Reuben Mediation founder Timothy D. Reuben has been recognized in the Los Angeles Times 2026 Legal Visionaries feature, published in the May 2026 Business Magazine.

The annual feature highlights attorneys whose work reflects leadership, professional excellence, and meaningful impact within the legal profession and their communities.

A veteran trial lawyer with more than four decades of experience, Reuben was recognized for his work handling complex litigation matters and for his growing mediation practice through Reuben Mediation. He continues to mediate sophisticated business and civil disputes throughout California, drawing on extensive courtroom and trial experience to help parties reach practical and efficient resolutions.

The recognition follows a year of continued visibility for Reuben Mediation, including a Daily Journal profile highlighting Reuben’s mediation practice and national recognition for Reuben’s debut novel, Tequila, A Story of Success Love & Violence, which recently received the 2026 American Legacy Book Award for Best Legal Thriller.

Read the press release here.

Reuben Mediation founder Timothy D. Reuben has been recognized in the Los Angeles Times 2026 Legal Visionaries feature, published in the May 2026 Business Magazine.

The annual feature highlights attorneys whose work reflects leadership, professional excellence, and meaningful impact within the legal profession and their communities.

A veteran trial lawyer with more than four decades of experience, Reuben was recognized for his work handling complex litigation matters and for his growing mediation practice through Reuben Mediation. He continues to mediate sophisticated business and civil disputes throughout California, drawing on extensive courtroom and trial experience to help parties reach practical and efficient resolutions.

The recognition follows a year of continued visibility for Reuben Mediation, including a Daily Journal profile highlighting Reuben’s mediation practice and national recognition for Reuben’s debut novel, Tequila, A Story of Success Love & Violence, which recently received the 2026 American Legacy Book Award for Best Legal Thriller.

 

Read the press release here.

Tim Reuben is featured in the Daily Journal, which profiles his work as a Los Angeles mediator and arbitrator and examines the approach he brings to resolving complex disputes.

The article, “For Timothy Reuben, mediation is persuasion — just gentler,” highlights how Reuben applies decades of litigation experience to his neutral practice. A mediator and arbitrator with more than 40 years of experience as a civil trial lawyer, Reuben handles matters involving real estate, construction, business, employment, insurance, entertainment, and probate disputes.

The profile emphasizes Reuben’s focus on helping parties evaluate risk, understand competing positions, and move toward practical resolution. His mediation work is informed by a broad litigation background and a process designed to guide parties toward efficient and durable outcomes.

In addition to mediation, Reuben serves as an arbitrator, where his approach centers on identifying key issues and streamlining proceedings.

The full Daily Journal profile is available here.

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Tim Reuben and Stephanie Blum Named 2026 Legal Visionaries by LA Times

 

Boutique Los Angeles law firm Reuben Raucher & Blum announced today that Tim Reuben and Stephanie Blum have once again been recognized in the Los Angeles Times Legal Visionaries feature, published in the May 2026 Business Magazine.

The Los Angeles Times says that the attorneys recognized in this year’s Legal Visionaries feature “distinguish themselves not only through skill and results but through an unwavering commitment to their clients, their craft and the communities they serve.” The publication described the honorees as attorneys whose work reflects “a forward-thinking approach to the law.”

Stephanie Blum is recognized for her work handling complex divorce, custody, and family law disputes. A Certified Family Law Specialist with more than 25 years of experience, Blum is widely respected for her strategic handling of high conflict family law matters involving substantial financial issues, domestic violence allegations, and complicated custody disputes.

The Los Angeles Times feature follows Blum’s recent recognition by the Daily Journal as one of California’s Top Family Lawyers for 2026. The publication highlights her work managing highly sensitive custody and domestic violence matters and her ability to guide clients through difficult disputes with precision, judgment, and long term strategic focus.

Tim Reuben is recognized for his decades-long career handling complex business litigation and for his growing mediation practice through Reuben Mediation. A veteran trial lawyer and founder of Reuben Raucher & Blum, Reuben has represented clients in high stakes business, real estate, employment, entertainment, and commercial disputes for more than four decades. Through Reuben Mediation, he now focuses on helping parties resolve complex civil disputes efficiently and strategically, drawing on extensive courtroom and trial experience.

The recognition follows a year of continued visibility for Reuben, including a Daily Journal profile highlighting his mediation practice and national recognition for his debut novel, Tequila, A Story of Success Love & Violence, which recently won the 2026 American Legacy Book Award for Best Legal Thriller.

“We are proud to see both Tim and Stephanie recognized by the Los Angeles Times,” said Stephen Raucher, VP and Director of Reuben Raucher & Blum. “Their practices reflect the depth of experience, judgment, and client commitment that define this firm. Both have built outstanding reputations through decades of thoughtful advocacy and results in extraordinarily challenging matters.”

Reuben Raucher & Blum continues to earn recognition for its work across litigation, mediation, insurance coverage, and family law. Earlier this year, multiple firm attorneys were also recognized in the 2026 Southern California Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists.

 

 

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May 20, 2026 / John Friedman

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Tim Reuben Recognized as a 2026 Legal Visionary by the Los Angeles Times

Reuben Mediation founder Timothy D. Reuben has been recognized in the Los Angeles Times 2026 Legal Visionaries feature, published in the May 2026 Business Magazine.

The annual feature highlights attorneys whose work reflects leadership, professional excellence, and meaningful impact within the legal profession and their communities.

A veteran trial lawyer with more than four decades of experience, Reuben was recognized for his work handling complex litigation matters and for his growing mediation practice through Reuben Mediation. He continues to mediate sophisticated business and civil disputes throughout California, drawing on extensive courtroom and trial experience to help parties reach practical and efficient resolutions.

The recognition follows a year of continued visibility for Reuben Mediation, including a Daily Journal profile highlighting Reuben’s mediation practice and national recognition for Reuben’s debut novel, Tequila, A Story of Success Love & Violence, which recently received the 2026 American Legacy Book Award for Best Legal Thriller.

 

Read the press release here.

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May 20, 2026 / Timothy Reuben

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Tim Reuben Featured in Daily Journal for Mediation Practice

Tim Reuben is featured in the Daily Journal, which profiles his work as a Los Angeles mediator and arbitrator and examines the approach he brings to resolving complex disputes.

The article, “For Timothy Reuben, mediation is persuasion — just gentler,” highlights how Reuben applies decades of litigation experience to his neutral practice. A mediator and arbitrator with more than 40 years of experience as a civil trial lawyer, Reuben handles matters involving real estate, construction, business, employment, insurance, entertainment, and probate disputes.

The profile emphasizes Reuben’s focus on helping parties evaluate risk, understand competing positions, and move toward practical resolution. His mediation work is informed by a broad litigation background and a process designed to guide parties toward efficient and durable outcomes.

In addition to mediation, Reuben serves as an arbitrator, where his approach centers on identifying key issues and streamlining proceedings.

The full Daily Journal profile is available here.

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April 15, 2026 / Timothy Reuben

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Tim Reuben Selected to the 2026 Southern California Super Lawyers List

Super Lawyers has once again recognized Tim Reuben in its 2026 Southern California Super Lawyers list for Business Litigation. Reuben has been selected to Super Lawyers each year from 2004 through 2026, reflecting more than two decades of peer recognition for excellence in complex litigation.

Tim brings this same depth of experience to his mediation practice at Reuben Mediation. As a seasoned trial lawyer with decades of experience handling high stakes business, real estate, and entertainment disputes, he understands both the legal and practical pressures parties face when a case is approaching trial. His approach to mediation is informed by years in the courtroom and a clear understanding of risk, leverage, and resolution strategy.

In addition to his mediation work, Tim is a founding attorney of Reuben Raucher & Blum. The firm recently announced that four of its attorneys were recognized in the 2026 Southern California Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. The full press release is available on here.

Tim’s continued selection to Super Lawyers underscores the credibility, judgment, and experience he brings to every mediation. Parties who engage Reuben Mediation benefit from a neutral who understands the realities of trial, values preparation, and is focused on achieving efficient, durable resolutions.

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February 24, 2026 / Timothy Reuben

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9th Circuit’s ‘Top Gun’ Copyright Ruling Crashes and Burns, Costing Heirs Millions

When courts are asked to decide what is and is not protectable expression, the result can have real consequences for creators and rights holders.

In a recent Daily Journal article, Timothy D. Reuben examines the Ninth Circuit’s “Top Gun” copyright decision and explains why the ruling raises serious concerns about how judges are asked to evaluate art, originality, and derivative works. The decision, he argues, reflects structural flaws in copyright analysis that deserve closer scrutiny.

The piece is a reminder that high-stakes disputes are often shaped by how decision-makers frame complex issues, not just by the underlying facts.

Read the full Daily Journal article.

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January 9, 2026 / Timothy Reuben

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In Praise of Civility and the Social Contract

California lawyers are now required to formally pledge civility each year as part of maintaining their licenses. In his Daily Journal article, Tim Reuben uses that rule change as a starting point to examine a deeper issue facing the profession.

The article explores why civility cannot be legislated into existence and why rules alone are unlikely to change behavior without a shared commitment to the social contract that underpins both the legal system and civil society. Reuben draws on real world courtroom and mediation experience to explain how intimidation and incivility often backfire, increasing cost, conflict, and distrust while undermining effective advocacy.

Read the full Daily Journal article.

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January 2, 2026 / Timothy Reuben

Super Lawyers has once again recognized Tim Reuben in its 2026 Southern California Super Lawyers list for Business Litigation. Reuben has been selected to Super Lawyers each year from 2004 through 2026, reflecting more than two decades of peer recognition for excellence in complex litigation.

Tim brings this same depth of experience to his mediation practice at Reuben Mediation. As a seasoned trial lawyer with decades of experience handling high stakes business, real estate, and entertainment disputes, he understands both the legal and practical pressures parties face when a case is approaching trial. His approach to mediation is informed by years in the courtroom and a clear understanding of risk, leverage, and resolution strategy.

In addition to his mediation work, Tim is a founding attorney of Reuben Raucher & Blum. The firm recently announced that four of its attorneys were recognized in the 2026 Southern California Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. The full press release is available on here.

Tim’s continued selection to Super Lawyers underscores the credibility, judgment, and experience he brings to every mediation. Parties who engage Reuben Mediation benefit from a neutral who understands the realities of trial, values preparation, and is focused on achieving efficient, durable resolutions.

When courts are asked to decide what is and is not protectable expression, the result can have real consequences for creators and rights holders.

In a recent Daily Journal article, Timothy D. Reuben examines the Ninth Circuit’s “Top Gun” copyright decision and explains why the ruling raises serious concerns about how judges are asked to evaluate art, originality, and derivative works. The decision, he argues, reflects structural flaws in copyright analysis that deserve closer scrutiny.

The piece is a reminder that high-stakes disputes are often shaped by how decision-makers frame complex issues, not just by the underlying facts.

Read the full Daily Journal article.

California lawyers are now required to formally pledge civility each year as part of maintaining their licenses. In his Daily Journal article, Tim Reuben uses that rule change as a starting point to examine a deeper issue facing the profession.

The article explores why civility cannot be legislated into existence and why rules alone are unlikely to change behavior without a shared commitment to the social contract that underpins both the legal system and civil society. Reuben draws on real world courtroom and mediation experience to explain how intimidation and incivility often backfire, increasing cost, conflict, and distrust while undermining effective advocacy.

Read the full Daily Journal article.