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Charting a Successful Mediation Path
December 02, 2024 - Fall 2024 DEFENSE COMMENT 23 reparation is key to a successful mediation. Counsel should attend with a solid understanding of important ...
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The Question of Who?
November 26, 2024 - Created with Shutterstock AI tools Scott M. Gordon is a retired judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court and serves as a neutral with Sign...
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Despite Prop 33 defeat, landlord-tenant disputes remain costly and complicated
November 25, 2024 - Shutterstock W hen California voters rejected Proposition 33 in November, landlords across the state breathed a huge sigh of relief. Voters h...
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Fear of flying: A new legal Frontier
November 15, 2024 - Shutterstock F ear of flying, a common phobia, can induce panic attacks, shortness of breath, heart palpitations, and dizzi- ness. Tension bu...
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You cannot pass! The court’s role as a gatekeeper
November 08, 2024 - This art was created with the assistance of Shutterstock AI tools T he role of the gatekeeper is found in mythologies from many different cultur...
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Probating King Lear’s will: Shakespeare reimagined
November 06, 2024 - This art was created with the assistance of Shutterstock AI tools I n the vast library of legal mat- ters, few volumes contain more drama, hearta...
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The case for Early Dispute Resolution to fast-track justice
November 05, 2024 - This art was created with the assistance of Shutterstock AI tools T here was once a time when alternatives to trial were rarely invoked. People su...
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Between a rock and a hard place
October 11, 2024 - This art was created with the assistance of Shutterstock AI tools H ere, a Mother obtained a Domestic Violence Re- straining Order (DVRO) agains...
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Incivility in the legal profession: an intractable problem in need of new solutions
October 04, 2024 - Shutterstock I ncivility in the legal profes- sion, while often discussed in theory, remains an enduring problem, deeply embedded within the sys...
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The Sooner the Better
October 01, 2024 - The Sooner the Better originally published in Los Angeles Lawyer September 2024...
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Meditation’s role in tackling the surge of childhood abuse cases
September 30, 2024 - This art was created with the assistance of Shutterstock AI tools In 2019, Governor Newsom signed into law AB 218, cre-ating a three-year revival wi...
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Finding your way to the exit in the labyrinth of mediation
September 27, 2024 - Shutterstock Greg Derin is a mediator and arbi- trator at Signature Resolution. He can be reached at gderin@signa- tureresolution.com S eeking a m...