Career Highlights: Los Angeles Superior, 1985-2013
ADR Services Inc.
Family law, employment, contracts, Spanish-language matters
Francisco F. Firmat analogizes his approach to mediating cases to Chinese water torture. "Water is gentle," the retired judge said. "It just never lets go, never lets go."
If a case doesn't settle during the mediation session, he follows up with the lawyers afterward to try to achieve a resolution. "I'll place half a dozen phone calls, no charge to the lawyers, if we can settle the case," said the ADR Services Inc. neu... (continued)
