ATTORNEY PROFILE Joseph Vincent Luvara Joseph Vincent Luvara is a Counselor and Attorney at Law and is the Director of the Federal Mediation Group. Mr. Luvara offers more than legal training and experience to Mediation for those looking to reconcile disputes as opposed to litigating their differences before a court. Mr. Luvara delivers a personal commitment to reducing unnecessary litigation by facilitating candid direct discussions between the parties and between their legal representatives in order to look behind the matters proposed for the litigation and looking for paths to dispute resolution. Further, Mr. Luvara offers first hand knowledge in various areas that are not purely legal since he has worked for a Fortune 500 Company, worked in Wall Street firms, worked in government institutions on local and state levels, and has been an entrepreneur in many business activities. Mediation Advocacy Mr. Luvara advocates Meditation because it empowers parties to “sue for peace.” Parties are encouraged to find a “litigation armistice”, as opposed to fighting litigation merits, going to trial, and expending funds unnecessarily that rarely create a true “victory”. In other words, Mr. Luvara advocates that a Mediator best serves the Mediation experience, when participants have a complete appreciation of Mediation’s benefit for delivering a new and special way of “winning”. Extensive Experience Mr. Luvara possesses extensive non-attorney experience and training causes his mediation efforts to find a natural flow for solutions to problems between parties. Mr. Luvara offers those looking for Mediation, his extensive experience from the private sector and from the public sector. Mr. Luvara has worked for major corporations, he has worked in Wall Street financial firms, he has been an entrepreneur, and he has worked in government. This enhances the ability of those seeking a mediated solution to legal issues an understanding by a mediator who is not just an attorney, but who also understands the inner-working of variant institutions, whether a financial institution, or business (corporate or entrepreneurial), or a governmental component. Specialization and Focus Mr. Luvara’s legal training and experience serves Mediation matters dealing in property, whether real estate, personal property, or financial matters such as securities, commercial transactions and contracts. Further, Mr. Luvara also has extensive legal training and experience in the area of bankruptcy and other efforts for reorganization. In addition to legal his training, Mr. Luvara worked for large corporations, financial firms dealing in securities practices, municipal and state government public finance operations, and has extensive entrepreneurial background. These experiences augment his legal training and bolster his Mediation techniques since he understands ore than the legal positions of participants before the court. He also understands a wide breadth of interests that tend to be submerged beneath the legal issues and need to be addressed as well, if mediation is to have complete success. Educational Background Mr. Luvara has been formally trained in the Law and has two Juris Doctor degrees. One degree is from Western State University College of Law, located in Fullerton California. The other law degree is from Duquesne University Law School, located in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. In addition, Mr. Luvara attended Marquette University located in Milwaukee Wisconsin where he received his two undergraduate degrees in Business Economics and Finance.
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