LENTON AIKINS, Ph.D, J.D.
ATTORNEY AT LAW, REAL ESTATE BROKER
FULL-TIME MEDIATOR
MISSION STATEMENT:
*To ethically resolve cases and issues in the best interest of all sides and never lose sight of my bearings, common sense and integrity.
*To drive to ethically resolve cases and conflicts in the best interest of all parties and all sides while never losing sight of my bearing and fundamental integrity.
*To use all of the tools in my mediation kit to achieve a successful mediation.
*To never, never, never give up on resolving a case entrusted to me to mediate.
Education Degrees & Background:
BA & MA, California State University, Los Angeles
(Political Science)
Ph.D., University of Southern California
Political Science)
JD, Western State University, College of Law
Education Credentials Presently Held:
California Community Colleges Credential
—Instructor Credentials
California Community College Credential
—Chief Administrative Officer Credential
California Community College Credential
__Community College Supervisor Credential
Professional Education Employment Experience:
Assistant Professor
(Full Time)
California State University—Northridge
Lecturer—Real Estate Law & Practice (Part-Time)
California State University-Fullerton & San Marcos
Lecturer—Real Estate Law—(Part-Time)
Rancho Santiago Community College—Garden Grove Campus
Compton Community College
Dean Academic Affair
(Full Time)
Admitted to California State Bar--1991
California State Bar #: 154110 (Passed Cal. Bar First Time)
Aikins Law Firm
Senior Attorney.
Supervised Two Attorneys
Long Beach, California
(1991—2004 )
Aikins Law Firm
Sole Practitioner
Palmdale and Long Beach, California
(2009-2016)
Former Areas of Law Practice & Now Mediation Areas:
Employment Law
Real Estate
Elder Law
Personal Injury
Legal Malpractice
Appellate Case Publications:
De Tie v. Orange County Sheriff Dept.
(1998, 9thCir.) 152 F.3d 1109
Gardenhire v. Los Angeles Housing Authority
(2000) 85 Cal.App.236
Williams v. Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles
(2004) 121 Cal.App.4th708
Professional Education: (Legal )
Completed Over 1500 Hundred MCLE Hours of Professional Education & Mediation
Completed Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution,
“Mediating the Litigated Case”
(A Sophisticated Six Day Program for Experienced Litigators
Los Angeles County Bar Association,
Completed 30 Hours “Basic Mediation Training”
Los Angeles County Bar Association
Completed 18 Hours “Advanced Mediation Skills Practicum”
Professional Legal Membership Associations:
California State Bar
(Section: Employment Law Section)
California State Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals For the Ninth District
United States District Court Central District of California
United States District Court, Southern District
Los Angeles California Bar Association (LACBA)
Southern California Mediation Association (SCMA)
Ethnic and Community Bar Associations Membership:
Armenian Bar Association
Arab American Law Association of Southern California (AALASC)
Black Women Lawyers of Los Angeles
Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association
Filopino American Lawyers of San Diego (FALSD)
Hispanic Bar Association of Orange County (HBAOC)
Iranian American Bar Association (IABA)
Italian American Bar Association (IABA)
Japanese American Bar Association (JABA)
John M. Langston Bar Association
Korean American Bar Association (KABA)
LGBT Bar Association of Los Angeles
Los Angeles Jewish Bar Association
Mexican American Bar Association (MABA)
Orange County Asian American Bar Association (OCAABA)
Philippines American Bar Association (PABA)
Vietnamese American Bar Association of Southern California (VABA)
Southern California Chinese Association
Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles (WLALA)
Non-Legal Business Experience:
Real EstateLicensed California Real Estate Broker
Broker’s License #00599003
Allstate Realtors & Great Homes Realtors
Real Estate & Insurance School Approved by California Vocational Dept.
(1978-1990)
Employing Broker—Supervising 21-27 Sales Associates
Real Estate & Insurance License Training School
(California Vocational Education Approved School)
Fountain Valley and Orange, California
(1979-1991)
Owner & Director:
Academia de Idiomas
Nicoya, Guancaste, Costa Rica
Spanish –English Program
(2004-2008)
Community Membership Organizations:
NAACP—Lifetime Member
Community Activity:
Chair, NAACP, Long Beach Legal Redress Committee
(1998-2003)
Founder--Orange County Academic Booster Movement
(1983)
Charter President of Edison High School Academic Booster Club
(1983-1984)
E-mail: aikinsmediation.com
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