Mediator
Insurance coverage, trade secrets, trademark, copyright, patent, liability, legal malpractice, commercial disputes
Jeff Kichaven Commercial Mediation
jeffkichaven.com
He's ranked in Chambers USA (2018) as one of the country's top mediators. He has a nationwide practice and extensive experience in intellectual property cases. He has been named California Lawyer Attorney of the Year. He is a member of the American Law Institute and has taught the Master Class for Mediators for his alma mater, Harvard Law School. He has been cited in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.
Harvard University Law School
ADR Profiles
| Title | Provider | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Gentle Persuasion | Jeff Kichaven Commercial Mediation | Oct. 25, 2019 |
| Jeff Kichaven | Oct. 19, 2011 |
Columns
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Your case, your call: Rethinking mediator's proposals | Alternative Dispute Resolution | Apr. 23, 2025 |
| Should arbitrators and mediators attend law firm Christmas parties? | Ethics/Professional Responsibility | Dec. 18, 2023 |
| How to select a mediator in three easy steps | Alternative Dispute Resolution | Dec. 1, 2023 |
| Intellectual Property Roundtable | Intellectual Property | Jan. 23, 2019 |
| Mediation, Confidentiality and Anarchy: The California Nightmare | California Supreme Court, Alternative Dispute Resolution | Feb. 18, 2011 |
| Not So Simple | Nov. 5, 2002 |
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Nov. 13, 1999 |
| Confidential | Real Property | adr | Jul. 24, 1999 |
| Confidential | Torts | Feb. 25, 1999 | |
| Confidential | Business Law | adr | Jan. 16, 1999 |
| Confidential | Contracts | adr | Jan. 16, 1999 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | adr | Jan. 9, 1999 |
| Confidential | Real Property | adr | Nov. 7, 1998 |
| Confidential | Construction | adr | Aug. 29, 1998 |
| Confidential | Real Property | adr | Aug. 22, 1998 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury | adr | Aug. 22, 1998 |
| Confidential | Business Law | adr | Aug. 22, 1998 |
| Confidential | Employment Law | adr | May 16, 1998 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury | adr | May 16, 1998 |
| Confidential | Insurance | adr | Mar. 21, 1998 |
| Confidential | Contracts | adr | Mar. 21, 1998 |
| Confidential | Breach of Contract | judge | Nov. 15, 1997 |
| Confidential | Probate and Trusts | judge | May 10, 1997 |
| Confidential | Construction | judge | Mar. 15, 1997 |
| Title | Provider | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Gentle Persuasion | Jeff Kichaven Commercial Mediation | Oct. 25, 2019 |
| Jeff Kichaven | Oct. 19, 2011 |
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Your case, your call: Rethinking mediator's proposals | Alternative Dispute Resolution | Apr. 23, 2025 |
| Should arbitrators and mediators attend law firm Christmas parties? | Ethics/Professional Responsibility | Dec. 18, 2023 |
| How to select a mediator in three easy steps | Alternative Dispute Resolution | Dec. 1, 2023 |
| Intellectual Property Roundtable | Intellectual Property | Jan. 23, 2019 |
| Mediation, Confidentiality and Anarchy: The California Nightmare | California Supreme Court, Alternative Dispute Resolution | Feb. 18, 2011 |
| Not So Simple | Nov. 5, 2002 |
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Nov. 13, 1999 |
| Confidential | Real Property | adr | Jul. 24, 1999 |
| Confidential | Torts | Feb. 25, 1999 | |
| Confidential | Business Law | adr | Jan. 16, 1999 |
| Confidential | Contracts | adr | Jan. 16, 1999 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | adr | Jan. 9, 1999 |
| Confidential | Real Property | adr | Nov. 7, 1998 |
| Confidential | Construction | adr | Aug. 29, 1998 |
| Confidential | Real Property | adr | Aug. 22, 1998 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury | adr | Aug. 22, 1998 |
| Confidential | Business Law | adr | Aug. 22, 1998 |
| Confidential | Employment Law | adr | May 16, 1998 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury | adr | May 16, 1998 |
| Confidential | Insurance | adr | Mar. 21, 1998 |
| Confidential | Contracts | adr | Mar. 21, 1998 |
| Confidential | Breach of Contract | judge | Nov. 15, 1997 |
| Confidential | Probate and Trusts | judge | May 10, 1997 |
| Confidential | Construction | judge | Mar. 15, 1997 |