After five years as an assistant U.S. attorney, 10 years as a big-firm attorney, 10 more in a solo practice and about 17 years as a municipal and superior court judge, Michael Solner says he "still likes the battle in the courtroom."
That means now when he sits as an arbitrator, he likes to assess the skills of the lawyers presenting a case to him. "To yourself, you say, 'Well, why won't you pursue this line of inquiry?' Or 'Why did you ask that stupid question?'"
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