Fadi Kassis is a highly skilled and experienced insurance defense attorney practicing in Southern California. He began working as an insurance defense attorney at a reputable law firm in Downtown Los Angeles where he represented several well-known Fortune 500 companies and other businesses in toxic torts litigations in both state and federal courts. His successes lead him to later join a national insurance defense litigation law firm where he continued to hone his litigation skills and represent a wide range of clients in general liability cases. He currently works for one of the largest insurance companies in the United States. Although he is capable, and enjoys, taking cases to trial, he understands the risks and cost of litigations and appreciates the exploration of alternative venues to resolve disputes. Fadi decided to further his education, strengthen his abilities to resolve cases outside of courtrooms and pursue his passion for ADR. Thus, he obtained a Master's degree in Alternative Dispute Resolution at USC Gould School of Law. This advanced degree has helped him develop a unique perspective on untraditional conflict resolution avenues and has made him an even more effective negotiator and mediator. His strong passion for ADR and his personal philosophy of building bridges and creating amicable professional environment in the adversarial practice of law arena have contributed to his ability to successfully mediate and resolve many cases of varying complexities. Fadi is also a lecturer at California State University, Long Beach, and works in both English and Arabic.