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title: Rob Bennett
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![Rob Bennett](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Bennett-Rob_0c9a2f929bc60684df25bdba375a8ada.jpg)

# Rob Bennett

Rob Bennett practiced as a trial lawyer for 34 years before becoming a full-time neutral in 2012. Rob is admitted in California, New York, and New England and handles mediations in all of those states, exclusively through Judicate West. Rob is also a member of the Beijing Arbitration and Mediation Association. Rob practiced almost equally in the Plaintiff and Defense arenas, and handles insurance bad faith and coverage, personal injury, real estate, employment, complex business and contract litigation, banking, and professional liability.  Rob speaks Mandarin Chinese and restores classic automobiles as his primary hobby amongst many.

### Articles written by this author:

[![Mediating the first-party insurance case to avoid a bad-faith action](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Bennett-thinkstock-481429165_b3e85e277e93b212ca3e9846c2bbbbfe.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-september/mediating-the-first-party-insurance-case-to-avoid-a-bad-faith-action "Mediating the first-party insurance case to avoid a bad-faith action")

## [Mediating the first-party insurance case to avoid a bad-faith action](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-september/mediating-the-first-party-insurance-case-to-avoid-a-bad-faith-action "Mediating the first-party insurance case to avoid a bad-faith action")

In mediation a claimant can assert elements of bad faith – perhaps receiving consideration for them – without explaining it all to a jury

[Rob Bennett](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/rob-bennett "Rob Bennett")

[2014 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-september)

## [The mechanic](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-august/the-mechanic "The mechanic")

The anatomy of a mediation

[Rob Bennett](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/rob-bennett "Rob Bennett")

[2018 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-august)