Daniel Ben-Zvi, Esq.
Case Manager: Eve Thorstens
Tel: (310) 201-0010 Ext. 147
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Daniel Ben-Zvi (pronounced "BenzVee") is a respected mediator. One of
32 “Power Mediators” worldwide [Hollywood Reporter, 2007], he has
mediated more than 1,700 disputes. Mr. Ben-Zvi, admitted to five Bars,
draws on 20 years as a multi-state trial lawyer and more than 10 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.
Mr. Ben-Zvi co-authored a book, “Inside the Minds–Alternative Dispute
Resolution”, writes articles and lectures on dispute resolution. Mr.
Ben-Zvi’s creativity even led him to be a writer on the television show
“L.A. Law”.
EDUCATION
1981 JD, Cardozo School of Law
1978 BA, Rutgers University (Honors, Economics)
DISPUTE RESOLUTION EXPERIENCE
• Mr. Ben-Zvi has mediated over 1,700 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:
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
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