers" an honor bestowed upon a select group of elite lawyers who have achieved the highest degree of peer recognition and achievement.. Jon frequently speaks publicly on a wide variety of legal subjects. He has spoken on employment law matters at various professional conferences and lectured in forensic psychiatry at a leading Los Angeles medical school.  He also has served as a court-appointed arbitrator and mediator for the Los Angeles Superior Court.. Jon is committed to his community and has devoted countless hours to civic and charitable causes. He has sat on the boards of many prominent civic, charitable and educational organizations, as well as steering committees for national political candidates.

Nicole Duncan is a lawyer and founding partner at Duncan Family Law. She earned her Doctor of Law (J.D.) from Whittier Law School and is licensed to practice law in California and Colorado. Nicole has an International Law certification from King's College London and graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from USC Marshall School of Business.. Over the past years, she has successfully litigated many complex cases involving custody disputes and high-conflict divorce proceedings. She has developed an extensive network of contacts throughout California. Nicole's practice includes family law, divorce, mediation, legal separation agreements, child custody disputes, spousal support issues and other related matters.

My practice is devoted to family law and juvenile dependency law (child abuse).. In my family law practice, I litigate issues in child custody and visitation; child support; spousal support; and asset and liability distribution.. In my juvenile dependency practice (child abuse), I represent and defend parents against allegations raised by social services, assist parents in reunification and protect parents from unnecessary hurdles in regaining custody of their children.. I also represent grandparents and relatives who wish to seek temporary or permanent placement of children in their home; as well as foster parents and prospective adoptive parents who wish to adopt a child placed in their care.. I have worked with families in Los Angeles County, Orange County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County and Santa Clara County.

Mr. Serratore earned his Law Degree from Santa Clara University in 1989 and his Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy from San Diego State University in 1986. He has held the highest peer review rating possible from Martindale-Hubbell ("AV") since 2000.. In 2010, the Daily Journal – California’s Largest Legal News Provider - named Mr. Serratore one of California’s Top Ten Employment Attorneys. AVVO, an unbiased lawyer rating system, has rated Mr. Serratore 10 out of 10 and assigned a "superb" rating, the highest rating possible.. Mr. Serratore began mediating cases early in his career while still litigating employment cases. In the mid-1990s, he volunteered for the Los Angeles County Superior Courts and later the United States District Court - Central District Employment Mediation Panel. Beginning in 2008, Mr. Serratore began offering private, full-time Mediation Services.. teven Serratore devoted over twenty years to litigating employment and business matters. Between 1989 and 1994, Mr. Serratore represented corporate defendants and insurance companies in employment and civil litigation matters in Southern California. In 1994, Mr. Serratore joined a plaintiff’s side litigation firm at the invitation of a former adversary where he developed an employment law practice from scratch. In 1997, Mr. Serratore formed his own law firm exclusively representing employees and businesses in employment-related matters. Two years later Mr. Serratore formed Serratore • Ames LLP with his former law school friend and colleague. The firm enjoyed ten years of success before Mr. Serratore began meditating on a full-time basis.. Mr. Serratore is a Member and Distinguished Fellow of the International Academy of Mediators, and various other professional organizations. Mr. Serratore was elected Chair of the Labor and Employment Section of the Beverly Hills Bar Association. Mr. Serratore is also a member of the American Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association Labor and Employment Section, the California Employment Lawyers Association, and the National Employment Lawyers Association.. Mr. Serratore is a frequent speaker at seminars and events sponsored by the Labor & Employment sections of the American Bar Association and California State Bar, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Pasadena Bar Association, as well as for the California Employment Lawyers Association, and California Lawyer Magazine.

Mediation Counsel • Negotiation Coach • Strategic Planning. I provide rapid, flexible, strategic guidance in real estate and landlord tenant controversies, online and in person, drawing on 30 years experience in commercial real estate executive management and conflict resolution from Manhattan to Honolulu. Whether you face a transactional dispute, complex relational conflict, or require a deeply insightful perspective on a personal or business challenge in a real estate context, I can help.. Consultations During Covid-19. In order to provide you the fastest service, please visit and read about our express consultation and conflict coaching services. Then use the site contact form or write to make an appointment. We look forward to being of service.

Marina Manoukian is Head of Family Law at ADLI Law Group. Her practice primarily focuses on Civil Litigation, Business, Construction Law, and Family Law. With over 22 years of experience in the legal profession, Mrs. Manoukian utilizes her trial experience and negotiation skills to advise and counsel clients including individuals and corporations in Business matters including transactional work as well as litigation and negotiation. She also brings her extensive experience in Construction and Family Law.. Prior to joining ADLI Law Group, Mrs. Manoukian was a Partner at O’Rourke, Fong & Manoukian. During such time, she was first chair in many bench and jury trials, as well as arbitrations and mediations.. Mrs. Manoukian graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor’s of Arts in Political Science and obtained her Juris Doctor degree at Loyola Law School. Mrs. Manoukian is committed to helping clients and providing them efficient and effective courtroom representation to resolve complex construction disputes, real estate and development disputes, and business disputes. In addition to business and construction law, Mrs. Manoukian practices family law that she built before her partnership at O’Rourke & Fong. Fluent in Armenian and English, Marina assists individuals seeking a divorce, assists clients in reaching agreement or going to court for marriage dissolution, division of marital assets, child custody, and child and spousal support.

Los Angeles and Orange County family lawyers that solve your problems, not add to them.. Our Attorneys outperform on all family law matters including; divorce, property, child custody and support issues.Experienced, effective and ready to help… We know that if you need consult a family law attorney it means that something has gone wrong in your life.. You may have been served with divorce papers.Your former spouse may not be complying with a visitation order.You may have lost your job, making support payments impossible to meet.These challenges, and others are stressful enough. Hammers Baltazar will provide legal counsel that will help you solve problems, not add to your difficulties.. From a simple mediation to a complex, high net worth trial– we will work with you in the most effective way possible.Our Lawyers are committed to solving family problems. We know that divorce is often too expensive, too lengthy and too limited by the constraints of a traditional family law practice. We help you select the most effective solution; a collaborative settlement, a negotiated mediation, or an assertive trial strategy that protects you and your children.. “We mark our success in many ways, one of the most gratifying is that we settle 85% of our cases without going to trial. Another is that over 75% of our new business is referred to us by satisfied clients and former opposing counsel.” -Barbara Hammers, Senior Litigation Partner.

Kenneth S. Wolf possesses more than forty years of experience in the areas of estate planning, trust and estate administration, litigation and dispute resolution.  Mr. Wolf is also an experienced mediator of trust and estate litigation matters, having handled more than 100 mediations with a 95% success rate.. Mr. Wolf has qualified and testified as an expert witness in several Los Angeles County Superior Court cases involving probate and trust issues.  He has been appointed by the Los Angeles County Probate Court as PVP counsel or guardian ad litem in at least ten cases over the past thirty years, and on two occasions has been appointed as a special master to render written reports to the Court on probate-related matters.. Mr. Wolf has routinely presented before various local bar associations, professional groups, and conferences in the areas of estate planning as well as trust and estate administration and litigation.. Mr. Wolf has been awarded an AV Preeminent® Rating by Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review, the highest rating in legal ability and ethical standards. Since 1995, he has been consistently selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® editions. He has been named to the Southern California Super Lawyers list for fourteen consecutive years (2004-2017).

Jonathan Shin is an associate in the litigation department of Hooper, Lundy, & Bookman.  Mr. Shin’s practice comprises a wide range of matters on behalf of hospitals, medical staffs, and other health care providers.. Mr. Shin obtained his J.D. from UCLA School of Law in 2012 as a member of the Order of the Coif and Moot Court Honors Program. While in law school, he also served as Managing Editor of the Pacific Basin Law Journal, and served as an intern for the New York County District Attorney’s Office during the Summer of 2011.. Prior to joining Hooper, Lundy & Bookman, Mr. Shin was an associate for Shumener, Odson & Oh, LLP where he represented clients on a variety of commercial litigation matters, with a particular emphasis on commercial real estate litigation.. Mr. Shin is admitted to practice law in the State of California, the United States District Court for the Central, Southern and Northern Districts of California, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Jan Frankel Schau, Esq. settles litigated cases arising out of employment, business and tort disputes. With over twenty years of experience as a litigator, half in Insurance Defense and half representing Plaintiff’s in employment and personal injury, Jan has an unique ability to understand and evaluate both sides of every claim.  She is also a professional speaker and author of the new book, “View from the Middle of the Road:  A Mediator’s Perspective on Life, Conflict and Human Interaction”.

I relocated from Toronto to Los Angeles in order to pursue an LL.M. in Dispute Resolution at the top-rated Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution. After having a taste of California climate and after successfully completing the program, I decided to launch Winestone Mediation, a Los Angeles based mediation firm, where couples and former couples can engage in facilitated negotiations about issues relating to their family, finances, and future.

I bring a rare combination of experience as plaintiff, defense, and coverage counsel. Having served in each capacity, I am uniquely able to identify litigation risk, value cases, and bring cases to closure. I've mediated nearly 3,000 cases to date, with an excellent resolution rate.

Clients undergoing a divorce deserve to be informed and educated about no-Court divorce options and alternatives in order to enable them to select the process best suited for their family and personal needs.  My goal in handling divorce cases, whether through mediation or collaborative law, is to empower individuals to resolve conflict peacefully and cost-effectively through communication and mutual respect.  I believe that individuals hold the key to resolve their conflicts respectfullyand peacefully without having to go to Court and exhausting their resources.

Blending more than 35 years of experience in complex litigation, hundreds of hours of training in the “arts” of mediation and arbitration from premier national and international dispute resolution programs, and fourteen years as an acclaimed ADR professional, Greg Derin provides flexible mediation and arbitration processes to help disputants resolve even their most intractable problems. Greg’s unique background has earned him membership in elite professional organizations and recognition as a Power Mediator by The Hollywood Reporter and as an SuperLawyer™ in the fields of ADR, Intellectual Property Litigation and Entertainment and Sports.During his career as a mediator, Greg has successfully assisted parties in resolving hundreds of complex matters. He is often called upon to resolve disputes after previous attempts at settlement have proven unavailing. Parties consistently attribute their successful resolutions to Greg’s persistence, attentive and open facilitation of a process designed to encourage creative solutions, and his broad substantive knowledge and experience. Greg has successfully helped parties resolve matters in a broad range of fields including contract, fraud, entertainment, intellectual property, real estate, employment, corporate and partnership, legal malpractice, class actions, and unfair business practices.. Greg is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, from which he received an A.B. degree with Highest Honors in 1976. Greg received a J.D. degree from Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California at Berkeley in 1979, where he was on the editorial board of the California Law Review and was a Charles Mills Gayley Fellow.. From 2004-2012, Greg assisted Professor Frank Sander and Washington, D.C. mediators Linda Singer and Michael Lewis in teaching the prestigious "Mediation Workshop" at the Harvard Negotiation Institute. Greg is a Past Chair of the California State Bar's Standing Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution, a Distinguished Fellow of the International Academy of Mediators, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and a member of the CPR Panel of Distinguished Neutrals, the California and National Academies of Distinguished Neutrals, the American Arbitration Association Roster of Neutrals, the Arbitration Panel of the Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA), and the Mediation and Arbitration Panels of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).. Greg has received mediation and arbitration training through highly respected programs including the Harvard Law School "Mediation Workshop," Pepperdine University School of Law's Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Ken Cloke's Center for Dispute Resolution, The Center for Dispute Settlement in Washington, D.C., Dispute Resolution Services, Inc. of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, the International Academy of Mediators, the Section of Dispute Resolution of the American Bar Association, the American Arbitration Association, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the Independent Film and Television Alliance.. In 1979, Greg joined the law firm of Dern, Mason, Swerdlow and Floum, where he practiced for ten years, becoming the Managing Partner of the firm's litigation department. Upon the dissolution of Dern, Mason in 1989, he became a founding member of Del, Rubel, Shaw, Mason & Derin, where he remained until opening his own office in 1997.. Greg is experienced in all phases of litigation, having handled matters before federal and/or state trial or appellate courts in California, Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania, Utah and Wyoming, and before the American Arbitration Association, California Labor Commissioner, Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, the Major League Baseball Players' Association, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, California State Water Resources Control Board, and the National Association of Securities Dealers.. Greg has litigated matters in diverse substantive areas, concentrating on entertainment and intellectual property, breach of contract, real estate, labor and employment, corporate and partnership, product liability and general business disputes. He serves as principal outside litigation counsel to a major talent agency, was lead local counsel in Southern California to a Fortune 500 company in connection with a series of product liability matters involving a medical device, and has tried cases as varied as a class action concerning a real estate development, a multi-million dollar construction defect matter, and talent agency disputes.

ANGELA J. REDDOCK-WRIGHT - Employment Mediator, Los Angeles. A practicing attorney for nearly 25 years, Angela is the founder of the Reddock Law Group (RLG), a LA-based minority and woman-owned law firm specializing in the mediation, arbitration and investigation of employment law, Title IX sexual assault and misconduct, hazing, and bullying legal claims.. She also is a member of the panel of mediators and arbitrators at Signature Resolution, a private dispute resolution firm with offices throughout California.. Prior to opening RLG in 2011, Angela was an employment and labor law litigator for 15 years. During this time, she represented clients in the full array of employment law cases and handled two of the top hazing, wrongful death, and personal injury cases involving top sororities. She also handled the appeal in a high-profile juvenile criminal case involving a wrongful death resulting from teen bullying. Additionally, she handled two seminal cases involving gas and car wash industry owners who had administrative (NLRB), civil and criminal claims asserted against them for their alleged failure to pay proper wages and to provide meal and rest breaks, among other claims, to workers.. As a workplace and Title IX investigator, Angela is certified through the Association of Workplace Investigators (AWI-CH). She has extensive experience investigating and mediating traditional workplace claims, along with Title IX sexual assault, hazing and bullying cases for K-12 schools, colleges and universities. Angela also serves on the LA County Equity Oversight Commission, a panel of expert attorneys who review the County’s human resources and equity investigations.. In recent years, Angela has worked on some of the most compelling projects in Los Angeles, including serving as a co-Administrator for the Project Labor Agreement (PLA) for the So-Fi Stadium where the LA Rams and Chargers football teams play; in the wake of the “Me Too” movement, Angela has worked with the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) to assist in updating its member policies relating to the reporting of claims of sexual harassment; and serving as the Compliance Manager for the multi-billion dollar LAMP construction project at LAX. She also worked in-house as General Counsel, Chief Operating & HR Officer for the LA Urban League.. Angela has extensive experience in the government, civic, community, and non-profit sectors. She has run for and served in public office and has served on numerous public and non-profit sector boards and commissions.. Angela is driven by her life’s mission is to help employers and employees create great and healthy workplaces.

Alisa S. Edelson is Counsel in the Los Angeles office of Klinedinst PC with significant experience in the areas of business, professional liability, entertainment, and intellectual property law.. Ms. Edelson has represented individuals and businesses in a wide variety of disputes involving, among other things, unfair competition, defamation, trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract, copyright and trademark infringement, idea submission, and wrongful termination in state and federal courts. In addition, she has counseled clients concerning branding and intellectual property protection and enforcement including with respect to due diligence, clearance, prosecution, and management. Ms. Edelson is also experienced in drafting website agreements, such as terms of use, privacy policies, and video and personal appearance releases.. Ms. Edelson earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of California, Irvine and obtained her Juris Doctor degree from Loyola Law School. During law school, she held leadership positions as the Executive Editor and Chief Production Editor of the Entertainment Law Review. Ms. Edelson served as a judicial extern for the late Honorable Stephen M. Hillman of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.