PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

Independent Mediator, Jeff Kichaven Commercial Mediation, 2009‐present
Mediator, Professional Mediation & Arbitration, 2009
Mediator, JAMS, 2007‐2008
Independent Mediator, 2001‐2006
Partner and Of Counsel, Pregerson, Richman & Luna and successor firms, Los Angeles, 1996‐2001
Partner and Associate, Alschuler, Grossman & Pines, Los Angeles, 1980‐1996

EDUCATION

J.D. Cum Laude, Harvard Law School, 1980
A.B. Economics, Phi Beta Kappa, University of California, Berkeley, 1977

HONORS AND AWARDS

Ranked in Chambers – USA, National list of Top Mediators
Who’s Who Legal, Global Elite Thought Leader, Mediation
Best Lawyers, Best Mediation Lawyer in Los Angeles, 2015
Roy H. Aaron Award, Outstanding Board Mbr., Center for Civic Mediation (L.A. County Bar Assn.) 2012
Special Award for Excellence in Mediation, Asian Pacific American Dispute Resolution Center, 2010
California Lawyer Attorney of the Year, ADR, 2006
Eight‐time Honoree, California’s Top Neutrals, Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal
Special Award for Innovative Excellence for “Advanced Mediation Training for Insurance Coverage Disputes (ABA ‐
TIPS), 2004
Matthew S. Rae Outstanding Section Leader Award (L.A. County Bar Assn.) 2002

BAR ACTIVITIES

American Law Institute
Member

American Bar Association
Past member, Governing Council, Section of Dispute Resolution
Past chair, ADR Committees, Sections of Business Law and Intellectual Property Law, and TIPS

Los Angeles County Bar Association
Member, Professional Responsibility and Ethics Committee
Past member, Board of Trustees, and Chair of Audit Committee
Past chair, Entertainment Law and Intellectual Property Section and ADR Section

Orange County Bar Association
Past chair, Insurance Law Section
Southern California Mediation Association
Past President
International Academy of Mediators
Distinguished Fellow, past member Board of Governors

TEACHING – BEGINNING AND ADVANCED MEDIATION AND MEDIATION ADVOCACY TRAINING

Harvard Law School (Harvard Negotiation Insight Initiative, Program on Negotiation)
Pepperdine University School of Law
American Bar Association
American Law Institute
American Conference Institute
HB Litigation Conferences
State Bar of California
Los Angeles County Bar Association
And many others