Top Rated Alternative Dispute Resolution Attorney in Sacramento, CA

An accomplished international arbitration and mediation professional, attorney Ken Malovos has been helping the residents of Sacramento, California, protect their businesses and resolve their disputes efficiently outside courts for 50 years. From his law firm, Ken Malovos, he applies his creative problem-solving skills with diplomacy, sensitivity and tact to resolve disputes rationally.

Known for always surpassing his clients' expectations, Mr. Malovos has conducted and participated in hundreds of arbitrations in matters involving construction claims, building defects, intellectual property issues, real estate, insurance disputes, probate, professional liability, employment disputes, contract law, defamation and discrimination, and partnership and corporate dissolution.

Formerly an aggressive and experienced litigator, Mr. Malovos possesses comprehensive knowledge of the law and familiarity with the court system. He was first admitted to practice in California in 1970. Additionally, he is qualified to appear before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. District Court for the Northern and Eastern Districts of California and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.

In 1966, Mr. Malovos completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy at Stanford University. He then received his Juris Doctor from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1969. As a law student, he was awarded the American Jurisprudence Award for achieving the highest grade.

A judge pro tempore of the Sacramento County Superior Court, Mr. Malovos is a fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators and a member of the California Academy of Distinguished Neutrals. He is a panel member at the American Arbitration Association and the Office of Administrative Hearings of the state of California. 

Actively involved in the legal community, Mr. Malovos is a member of The State Bar of California and has served the Sacramento County Bar Association in various capacities including as its president, the chair of its Judicial Committee and Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, and director of the board. He has also functioned as an adjunct professor at the UC Davis School of Law (King Hall) and the Pacific McGeorge School of Law.

Mr. Malovos is also AV Preeminent peer-review rated,* the highest rating, through Martindale-Hubbell. 

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