Arnie Levinson

Arnie Levinson joins Signature Resolution with nearly four decades of experience as an attorney and nearly a decade of experience in mediation. His diligent preparation, understanding, and focus on critical issues in each case make him the perfect candidate to bring balanced, informed resolution to disputes.

Levinson became a mediator after earning a reputation as one of the leading coverage and bad faith insurance attorneys in the country. He works across practice areas, from business and commercial contracts to employment, ERISA, insurance coverage and bad faith, personal injury, and professional liability. Even with the most complex cases, he achieves fair and well-reasoned resolutions, helping parties avoid years of painful, expensive litigation. His insight and expertise are also paired with his ability to make parties heard and comfortable, allowing him to resolve highly complex cases that other attorneys have called “insurmountable.”

In every mediation, Levinson’s knowledge of the law and compassion for the people involved is acutely felt and appreciated. He finds that listening to each party, particularly early in the mediation, is a critical component of reaching a resolution. Levinson prides himself on letting parties know that, as a mediator, he understands their case and how to properly present it to the disputing side. His knack for establishing credibility with each party is key to helping facilitate settlement decisions. At the same time, he makes every effort to ensure he addresses any issues in a non-confrontational manner. His desire to help change lives through legal means is what makes him a sought-after mediator.

Levinson’s law career has been notable from the start; at his first firm, Pettit, Evers & Martin, he assisted with an appeal in a bad faith defense case for Mutual of Omaha—one that became formative in the practice of bad faith law. Levinson continued to make a name for himself in bad faith and denied- or delayed-claims litigation with the establishment of both Gutierrez, Griffinger & Levinson (and its successors) and Pillsbury & Levinson. Levinson is motivated by a dedication to help others and, above all, to justice. During his 25 years as a coverage and bad faith insurance attorney, he was routinely involved in shaping state and national legislation in insurance law and filed numerous briefs on a variety of major issues in the California and United States Supreme Courts. Levinson has served as President of the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association and as a member of the statewide Task Force developing the CACI jury instructions, the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), and the Consumer Attorneys of California, to name a few.