Harold Himmelman joined the law firm of Beveridge & Diamond shortly after its founding in 1974 and served as the firm’s first managing partner. He now serves as Senior Counsel. He has substantial  experience in  litigation  and in Alternative Dispute Resolution (as both an advocate and a neutral mediator and arbitrator) .Harold has made his mark in the field of ADR for three decades. Currently, he serves as a senior mediator for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit Court.  He also serves as an arbitrator - - often on three-arbitrator panels as either Chair or member of the panel - - to resolve civil litigation matters under the auspices of national dispute resolution organizations such as the American Arbitration Association and JAMS.

Harold is a graduate of Williams College and the New York University School of Law. He and his wife, Bonnie, reside in Chevy Chase, MD.  They have three children and eight grandchildren.