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Phone: 310.442.2100
Fax: 310.442.2125
Legal Career & Prior Experience |
Professional Affiliation |
ADR Specialization |
Achievements, Awards, Hobbies & Interests
• Judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court (1985-00)
• Partner, Levinson, Rowan, Mder & Jacobs, Los Angeles (1964-84), civil litigation
• Associate; Wyman, Finnell & Rothman (Predecessor to Wyman, Beutzer, Keichai &
Silbert), insurance defense (1962-64)
• Senior Trial Attorney; L.A. County District Attorney's Office, criminal prosecutor (1957-62)
• Justice Pro Tempore, California Court of Appeal, 2nd District (1986, 1989).
• University of California, Los Angeles, LL. B, J.D. (1956)
• University of California, Los Angeles, BS. (Business Administration) (1953)
• Certified Civil Mediator, National Judicial College (1999)
• Economic Institute for State Court Judges, University of Kansas (1999, 2000)
• Member, Los Angeles Bar Association, Real Estate Section
• Member, Western Council of Construction Consumers
Construction Defect, Real Property, Commercial Disputes, Medical Malpractice,
Product Liability, Employment, Environmental, Entertainment, and Personal injury matters
• Respected Author: "The Award Is All Wrong! What Now? (Correcting an Arbitration Award),"
Construction Law Anthology (2001): "State and Local Government Agency Settlement Practices,
Procedures and Personnel" (1993), "Designing a Successful Voluntary Conference Program, "10
CJER Journal (1990), etc.
• Prominent Lecturer: "Civil Settlements", California Judicial College, 1988 - 1992;
• Managed (Health) Care Liability", American Association of Preferred Provider
Organizations, 1992
"Employment Law", University of Southern California / Los Angeles County Bar Association
Institute for Corporate Counsel, 1989: "Law and Motion Practice", The Rutter Group
1987, etc.
• 1993 Judge of the Year, San Fernando Valley Bar Association
• Featured on ABC-TV news magazine program, "20/20"
• Honored for his judicial competence and settlement skills by the California State Bar,
L.A. County Board of Supervisors, L.A. City Council, California State Assembly, California
State Senate, etc.
• Away from law, Judge Rowen, who did his military service with the U.S. Marine Corps,
enjoys baseball, golf and travel
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