Ivan K. Stevenson, Esq.

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Ivan K. Stevenson has been a trial attorney for 34 years, during which time he has had an extensive successful trial record and has been responsible for the establishment of case law on both the Appellate Court and Supreme Court level for the State of California. Ivan Stevenson has served as an arbitrator for the past 28 years and a mediator for the past 11 years. Throughout his legal career, he has made it his priority to be fully prepared for every trial, arbitration and mediation. His 34 years as a trial attorney has brought him a wealth of knowledge in a variety of fields including, but not limited to, Maritime Matters, Admiralty Law, Construction Defects, Professional Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Commercial and Business Matters, Contracts, Trademark, Patent, with extensive knowledge of all forms of Personal Injury and Governmental Agency Law. Throughout his career as a trial attorney, Ivan K. Stevenson has practiced on both sides having tried cases as plaintiff or defense counsel. He has represented various governmental agencies from the U.S. Federal Government down but he has also sued governmental agencies from the Federal Government down to local level entities. Ivan K. Stevenson has lectured on the subject matter of mediation and the use of mediation in the litigation world and has lectured on a state, as well as national and international level. He is a Fellow with the Center for International Legal Studies and has presented lectures in Salzburg, Austria and Rome, Italy.

EDUCATION:

(June, 1971) University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, Bachelor of Arts - English
(June, 1974) Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, California, Juris Doctor

LEGAL CAREER:

(2001 - Present) Confidential Mediation & Dispute Resolution (CMDR) - Torrance, CA
(1983 - Present) Law Offices of Ivan K. Stevenson - Torrance, CA
(1983 - 2004) Benefits Consulting Service/Tayson Insurance Administrators: Partner, Senior Consultant; Third Party Claims Administrator; General Counsel - Irvine, CA
(1978 - 1983) Law Offices of Martin and Stamp, APC: Attorney, Partner and Managing Attorney - Long Beach, CA
(1976 - 1978) U.S. Naval Training Command: Attorney; Assistant Staff Judge Advocate; Foreign Trial Observer; Foreign Claims Officer - Kenitra, Morocco
(1975 - 1976) Naval Legal Services Offices: Attorney; Assistant Staff Judge Advocate; Claims Officer - Agana, Guam
(1975 - 1976) Far East Amateur Athletic Union: General Counsel - Agana, Guam
(1995 - 1975) US Naval Justice School: Attorney - Newport, Rhode Island
(1973 - 1974) Law Offices of Martin and Stamp: Attorney, Law Clerk – Investigator - Long Beach, CA

BAR AND COURT ADMISSIONS:

(December, 1974) Supreme Court of California
(December, 1974) U.S. District Court - Central District
(December, 1974) State Bar of California
(February, 1975) U.S. Federal Military Courts
(September, 1976) U.S. Court of Military Appeals
(September, 1976) U.S. Foreign Trial Observer
(January, 1978) U.S. District Court of the Northern Mariana Islands
(March, 1981) Supreme Court of the United States
(December, 2005) Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal

ADR EXPERIENCE:

Ivan K. Stevenson has mediated over 1,500 cases since 1997 and arbitrated over 500 cases since 1980.

MEDIATION PANELS:

First Resolution Services, Inc.: Mediator (2008 - present)
Arts Arbitration & Mediation Services: Mediator (2001 - present)
Los Angeles Superior Court Early Mediation Pilot Program: Panel Mediator (Program terminated by statute) (2001 - 2004)
Los Angeles County Superior Court - ADR: Mediator (1997 - present)
Orange County Superior Court - ADR: Mediator (2007 - present)
U.S. Federal District Court - Central District, Prisoner Mediation: Panel Mediator (2001 - present)
U.S. Federal District Court - Central District- Civil Mediation: Panel Mediator (2002 - present)
Court of Appeals - Second Appellate District: Panel Mediator (2005 - present)
National Arbitration Forum: Mediator (2005 - present)
California Academy of Neutrals: Mediator (2005 - present)

ARBITRATION, PRO TEM AND MEDIATION PANELS:

(2008 - Present) First Resolution Services, Inc.: Mediator and Arbitrator
(2001 - Present) Los Angeles Superior Court Early Mediation Pilot Program - Panel Mediator
(2001 - Present) Arts Arbitration & Mediation Services - Arbitrator and Mediator
(1980 - Present) Los Angeles County Judicial Arbitration Program - Arbitrator
(1995 - Present) Los Angeles County Superior Court ADR - Mediation
(1981 - 1997) American Arbitration Association - Arbitrator
(1985 - 1997) American Arbitration Association - National Panel Arbitrator
(2009 - Present) American Arbitration Association - Mediator
(1985 - 1992) Los Angeles County Attorney-Client Relations Committee, Vice-Chairman
(1980 - Present) Los Angeles County Bar Association - Fee Arbitrator
(1981 - 1990) Orange County Bar Association - Fee Arbitrator
(2004 - Present) Orange County Bar Association - ADR Committee
(1983 - Present) Orange County Superior Court - Settlement Judge Pro Tem
(2008 - Present) Orange County Superior Court ADR - Mediator
(2001 - Present) State Bar of California - Fee Arbitrator
(2001 - Present) State Bar of California - Special Master
(2001 - Present) U.S. Federal District Court - Central District - Attorney Settlement Panel
(2001 - Present) U.S. Federal District Court - Central District, Prisoner Mediation - Panel Mediator
(2001 - Present) CLC, Inc. - Mediator
(2002 - Present) U.S. Federal District Court - Central District - Civil Mediation - Panel Mediator
(2005 - Present) Court of Appeals - Second Appellate District - Panel Mediator
(2005 - Present) National Arbitration Forum - Mediator and Arbitrator
(2005 - Present) California Academy of Neutrals - Mediator and Arbitrator

ADR TRAINING:

(1975) United States Navy Human Resources Development (40 hours)
(2000) Mediating: The Litigated Case, Pepperdine University Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution (42 hours)
(2000) University of Guam - INAFA Maolek Conciliation (15 hours)
(2001) Center for International Legal Studies - International Arbitration and Mediation (16.5 hours)
(2002) Center for International Legal Studies - International Arbitration and Mediation
(16.5 hours)
(2003) U.S. Central District Court - Straus Institute - Advanced Mediation Training (8
hours)
(2003) U.S. Central District Court - Straus Institute - Advanced Mediation Training (16
hours)
(2003) Center for International Legal Studies - International Lawyering (Mediation) (20
hours)
(2004) U.S. Central District Court - Straus Institute - Advanced Mediation and Cross
Cultural Training (16 hours)
(2004) Center for International Legal Studies - International Arbitration (16 hours)
(2005) U.S. Central District Court - Straus Institute - Advanced Mediation Training (20
hours)
(2005) Center for International Legal Studies - International Arbitration (20 hours)
(2006) Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District - Advanced Appellate Mediation Training (40 hours)
(2006) U.S. Central District Court - Straus Institute - Advanced Mediation Training (16
hours)
(2006) Center for International Legal Studies - International ADR (20 hours)
(2007) Center for International Legal Studies - International Arbitration and Mediation (8 hours)
(2007) U.S. Central District Court - Straus Institute - Advanced Mediation Training (13
hours)
(2007) SCMA Town Hall - Standards of Practice (3.5 hours)
(2007) Los Angeles Superior Court - Straus Institute - Overcoming Impasse (3.5 hours)
(2008) OCBA - Trends and Tips in ADR (4 hours)
(2008) Los Angeles Superior Court - Neutral Orientation (3 hours)
(2008) U.S. Central District Court - Straus Institute - Advanced Mediation Training (13
hours)
(2008) Center for International Legal Studies - Symposium on International Arbitration
and Mediation (16.2 hours)
(2009) U.S. Central District Court - Straus Institute - Advanced Mediation Training (13 hours)
(2009) SCMA Town Hall - Pepperdine University - Mediating Without a License (7 hours)
(2009) SCMA - Pepperdine University - M3: The Next Generation (5.75 hours)
(2010) U.S. Central District Court - Straus Institute - Advance Mediation Skills (13 hours)
(2010) SCMA - The Business of Employment Mediation (5.5 hours)
(2010) Center for International Studies - 6th Biennial Symposium on International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Business/Commercial Litigation, Civil Rights, Construction [all aspects including mold and defects], Corporate [all aspects including management, disputes, dissolutions], Employment, ERISA, Homeowners, [Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith], Intellectual Property, Personal Injury, Governmental Entity [Federal, State and Local], Maritime/Admiralty, Medical Malpractice, Police Matters [all aspects], Military, Premises Liability, Product Liability [all aspects especially aluminum, metallurgical, auto, plastics and manufacturing of all types] Professional Liability [all aspects], Real Estate, Attorney Fee Disputes, Estate Planning, Health Care, Probate, Technology, International, Workers Compensation, Special Education, Aviation, Landlord - Tenant, Labor - Management.

ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS:

American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
American Bar Association: Alternative Dispute Resolution Section
American Running Association
California Dispute Resolution Council (CDRC)
California State Bar
Center for International Legal Studies (CILS)
Dispute Resolution Forum
Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association (GLAZA)
Judge Advocates Association (JAA)
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
Los Angeles City Fire Department - Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
Los Angeles County Bar Association - Dispute Resolution Section
Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department – Palos Verdes Peninsula Emergency Response Team (PVCERT)
Navy Memorial Foundation
Orange County Bar Association - ADR Section
Southern California Mediation Association (SCMA)
State Bar of California
Torrance Fire Department - Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
UCLA Alumni Association
United States Naval Institute
United States Naval Reserves (Inactive Ready Reserve)

PRIOR ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS:

American Legion
Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR)
Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (ASCDC)
Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA)
Center for Marine Conservation
Cousteau Society
Orange County Bar Association - ADR Section
Sierra Club
Zoological Society of San Diego

MILITARY SERVICES:

Midshipman (NROTC) UCLA [1967 - 1971]
Ensign - Unrestricted Line Officer [1971 - 1973]
Lieutenant JG - Unrestricted Line Officer [1973 - 1975]
Lieutenant JG - JAG Corps [1975 - 1976]
Lieutenant - Jag Corps [1976 - 1980]
Lieutenant Commander [1980 - 1986]
Judge Advocate General Corps (Reserves)
United States Naval Reserve - Inactive Ready Reserve [1986 - Present]

ARTICLES:

Mediation and Sanctions: Road to Distrust - SCMA News, 2001
Rebuttal article to "Mediation Confidential" - Los Angeles Lawyer, 2001
Amicus Curiae in Petition for Review to the California Supreme Court - Rojas v. Superior Court, (2004) 33 Cal.4th 407
Amicus Curiae to the California Supreme Court - Rojas v. Superior Court, (2004) 33 Cal.4th 407
The Use of Mediation in Complex Construction Defect Litigation - Center for International Legal Studies - February 2003
Arbitration - Insuring the Integrity of the Process - Arbitrator/Attorney/Party Control Issues American Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section - May 2003
Confidentiality: Theory or Reality in the Mediation Context - Fellows Convocation - Center for International Legal Studies - May 2004
The Assault on Mediation Confidentiality - American Bar Association - Construct Magazine - June 2004
2006 - The Year of Mediation Case Law Controversy - Orange County Bar Association - February 2007 - Costa Mesa, CA
What is up with the Second Appellate District? - CDRC 15th Annual ADR Policy Conference - October 2008, Los Angeles, CA
Mediation Confidential - If It’s Not Broke … - Los Angeles Daily Journal - December 2008 - Los Angeles, CA

PUBLISHED APPELLATE CASES:

American Home Insurance Company v. Travelers Indemnity Co. (1981) 122 Cal.App.3d 951
Lupash v. City of Seal Beach, (1999) 75 Cal. App.4th 1428; 89 Cal. Rptr.2d 920
Foxgate Homeowners’ Assoc. v. Bramalea California, Inc., (2001) 26 Cal.4th 1
Rojas v. Superior Court, (2004) 33 Cal.4th 407
Wimsatt v. Superior Court (2007) 152 Cal. App.4th 137
Simmons v. Ghaderi (2008) 44 Cal. 4th 570

LECTURES:

Medical Malpractice and the Impact of Drug Interactions - L. A. County Medical Association - 1983 - Los Angeles, CA
Medical Malpractice and the Surgeon - Metropolitan Hospital - 1984 - Los Angeles, CA
Current Trends in Tort Liability - American Public Works Association - 1985 - Diamond Bar, CA
Government Tort Liability - Association of Southern California Municipal Engineers -1987 - Los Angeles, CA
Building Better Client Relationships - Los Angeles County Bar Association DRS - 1991 - Los Angeles, CA
Mediation & Foxgate - The Future of Confidentiality - California State University at Dominguez Hills - 1999 - Dominguez Hills, CA
Foxgate - What Will the Courts do With it - Beverly Hills Bar Association - 2000 - Beverly Hills, CA
Mediation & Sanctions - The Creation of Distrust - SCMA - Courts Committee - 2001 - Toluca Lake, CA
The Judicial System vs. Mediator Confidentiality - Center for International Legal Studies - 2001 - Salzburg, Austria
Court Use and Abuse of the Mediation Process - Center for International Legal Studies - 2002 - Steamboat Springs, CO
Use of Mediators in Complex Construction Defect Cases - Center for International Legal Studies - 2003 - Steamboat Springs, CO
Arbitration: Theory versus Reality: The Arbitration Hearing - American Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section - 2003 - San Francisco, CA
Rojas v. Superior Court - Moot Court - Argument for the Appellant - SCMA 15th Interactive Conference 2003, Malibu, CA
Confidentiality: Theory or Reality in the Mediation Context - Fellows Convocation - Center for International Legal Studies - 2004 - Rome, Italy
Foxgate, Now Rojas: Is Confidentiality Finally Safe? - Orange County Bar Association - 2004 - Tustin, CA
The Impact of Rojas: Are Mediations Still Viable? - Los Angeles County Bar Association - 2004 - Los Angeles, CA
Mediation-Arbitration (Med Arb) as an Alternative Dispute Resolution Method - Center for International Legal Studies - 2005 - Steamboat Springs, CO
Tips and Trends in ADR - MCLE Last Dash - Orange County Bar Association - 2006 - Costa Mesa, CA
The Use of ADR in Intellectual Property Cases - Center for International Legal Studies - 2006 - Steamboat Springs, CO
2006 - The Year of Mediation Case Law Controversy - Orange County Bar Association - 2007 - Costa Mesa, CA
Mediation & The Law - 2006 - An Overview - Center for International Legal Studies - 2007 - Steamboat Springs, CO
Preparing A Products Liability Case for a Successful Mediation - Orange County Bar Association - 2007 - Irvine, CA
Confidentiality - A Sword and A Shield – SCMA 19th Annual Conference - November, 2007 - Malibu, CA
Trends and Tips in ADR - MCLE Last Dash - Orange County Bar Association - January, 2008 - Costa Mesa, CA
Mediation - The Road to Resolution - Center for International Legal Studies - June 2008 - Salzburg, Austria
Timely Topics For Mediators - CDRC Annual Conference - October 2008 - Los Angeles, CA
Deal or No Deal - A Summary of ADR Case Law for 2008 - Orange County Bar Association - March 2009 - Costa Mesa, CA
Confidentiality: Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow - Orange County Mediation Conference - March 2009, Garden Grove, CA
Lions, Tigers and Bears - Oh My! A Summary of Arbitration and Mediation Cases for 2009 - Orange County Bar Association - January 2010 - Tustin, CA
Mediation - Arbitration: Tow Ships Passing in the Night or Collision Course - Center for International Legal Studies - June 2010 - Salzburg, Austria

PROFESSIONAL LICENSES:

Attorney at Law - 1974
State Bar of California
Third Party Administrator - 1984
California Department of Insurance

INTERESTS:

Ivan K. Stevenson has traveled to six of the seven continents and lived overseas in Guam and Morocco, and spent extended periods in Europe and South America. He is an avid snowboarder. He also looks forward to sailing every chance he gets. He has completed 16 marathons, placed in triathlons and 5Ks. He finds swimming the easiest of all sports and snowboarding the most exhilarating.

AVAILABLE:

Throughout California

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