Israel "Ishi" Kunin

  • 10161 Park Run Dr., Suite 150
    Las Vegas, Nevada 89145
  • Office Phone: 702-438-8060
  • Office Fax: 702-438-8077
  • Cell Phone: 702-496-4412
  • Place of Birth: Hollywood, California

Supreme Court Mediation History:

  • Date Appointed: 6/23/97
  • Number of Cases Mediated: 348
  • Current As Of: 1/2/24

Areas of Practice:

  • Domestic Relations, Probate, Guardianships, Adoption

Bar Memberships:

  • Nevada (1980)
  • California (1980)
  • Federal/Nevada (1980)
  • Federal/Southern District of California (1980)
Colleges
NameLocationStartEndTypeDegree
 
University of California at San Diego La Jolla, California 1973 1976 Undergraduate B.A. Economics (1976)
Law Schools
NameLocationStartEndDegree
 
California Western School of Law San Diego, California 1976 1979 J.D. (1979)
Professional Experience
NameLocationDescriptionStartEnd
 
Juvenile Court Las Vegas Referee/Master 1987 Present
-- Las Vegas Member of Local Rules & Procedures Committee 1990 1992
State Bar of Nevada Las Vegas Member of Executive Council of Family Law Section 1990 1996
State Bar of Nevada Las Vegas Chairperson of Family Law Section 1991 1993
State Bar of Nevada Las Vegas Member of Bench/Bar Committee 1994 --
-- Las Vegas Member of Founding Committee on Children Cope with Divorce 1994 --
-- Las Vegas Member, Child Support Guidelines Review Committee 1996 --
-- Las Vegas Member, Guardianship Task Force 1996 Present
Advance Resolution Management Las Vegas Mediator 2018 Present
Mediation and Other ADR Training
NameLocationDescriptionDate
 
Nevada Supreme Court Las Vegas New Settlement Judge Training 1998
Nevada Supreme Court Las Vegas Settlement Program: Ethics 1999
State Bar of Nevada Las Vegas Nuts and Bolts of Mediation Training 2000
Nevada Supreme Court Las Vegas Settlement Program Roundtables & Advanced Training Sessions 2000
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 Foreclosure Mediator Training 2009
Nevada Supreme Court Las Vegas Roundtable/Procedural Issues for Settlement Judges 2011
American Institute of Mediation Los Angeles Impasse is a Fallacy:  An Advanced Mediator's Forum 2012
Nevada Supreme Court Las Vegas Implicit Bias Issues in Mediation 2012
Nevada Supreme Court Las Vegas Procedural and Ethical Issues in Mediation for Settlement Judges 2013
State Bar of Nevada Las Vegas Hot Topics in Mediation and Judicial Settlement 2014
American Bar Association Las Vegas The Ethics of Mediator Testimony 2014
State Bar of Arizona Arizona Live Action Mediation Training for Mediators and Litigators 2015
Supreme Court Administrative Office of the Courts Las Vegas Juvenile Dependency Mediation Program 2018
State Bar of Nevada Las Vegas Domestic Violence in Dependency Mediation 2018
Nevada Supreme Court Las Vegas The Premediation Process:  A Facilitated Discussion for New and Experienced Settlement Judges 2018
Pepperdine University School of Law Malibu, CA STAR:  A Systematic Approach to Mediation Strategies 2018
Crowley Mediation LLC Las Vegas The Neuroscience of Conflict: How to Keep Everyone Calm, Cool & Collected 2020
The National Judicial College Reno Civil Mediation in a Time of Social Distancing-A Mediator's Response to COVID-19 2020
Nevada Supreme Court   Appellate Mediation: Tips, Tactics & Techniques 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
Nevada Supreme Court   Sanctions 101 (Co-Instructor) 2021
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Chicago, IL 2022 Mediation 2022
Nevada Supreme Court   Joint Sessions vs. Caucuses (Co-Instructor) 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 CourtLas VegasPreparation, Stakeholders, Malpractice, and Agreements: Issues All Professional Mediators Will Encounter2024
Mediation and Other ADR Experience
NameLocationDescriptionStartEnd
 
Supreme Court Settlement Judge Las Vegas Mediation of Appellate cases 1998 Present
Mediator Las Vegas Civil Litigation Matters 1998 Present

Professional Organizations

Continuing Membership in the Following:

  • American Academy of Adoption Attorneys
  • American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
  • Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
  • National Association of Counsel for Children

Awards

  • CASA