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The Dollars and Sense of a Discovery Referee
October 05, 2018 - Several years ago, I was appointed as the discov-ery referee in a 4-year-old case in which the parties had al- ready each spent nearly $1 mil- lion ...
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California’s New Rules for Lawyers Move Closer to ABA Model
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Tax Benefits of Structured Settlements in Employment Cases
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In #MeToo Era, Misconduct Settlements Stay Confidential
August 27, 2018 - As skepticism grows and legislation tightens on the confidentiality agree-ments that kept accounts of sexual misconduct in Hollywood from coming to...
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Retroactivity of Family Code Section 70
December 01, 2017 - THIS PAPER CONTAINS 30% POST-CONSUMER WASTE w w w. a c f l s . o r g W i n t e r 2 01 7, N o . 1 RETROACTIVITY OF FAMILY CODE SECT...
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A multi-door ADR future. A practical guide to unlocking the full potential of ADR in its many forms
September 01, 2015 - Next April will mark the 40th anniversary of the birth of the modern mediation movement. In April 1976, Harvard Law Professor Frank Sander shared his...
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Put me in, coach. Coaching the stages of mediation in nine innings
September 01, 2013 - Mickey Mantle had enormous talent. Had I not been raised in San Francisco in the 1960s, I might have believed him to be the most naturally gifted bas...
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Death to Rambo: How focusing on your client’s interests can lower your blood pressure and make you a more effective problem solver
October 01, 2008 - October 2008 Issue Greg Derin Death to Rambo: How focusing on your client’s interests can lower your blood pressure and make you a more effec...
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Gimme 5: What Every Lawyer Should Know about Working with Mediators
September 01, 2008 - September 2008 • Vol. 28 No. 8 | An E-Publication of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Gimme 5: What Every Lawyer Should Know about Working w...