THE BOOGEYMAN OF CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
Sep 25, 2012
For most of my 25 years as a trial lawyer, a substantial portion of which included family law matters, whenever the word mediation was used in the context of family law, parties (and even sometimes, l...
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Mom Always Liked You Best (or The Biased Mediator)
Sep 25, 2012
In the early 60s, the Smothers Brothers comedy team emerged into the entertainment world (today they make wine in Northern California).A common refrain in their act was when Tommy Smothers would compla...
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The ADR Myth and other fictions, Part 2
Mar 18, 2011
Part 2
So, if the vast majority of civil cases settle and a great proportion of them resolve as a result of some "ADR" process, why is it referred to as "alternative?" It seems that trying the case...
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The ADR myth and other fictions, Part 1
Mar 18, 2011
The myth of ADR is that the very term is deceiving: Alternative Dispute Resolution.
"I'm a Trial Lawyer, and I don't settle cases!" ranted one young attorney who opposed me in one of my last litigat...
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WHAT IS ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN CALIFORNIA?
Sep 30, 2010
Mediation is a form of "alternative dispute resolution" (ADR). ADR is a general term for methods of resolving a dispute (whether family, civil or otherwise) without going through the formal court proce...
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Alternatives to Court in your Family Law Case: the ADR (Mediation) process
Jun 29, 2010
California Superior Court
Alternative Dispute Resolution Programs
(Family Law)
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Following your Family Law Case and how Family Law Mediation can help YOU.
Jun 29, 2010
Following Your Family Law Case
This description is designed to assist you with the process in a marital dissolution (divorce) action whether you are the petitioner or the respondent. The following wil...
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