Daniel Ben-Zvi, Esq.
Daniel Ben-Zvi (pronounced 'BenzVee') is called upon to mediate high profile and sensitive disputes in the fields of business, entertainment, and government. Since 1995, this "warrior-turned-peacemaker," as the Daily Journal described him, has brought his unique blend of determination and creativity to ending bitterly fought lawsuits.
Mr. Ben-Zvi customizes each mediation to the particular needs of the participants and to the ever-changing dynamics over the course of the mediation. Balancing use of facilitative and evaluative methods and tapping his litigation experience, he has successfully mediated over five hundred disputes.
Mr. Ben-Zvi's practice includes, among other areas, business, entertainment, partnership, franchise, real estate, professional liability, personal injury, employment, estates, unfair trade practices, insurance, construction, products liability and healthcare.
Mr. Ben-Zvi was an active trial lawyer representing both plaintiffs and defendants. He began his litigation career in 1981 at former Senator Abe Ribicoff's law firm, Ribicoff & Kotkin. Within four years, he was heading the firm's business litigation department in its new branch office in Stamford, Connecticut. Mr. Ben-Zvi continued his multi-state litigation practice in his own litigation firm in Los Angeles and as Of Counsel to Schmeltzer, Aptaker & Shepard, a Washington D.C. based law firm.
In addition to practicing as a trial lawyer for two decades, Mr. Ben-Zvi simultaneously dabbled in the world of business and entertainment. In this capacity, he served as a producer / writer of a feature project at Fox Studios and also as a contributing writer on the television show "LA Law." This background coupled with his legal experience has helped him better understand industries in which he mediates.
Mr. Ben-Zvi graduated from Rutgers University (B.A. Honors, Economics) in 1978 and from the Cardozo School of Law in 1981. He externed for one year for New York's Federal Bankruptcy Judge Burton Lifland (Southern District New York). Mr. Ben-Zvi is a member of the State and Federal Bars of California, New York, Washington D.C., Connecticut, New Jersey, and the United States Supreme Court.
Mr. Ben-Zvi serves as guest speaker to various groups (e.g. the annual convention of the Association of Community College Trustees; UCLA) and writes on mediation and litigation topics. He is a participant in the annual "Masters' Forum" of Pepperdine University's Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, where he has also attended numerous mediation training programs. He is a member of the Southern California Mediation Association ("SCMA") and the Association of Conflict Resolution ("ACR").
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