PHOENIX, AZ – Ken Kasdan, Senior & Managing Partner of the Kasdan Simonds Weber & Vaughan law firm, will be a featured speaker at the DRI Construction Law Seminar being held September 20-22, 2012, at the Arizona Biltmore, Phoenix, AZ. DRI brings together attorneys, insurance professionals and industry experts to discuss current and developing issues and hot topics in Construction Law. DRI seminars seek to enhance understanding of the law among members of the legal community who have reason to be concerned with the expanding globalization of litigation defense.
Mr. Kasdan’s panel will present views on “Effective Construction Mediation“. This experienced and well regarded panel will address effective means and strategies for presenting a case at mediation. All sides will be represented as the panel is composed of a plaintiff’s attorney, defense attorney and a mediator. The session promises to be insightful and engaging and will offer a glimpse inside the mindset of each component of a successful mediation. The opportunity to hear the perspective from all sides of a mediation is a must see.
KEN KASDAN, SENIOR & MANAGING PARTNER
Ken Kasdan is one of the nation’s leading construction defect attorneys and has been managing partner of the Kasdan Simonds firm, which he established, for more than 25 years. He earned his law degree from the State University of New York, at Buffalo, and his Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, from Bernard M. Baruch College of the City University of New York. Ken was admitted to the California State Bar in 1976, and is licensed to practice before the U.S. District Court, Central District of California. He is also admitted to the Arizona State Bar. Ken is a member of the American Bar Association (Member: Business Law Section); Committee on Commercial Financial Services; Subcommittee on Interest and Usury, Creditor Rights; Litigation Section; Construction Industry Forum Committee); State Bar Association of California; Orange County Bar Association (Member: Business Litigation Section); Orange County Trial Lawyers Association; Judge Pro Tem, Orange County Superior Court; the Orange County Superior Court Judicial Arbitration Panel; and the Maricopa County Bar Association. Ken has been named a Southern California Super Lawyer in 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 and 2006.
The Kasdan Simonds Weber & Vaughan law firm has offices in Irvine and Walnut Creek, CA and Phoenix, AZ. The firm represents plaintiffs in major construction defect litigation. For more detailed information on the firm, visit www.kasdansimonds.com.



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