Employment History

March 2001 - Present

Confidential Mediation & Dispute Resolution, Rolling Hills Estates,California Position: Mediator - Arbitrator- Neutral Evaluator - Referee

July 1983 - Present

Law Offices of Ivan K. Stevenson, Rolling Hills Estates, California Position: Attorney

January 1983 - Present

Benefits Consulting Service Irvine, California Position: Partner and Senior Consultant; Third Party Claims Administrator

January 1983 - Present

Tayson Insurance Administrators, Irvine, California Position: Partner and Senior Consultant; Third Party Claims Administrator

February 1978 - June 1983

Law Offices of Martin and Stamp, APC, Long Beach, California Position: Attorney, Partner and Managing Attorney

August 1976 - January 1978

U.S. Naval Training Command, Kenitra, Morocco Position: Attorney; Assistant Staff Judge Advocate; Foreign Trial Observer; Foreign Claims Officer

January 1975 - July 1976

Naval Legal Services Offices, Agana, Guam Position: Attorney; Assistant Staff Judge Advocate; Claims Officer

January 1975 - July 1976

Far East Amateur Athletic Union, Agana, Guam Position: General Counsel

April 1973 - December 1974

Law Offices of Martin and Stamp, Long Beach, California Position: Attorney, Law Clerk and Investigator

Education

PRE-LEGAL:

University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California - Bachelor of Arts - English - June, 1971

LEGAL:

Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, California - Juris Doctor - June, 1974

MEDIATION:

Pepperdine University - Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution - 2000
United States Navy - Human Resources Development - 1975
INAFA Maolek Conciliation - 2000

Mediation Educational Courses:

• Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution - 2000-2004
• Center for International Legal Studies (CILS) - 2001-2004
• University of Guam (UOG) - 2001
• Southern California Mediation Association (SCMA) - 2000-2004
• California Dispute Resolution Center (CDRC) - 2000-2004
• American Bar Association (ABA) - 2000-2004
• Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA) - 2000-2004
• Orange County Bar Association - 2004-2005
• U.S. Federal District Court - Central District - 2003-2006
• Court of Appeals - Second Appellate District - 2006
• Fellow of the Center of International Legal Studies - 2002-2006

Bar and Court Admissions

Supreme Court of the United States - March, 1981

Supreme Court of California, December, 1974

U.S. District Court - Central District, December, 1974

U.S. District Court of the Northern Mariana Islands, January, 1978

U.S. Federal Military Courts, February, 1975

U.S. Court of Military Appeals, September, 1976

U.S. Foreign Trial Observer, September, 1976

State Bar of California, December, 1974

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals - December, 2005

Arbitration & Mediation Panels

Los Angeles Superior Court Early Mediation Pilot Program - Panel Mediator -2001 - Present

Arts Arbitration & Mediation Services - Arbitrator and Mediator -2001 - Present

Los Angeles County Judicial Arbitration Program - Arbitrator -1980 - Present

Los Angeles County Superior Court ADR - Mediation -1995 - Present

American Arbitration Association - Arbitrator - 1981 - 1997

American Arbitration Association - National Panel Arbitrator - 1985 - 1997

Los Angeles County Attorney-Client Relations Committee, Vice-Chairman - 1985 - 1992

Los Angeles County Bar Association - Fee Arbitrator - 1980 - Present

Orange County Bar Association - Fee Arbitrator - 1981 - 1990

Orange County Bar Association - ADR Committee - 2003 - Present

Orange County Superior Court - Settlement Judge Pro Tem - 1990 - 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

U.S. Federal District Court - Central District - Civil Mediation - Panel Mediator - 2002 - Present

Court of Appeals - Second Appellate District- Mediator - 2005 - Present

National Arbitration Forum - Mediator and Arbitrator - 2005 - Present

California Academy of Neutrals - Mediator and Arbitrator - 2005 - Present

Professional Licenses

Attorney at Law - 1974-Present- State Bar of California

Third Party Administrator - 1984-Present- California Department of Insurance

Organization Memberships

American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)

AmericanBar Association:

Alternative Dispute Resolution Section

Arbitration and Ethics Committee

ADR and Construction Industry Committee

Training Committee

American Running Association

Arrowhead Lake Association

California Dispute Resolution Council (CDRC)

Center for International Legal Studies (CILS)

Cousteau Society

Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association (GLAZA)

Judge Advocates Association (JAA)

Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Los Angeles City Fire Department - Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)

Los Angeles County Bar Association - Dispute Resolution Section

Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department - Peninsula Emergency Response Team (P. V. CERT)

Navy League of the United States

Navy Memorial Foundation

Orange County Bar Association

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 of Southern California Defense Counsel (former member):

Construction Defect Subcommittee

Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) - (former member)

Center for Marine Conservation

Sierra Club

Southern California Mediation Association (SCMA) - (former member)

Zoological Society of San Diego