Vanja Bilic

Languages
Croatian, English

Overview

Vanja Bilic delivers a quality mediation service, with 34 years of experience as a judge (in civil cases at Municipal court), private lawyer (in his office), assistant minister (in Croatian Ministry of Justice), arbiter, and mediator.

• Focused on alternative dispute resolution last 17 years.
• Certified mediator and arbiter, trainer for mediators.
• Has Ph.D. about mediation from 2008 – the first one in this region.
• Drafted Croatian Law on Mediation 2003.
• Mediates in commercial and property cases, as well as in family, labor, and consumer cases.

Professional background

• 2014 August 1 – now: positions within Ministry of Justice

(Head of general civil process law department, Head of property management department, Head of public procurement department)

• 2013 June 11 – 2014 July 31: Minister’s advisor

• 2012 January 19 – 2013 June 10: Assistant Minister – Ministry of Justice, Civil Law department
• 2010 December 3 – 2012 January 18: Director of Civil Law department – Ministry of Justice,

• 2005 January 6 – 2010 December 2: Lawyer (private practice)
• 2002 April 18 – 2005 January 5: Assistant Minister – Ministry of Justice, Civil Law department
• 1993 May 5 – 2002 April 17: Lawyer (private practice)
• 1988 April 4 – 1993 May 4: Judge – Municipal Court of Split
• 1985 Sept. 16 – 1987 Sept. 30: Trainee – Commercial Court of Split

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