Stephen E. Haberfeld
- 8224 Blackburn Avenue Suite 100
Los Angeles, California 90048 - Office Phone: 310-666-8311
- Office Fax: 323-651-1946
- Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland
Supreme Court Mediation History:
- Date Appointed: 1/31/03
- Number of Cases Mediated: 566
- Current As Of: 1/2/25
Areas of Practice:
Business (e.g., corporate, securities, partnership), Real Estate, Insurance: Intellectual Property: Entertainment, Employment, Civil Rights (e.g., EEO, fair housing)
Bar Memberships:
- New York (1971)
- Pennsylvania (1971)
- California (1975)
- U.S. Supreme Court (1987)
- Federal/Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit (1971)
- Federal/Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit (1984)
- Federal/USDC (CD CA) (1975)
- Federal/USDC (ED PA) (1971)
- Federal/U.S. Tax Court (1984)
| Colleges | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Location | Start | End | Type | Degree |
| University of California | Los Angeles | 1961 | 1965 | Undergraduate | B.A. (1965) |
| Princeton University | Princeton, New Jersey | 1965 | 1967 | Graduate | M.P.A (1967) |
| Law Schools | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Location | Start | End | Degree |
| Harvard Law School | Cambridge, Massachusetts | 1967 | 1970 | J.D. (1970) |
| Professional Experience | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Location | Description | Start | End |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit | New York City | Law Clerk to Circuit Judge Leonard P. Moore | 1970 | 1971 |
| Harold E. Kohn P.A. | Philadelphia, PA | Associate | 1971 | 1973 |
| Watergate Special Prosecution Force | Washington, DC | Assistant Watergate Special Prosecutor | 1973 | 1975 |
| Agnew Miller & Carlson | Los Angeles, CA | Partner & Associate | 1975 | 1978 |
| Haberfeld & Haberfeld | Los Angeles, CA | Partner, Private Judge | 1978 | 1988 |
| U.S. District Court | Central District of CA | U.S. Magistrate Judge | 1988 | 1992 |
| Haberfeld & Haberfeld | Los Angeles, California | Partner - Private Judge | 1992 | Present |
| City of Los Angeles | California | President, LA City Special Committee on Investigative Oversight | 1998 | 1998 |
| IP and entertainment arbitrators & practitioners | -- | Guest lecturer on ADR and IP and Entertainment Law | 1999 | 2017 |
| City of Los Angeles | California | President, LA City Special Committee on Investigative Oversight | 2002 | 2002 |
| City of Los Angeles | California | President, LA City Special Committee on Investigative Oversight | 2003 | 2003 |
| Mediation and Other ADR Training | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Location | Description | Date |
| American Arbitration Association | Los Angeles, California | Advanced Arbitration Institute (Lecture) | 1993 |
| U.S. Postal Service | Santa Clarita, California | Basic EEO Mediation Training | 1998 |
| L.A. County Bar Association | Los Angeles, California | Basic Mediation Training | 1998 |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Las Vegas | Advanced Appellate Mediation Training | 2007 |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Las Vegas | Advanced Appellate Mediation Training | 2008 |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Las Vegas | Advanced Appellate Mediation Training - Preventing & Breaking Impasse | 2010 |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Las Vegas | Roundtable/Procedural Issues for Settlement Judges | 2011 |
| JAMS | Los Angeles | Arbitration Award Writing | 2016 |
| JAMS | Las Vegas | Arbitration Meeting The Needs of The Market | 2017 |
| College of Commercial Arbitrators, Plenary & Breakout Sessions | Minneapolis, MN | Various | 2017 |
| JAMS | Los Angeles | Arbitration Workshop | 2017 |
| Safesport | Denver, CO | Sport Arbitration Training | 2017 |
| The Seminar Group | Effective Advocacy in Mediation (Speaker) | ||
| Nevada Supreme Court | Las Vegas | The Premediation Process: A Facilitated Discussion for New and Experienced Settlement Judges | 2018 |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Las Vegas | Impasse and Ethics: A Facilitated Discussion for New and Experienced Settlement Judges | 2018 |
| JAMS | Remedies in Arbitration | 2018 | |
| JAMS | Disclosures | 2019 | |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Las Vegas | Impasse is a Fallacy: An Advanced Mediator's Forum | 2019 |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Appellate Mediation: Tips, Tactics & Techniques | 2020 | |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Using an Online Platform to Conduct Mediation | 2020 | |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Do Virtual Settlement Conferences Work? Mediating in the Times of Coronavirus | 2020 | |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Tips & Techniques for Successful Results in Custody & Other Relationship-Based Settlement Conferences (Part 1) | 2020 | |
Nevada Supreme Court | Tips & Techniques for Successful Results in Custody & Other Relationship-Based Settlement Conferences (Part 2) | 2020 | |
| Westlaw | Ethics | 2020 | |
| College of Commercial Arbitrators | Arbitration Practicum | 2020 | |
| Beverly Hills Bar Association | ZOOM: The Future of Virtual Dispute Resolution | 2020 | |
| JAMS | Third Party Discovery Arbitration and More | 2020 | |
| JAMS | COVID 19 and The New Workplace (Employment Law) | 2020 | |
| JAMS | Virtual Arbitration and Arbitration Case Update | 2020 | |
| JAMS | Managing Documentary Evidence in Virtual Arbitrations | 2020 | |
| JAMS | International Arbitration Update and Practice Tips | 2020 | |
| JAMS | Arbitration and Videoconferencing - Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 | 2020 | |
| JAMS | Implicit Bias | 2020 | |
| JAMS | Third Parties and Non-Signatories in Arbitration | 2020 | |
| JAMS | Annual ADR Updates - 2020 | 2020 | |
| College of Commercial Arbitrators | Managing the Circus - Int'l v. Domestic Prepare for the Future - Emerging Tech The Business of Arbitration Not So Uncommon Unexpected Happenings Writing A Clear Award | 2020 | |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Sanctions 101 | 2021 | |
| Nevada Supreme Court | The Inside Scoop on Settlement Mediation Strategies - Part 2 | 2021 | |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Making the Most of the Pre-Mediation Process | 2021 | |
| JAMS | Handling Complex (Mediation) Cases - Working in Teams | 2021 | |
| JAMS | Psychology and Mediation | 2021 | |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Joint Sessions vs. Caucuses | 2022 | |
| UNLV-William S. Boyd School of Law | Infinite Arbitration Clauses | 2022 | |
| UNLV-William S. Boyd School of Law | 2022 Memorial Beecroft Lecture: Civil Public Discourse: Some Lessons from Psychology | 2022 | |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Overview of Common Procedural Issues for Settlement Judges | 2022 | |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Online or In-Person, Psychological Insights for Supreme Court Settlement Judges | 2022 | |
| Nevada Supreme Court | The Inside Scoop on Settlement Mediation Strategies - Part 1 | 2023 | |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Nevada Settlement Program & Senior Judge 2023 Workshop | 2023 | |
| Nevada Supreme Court | I'll Allow it Nevada, Episode 4: Nevada Water Law Judges | 2023 | |
| JAMS | Med-Arb | 2023 | |
| JAMS | Mediation Statements | 2023 | |
| EEO Compliance and Appeals | Fiscal Year 2023 REDRESS Mediator Refresher Training | 2023 | |
| Beverly Hills Bar Association | Mediating the Strikes: Can Neutrals Help Resolve Hollywood's Labor Strife? | 2023 | |
| Nevada Supreme Court | When to Remove and How Hard to Push | 2025 | |
| Mediation and Other ADR Experience | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Location | Description | Start | End |
| National Panel of Arbitrators, AAA | -- | Commercial Panel - including corporate, business, real estate, insurance, entertainment, intellectual property rights, AAA "Blue Ribbon" & LCCP Panels-- | 1972 | 2004 |
| U.S. Postal Service | -- | Mediator, USPS EEO Redress 1 & Redress II Programs | 1998 | Present |
| Los Angeles Superior Court | -- | Mediator, Panel of Probate Mediators | 1998 | Present |
| Supreme Court Settlement Judge | Las Vegas | Mediation of appellate cases | 2003 | Present |
| National Association of Securities Dealers | -- | Neutral chair of 3-person panels, NASD "Blue Ribbon" Panel | Unk | Unk |
| JAMS | Mediator & Arbitrator | 2004 | Present | |
Awards
- Valedictorian, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kapp (1965)