SANTA ANA, Calif., Sept. 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Judicate West, one of California’s leading providers of private dispute resolution services, has added Daren H. Lipinsky, Esq., to its roster of neutrals. Based in Santa Ana, Lipinsky is available statewide as a mediator, arbitrator and private judge.

“Daren is a seasoned litigator and mediator who has received rave reviews from both plaintiff and defense counsel alike, and he is well known and recognized within the Southern California employment law community. He brings knowledge gained from the trenches, as well as compassion, calm and persistence, to every matter,” said Var Fox, CEO and Co-Founder of Judicate West. “Daren’s combined skills make him an ideal choice for resolution of high-stakes disputes and a formidable resource for Judicate West clients. We are excited to work with him and offer his services statewide.”

With nearly three decades of litigation experience, Lipinsky is well-versed in employment issues, including discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination and wage-and-hour matters, and business disputes, including corporate matters and breach of contract. Beyond his deep experience as a trial lawyer, he has built an independent mediation practice devoted to mediating employment and business disputes, recently founding his own firm, Lipinsky Mediation. Lipinsky has served as a settlement officer for the San Bernardino County Superior Court and the Los Angeles County Superior Court’s Resolve Law LA and MVP programs. He was also a temporary judge for the Orange County Superior Court.

Lipinsky is president-elect of the American Board of Trial Advocates’ (ABOTA) San Bernardino/Riverside Chapter and is a Cal-ABOTA board member. Additionally, he serves on the board of governors of the Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) and is past president of the CAOC’s Inland Empire chapter, which awarded him the William M. Shernoff Trial Lawyer of the Year Award in 2022. He also served as president of the Western San Bernardino County Bar Association and is a longstanding member of the California Employment Lawyers Association and National Employment Lawyers Association. In 2019, Lipinsky was inducted as a Fellow into the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, a nonprofit professional association honoring the leading labor and employment lawyers nationwide.

In 2022, Lipinsky was named Employment Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Riverside County Bar Association, and he received the Jennifer Brooks Lawyer of the Year Award from the Western San Bernardino County Bar Association in 2022-2023. He has been honored among the Daily Journal’s “Top Labor and Employment Attorneys” five times (2018, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2025), and he has been recognized among Lawdragon’s Top 500 Employee and Civil Rights Attorneys. Inland Empire Magazine has recognized Lipinsky among the “Top Lawyers in the Inland Empire” every year since 2010. He has also been honored by Southern California Super Lawyers in Employment Law every year since 2012.

Lipinsky earned his J.D., with honors, from Loyola Law School in 1997 and his B.A. from Skidmore College in 1994. He received his mediation certificate from the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at the Pepperdine University School of Law in 2025.

About Judicate West
For more than 30 years, Judicate West has been one of California’s leading providers of private dispute resolution services with a distinguished roster of proven neutrals, including retired state and federal court judges plus professional attorney mediators and arbitrators from a wide variety of practice areas. Founded in 1993, the firm prides itself on maintaining the utmost integrity in delivering innovative solutions to all types of civil disputes. The firm’s successful formula involves top-tier neutrals, a great company culture and an experienced team of ADR professionals dedicated to delivering gold standard service in alternative dispute resolution (ADR).

Contact:
Melody Ghan
Judicate West
(714) 852-5189
melody@judicatewest.com


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