Kenneth Van Vleck

Kenneth Van Vleck has been a full-service mediator since 2019, has over 200 hours of

mediator training and has conducted hundreds of mediations. Mr. Van Vleck was trained in

mediation at the Pepperdine | Caruso Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution. He has

specialty training in appellate mediations through the California Appellate Court Mediation

Training Program. He trained as a mediator for the United States District Court for the

Northern District of California. And he has real estate specialty training through the

California Association of Realtors.

Ken provides volunteer pro bono mediations for the Santa Clara County Superior Court, the

Sixth District Court of Appeal, the United States District Court for the Northern District

Court, and the San Mateo Superior Court. He is also a mediator panelist for the California

Association of Realtors®.

He has successfully mediated hundreds of litigated civil matters ranging from business

litigation to intra-family real estate disputes.

Ken has over 30 years of civil litigation experience, including arbitrations, civil trials, and

appeals, focused on business litigation, real estate, and construction disputes. He has

tried over 50 cases to verdict in courts throughout California. He brings this extensive

litigation background to mediation, offering an evaluative approach to mediation. With a

background representing both plaintiffs and defendants, he has insight into the risks and

benefits for both sides in mediating at all stages of dispute resolution – from pre-litigation

through post-appeal collections.

Ken is the Chairman of the American Bar Association Section of Real Property Litigation

subcommittee on commercial real estate litigation. He has been recognized year over year

as a Northern California Super Lawyer. He teaches as an invited lecturer at the Stanford

Law School Trial Advocacy Workshop.