Michael G. Balmages

Michael G. Balmages

Commercial Litigation

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Irvine, California
56+ years experience
ADR Services, Inc.
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19000 MacArthur Boulevard, Suite 550, Irvine, CA 92612
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Bio

Michael G. Balmages, Esq. is an accomplished mediator and discovery referee with extensive experience as a trial lawyer, general counsel, and transactional lawyer. As a mediator and as a neutral, he has had great success in helping litigants resolve their disputes in more than 1,500 cases. His friendly nature and ability to find common ground both contribute to his easy rapport with litigants and their attorneys, while his determination to get cases settled is evident at each hearing. He is committed to exploring every option available to the parties to develop creative solutions to dispute resolution.Mr. Balmages’ mediation experience is supplemented by his broad experience as a civil litigator, corporate general counsel, and transactional attorney. He has tried over 75 cases, taken more than 1,000 depositions, and negotiated and drafted more than 1,000 contracts. He has extensive experience with business entities, including the formation, dissolution, and merger of such entities, and the negotiation and drafting of numerous contracts and deal documents. Mr. Balmages has been rated AV Preeminent® by Martindale-Hubbell for over 30 years. Michael G. Balmages, Esq. is an accomplished mediator and discovery referee with extensive experience as a trial lawyer, general counsel, and transactional lawyer. As a mediator and as a neutral, he has had great success in helping litigants resolve their disputes in more than 1,500 cases. His friendly nature and ability to find common ground both contribute to his easy rapport with litigants and their attorneys, while his determination to get cases settled is evident at each hearing. He is committed to exploring every option available to the parties to develop creative solutions to dispute resolution.Mr. Balmages’ mediation experience is supplemented by his broad experience as a civil litigator, corporate general counsel, and transactional attorney. He has tried over 75 cases, taken more than 1,000 depositions, and negotiated and drafted more than 1,000 contracts. He has extensive experience with business entities, including the formation, dissolution, and merger of such entities, and the negotiation and drafting of numerous contracts and deal documents. Mr. is an accomplished mediator and discovery referee with extensive experience as a trial lawyer, general counsel, and transactional lawyer. As a mediator and as a neutral, he has had great success in helping litigants resolve their disputes in more than 1,500 cases. His friendly nature and ability to find common ground both contribute to his easy rapport with litigants and their attorneys, while his determination to get cases settled is evident at each hearing. He is committed to exploring every option available to the parties to develop creative solutions to dispute resolution. Mr. Balmages’ mediation experience is supplemented by his broad experience as a civil litigator, corporate general counsel, and transactional attorney.

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

Awards & Recognition

  • Recognized: Commercial Litigation
  • Recognized: Litigation - Real Estate
  • 2025 AV/Preeminent - Martindale-Hubbell
  • 2024 Martindale-Hubbell – AV/Preeminent - Martindale-Hubbell
  • 2020 Lifetime-Achievement Award - Orange County Superior Court
  • 2011-2015, 2017-2020 Temporary Judge Committee Top Honoree - Orange County Superior Court

Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2025

Education

  • California State University Fullerton, BA, Economics, graduated 1969
  • University of California - Irvine, Certification in Conflict Management and Alternative Dispute Resolution, graduated 2005
  • University of California Berkeley, J.D., graduated 1972

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