Tim Nisson

Owner, Nisson Mediation and Arbitration Services

I have practiced civil litigation in Northern California for 40 years. During that time I have handled a wide variety of cases, including personal injury, property damage, medical and legal malpractice, real estate errors and omissions, contractual disputes, and bad faith. Although I usually represented defendants, I also represented a fair number of plaintiffs. I tried over 80 civil jury trials to verdict, including plaintiff's cases.

Litigating and trying cases allowed me to understand the considerable risk, expense, and stress which comes with that process. Accordingly, early in my career I developed an interest in mediation as a way for the parties to reach a mutually beneficial resolution of their disputes. Litigants have agreed to use me as a mediator many times over many years. In January of 2021 I decided to make mediation the focus of my practice.