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Oct. 6, 2023

Eternal Optimist

Independent mediator David Sarnoff believes any dispute can be resolved with extra effort.

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Eternal Optimist
Sarnoff + Sarnoff APLC
Employment, personal injury

Back when David Sarnoff was representing employees suing their bosses, he couldn't understand why mediators always required both sides to show up to the initial session at the same time. The unavoidable result was that one side, usually the defense, was left hanging around while the mediator met with the other side.

Now that he is a mediator himself, "I stagger my start times," Sarnoff said. "I have the plaintiffs sho... (continued)

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