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Benjamin F. Card, Esq.
Mr. Benjamin F. Card began his dispute resolution career in 1976 where he started doing settlement conferences as Judge Pro Tem in the Orange County Superior Court. Since then, he has handled approximately 3,000 settlement conferences, arbitrations and mediations. As a seasoned litigator, Mr. Card appreciates the importance of witness demeanor, trial costs and evidence issues. Attorneys who have worked with him selected him as a neutral because of his knowledge and experience, in addition to his diligence, work ethic and analytical approach to resolving cases.
LEGAL CAREER & PRIOR EXPERIENCE
  • Mediator and Arbitrator (1988-Present)
  • Private practice specializing in civil litigation: personal injury, employment law, medical malpractice, products, liability, bad faith (1988-Present)
  • Partner, Dimino & Card, specializing in plaintiff and defense insurance personal injury (1980-88)
  • Private Practice specializing in personal injury litigation, insurance defense (1979-80)
  • Partner, Bixby & Card, specializing in insurance personal injury defense; plaintiff personal injury (1978-79)
  • Private Practice specializing in personal injury litigation, medical malpractice, products liability , bad faith (1973-78)
  • Associate, Garret & Dimino specializing in insurance defense (1971-73)
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
  • J.D., Western State University, College of Law (1971)
  • B.A., University of California, Berkeley (1962)
  • Orange County Business Litigation Section
  • Orange County Workers’ Compensation Section
  • Member, American board of Trial Advocates (1980-Present); President, Orange County Chapter (1992)
  • Master Bencher, Robert A. Banyard American Inn of Court (1989-99)
  • Member, Orange County Bar Association, Client Relations Committee (1973-85); Board of Directors (1982-84)
  • Lieutenant USNR, Honorable Discharge (1967)
ADR EXPERIENCE & SPECIALTIES
  • Personal injury including Product Liability and Medical Malpractice
  • Employment Discrimination
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Workers’ Compensation
  • Insurance Bad Faith
ACHIEVEMENTS & AWARDS
  • Mr. Card was honored with the George Francis Civility Award, presented by the American Board of Trial Advocates, Orange County Chapter in October, 2001.
  • Additionally, he was featured in the November 2, 2007 article in the Los Angeles Daily Journal Verdicts and Settlements section.
  • Also, Mr. Card has published numerous articles in the Orange County Bar Bulletin as well as in the September 1995 issue of California Lawyer.
  • He was also the president of the Orange County Chapter of ABOTA in 1992.
HOBBIES & INTERESTS
  • In his spare time, Mr. Card enjoys team roping, fly fishing, gardening, reading, TV sports and regularly attends UCI baseball and volleyball games.
LOCATIONS
  • All of Southern California
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Benjamin F. Card, Esq.
Mr. Benjamin F. Card began his dispute resolution career in 1976 where he started doing settlement conferences as Judge Pro Tem in the Orange County Superior Court. Since then, he has handled approximately 3,000 settlement conferences, arbitrations and mediations. As a seasoned litigator, Mr. Card appreciates the importance of witness demeanor, trial costs and evidence issues. Attorneys who have worked with him selected him as a neutral because of his knowledge and experience, in addition to his diligence, work ethic and analytical approach to resolving cases.
LEGAL CAREER & PRIOR EXPERIENCE
  • Mediator and Arbitrator (1988-Present)
  • Private practice specializing in civil litigation: personal injury, employment law, medical malpractice, products, liability, bad faith (1988-Present)
  • Partner, Dimino & Card, specializing in plaintiff and defense insurance personal injury (1980-88)
  • Private Practice specializing in personal injury litigation, insurance defense (1979-80)
  • Partner, Bixby & Card, specializing in insurance personal injury defense; plaintiff personal injury (1978-79)
  • Private Practice specializing in personal injury litigation, medical malpractice, products liability , bad faith (1973-78)
  • Associate, Garret & Dimino specializing in insurance defense (1971-73)
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
  • J.D., Western State University, College of Law (1971)
  • B.A., University of California, Berkeley (1962)
  • Orange County Business Litigation Section
  • Orange County Workers’ Compensation Section
  • Member, American board of Trial Advocates (1980-Present); President, Orange County Chapter (1992)
  • Master Bencher, Robert A. Banyard American Inn of Court (1989-99)
  • Member, Orange County Bar Association, Client Relations Committee (1973-85); Board of Directors (1982-84)
  • Lieutenant USNR, Honorable Discharge (1967)
ADR EXPERIENCE & SPECIALTIES
  • Personal injury including Product Liability and Medical Malpractice
  • Employment Discrimination
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Workers’ Compensation
  • Insurance Bad Faith
ACHIEVEMENTS & AWARDS
  • Mr. Card was honored with the George Francis Civility Award, presented by the American Board of Trial Advocates, Orange County Chapter in October, 2001.
  • Additionally, he was featured in the November 2, 2007 article in the Los Angeles Daily Journal Verdicts and Settlements section.
  • Also, Mr. Card has published numerous articles in the Orange County Bar Bulletin as well as in the September 1995 issue of California Lawyer.
  • He was also the president of the Orange County Chapter of ABOTA in 1992.
HOBBIES & INTERESTS
  • In his spare time, Mr. Card enjoys team roping, fly fishing, gardening, reading, TV sports and regularly attends UCI baseball and volleyball games.
LOCATIONS
  • All of Southern California
RECENT ARTICLES