Jeff Kichaven

Jeff Kichaven writes on mediation for IRMI.com.

Jeff Kichaven is one of the country's preeminent mediators. His unique approach to mediation guides lawyers and clients towards the clear, focused decision-making from which settlements naturally follow. Mr. Kichaven provides far more than just a settlement; he is known for delivering superior client satisfaction with an intense focus on the process, result and the performance of the attorneys.

In 2007, Mr. Kichaven was honored with an invitation to teach the Master Class for Mediators for his Alma Matter, Harvard Law School. In 2006, he was named California Lawyer Attorney of the Year in Alternative Dispute Resolution–the first mediator ever to receive that award. In 2004, his program, "Advanced Mediation Training for Insurance Coverage Cases," won a Special Award for Innovative Excellence from the American Bar Association's Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Section.

Mr. Kichaven has received numerous other distinctions and is also an internationally recognized speaker on ADR subjects. He has addressed audiences in the United States, Canada, and England for six Sections of the American Bar Association. He has also addressed the Practicing Law Institute, ALI-ABA, State Bar of California, Texas Association of Mediators, North Carolina Bar Association, California Center for Judicial Education and Research, National Seminar Series of the Negotiation Strategy Institute and many other organizations.

Mr. Kichaven earned his A.B. in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley in 1977, Phi Beta Kappa, and is an Honors Graduate of the Harvard Law School, where he received his J.D., cum laude, in 1980. He practiced business litigation for 15 years with Alschuler, Grossman & Pines in Los Angeles before he started his mediation practice in 1995.

Articles on IRMI.com

Risk Management: Mediation

When Is the Right Time To Mediate? (June 2009)

Mediators Risk Prison with "Fairness Declarations" (March 2009)

Nix Your Mediator's Prospective Waiver of Liability (October 2008)

Evaluative Mediation Techniques Help Achieve Success (June 2008)

A Tool for Multi-Party Insurance Litigation Mediation (April 2008)

Mediator Selection in Patent Insurance Cases (January 2008)

Courageous Carriers, Meaningful Mediations (June 2007)

"Let Them Pick the Mediator. We Don't Care." (March 2007)

The Concept of Reciprocity in Mediation (January 2007)

Purchasing Habits of Sophisticated Mediation Services Consumers (October 2006)

Professional Mediator: A Distinction that Makes a Difference (June 2006)

Some New Thoughts about Mediation Confidentiality (April 2006)

Insurance Coverage Litigation: What Is the Role of Mediation? (December 2005)

Six Ways To Sabotage a Mediation (September 2005)

Can Mediators Be Forced To Kiss and Tell? (June 2005)

How To Pick a Mediator, 2005 (March 2005)

When Mediators Cross the Line (October 2004)

Absolute Confidentiality—Is It Wise? (August 2004)

When It Comes to Mediators, You Get What You Pay For (June 2004)

The Mediators' Role: Tackling the Illusion of Objectivity (April 2004)

Insurance Bad Faith and Mediation Confidentiality (March 2004)

Apology in Mediation: Sorry To Say, It's Much Overrated (September 2003)

When Logic Just Doesn't Work (June 2003)

Mediation Advocacy: The State of the Art (March 2003)