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Voluntary Early Mediation (VEM) Program

Choosing a Mediator

The parties agree that BASF will administer the case if this mediator is chosen. File the Mediation Consent form (43KB PDF) to initiate the process.


Guy O. Kornblum

Kornblum & Associates

Areas of Experience: Auto and Homeowner's Coverages; Commercial Liability and Property Damage; Commercial Litigation; E&O Coverages; Group and Individual Life, Health and Disability; Insurance Coverage of all types (commercial, individual and personal); Insurance Bad Faith; Medical and Legal Malpractice; Personal Injury; Specialized Coverages; Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist; Wrongful Death


Guy Kornblum has been a trial and appellate lawyer in San Francisco for 42 years, and has been head of his own firm for 28 years. He is very active in the practice and has been involved in hundreds of mediations both as a mediator and as a representative of the client.

Kornblum is certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Lawyers, and is a Life Member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and the Primerus Group of International Law Firms. His firm was nominated for a California State Bar award for pro bono services in 2004, and he was selected as Northern California's “Super Lawyer” for 2006 and 2007. He has co-authored the two-volume work, "Negotiating and Settling Tort Cases” published in 2007 by Thomson West and the American Association for Justice (formerly the American Trial Lawyers Association). His practice also includes consulting for clients on litigation management and mediation techniques.

Kornblum regularly lectures and writes on the subject of mediation. He also is a contributing author to the California Continuing Education of the Bar publication, “Effective Use of ADR in California,” published in 2005. He has served as a pro tem judge overseeing settlement conferences for the past 12 years, and serves on the Bar Association of San Francisco panel of mediators. He writes a monthly column on Resolution Advocacy for the Litigation Counsel of America Trial Lawyers Honorary.

Hourly rate: $595