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Nov. 21, 2025

A Helping Hand

Mitchell Beckloff mediates with an effective balance of kindness and candor, lawyers say.

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A Helping Hand

Career Highlights: Joined Signature Resolution, April 2024; appointed to the Los Angeles County superior court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2007, retired April 5, 2024; commissioner, Los Angeles County Superior Court, 2002-07; referee, Los Angeles County Superior Court, 1999-2001; sole practitioner, Law Offices of Mitchell Beckloff, 1997-99; partner, Groman & Beckloff, Los Angeles, 1994-97; attorney, Auxiliary Legal Services Inc., Los Angeles, 1992-94; associate, Pillsbury Madison & Sutro (now Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman), San Francisco, 1989-92.

Law School: Loyola Law School, 1989

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Retired judge Mitchell L. Beckloff

In his work as a Signature Resolution private neutral, retired judge Mitchell L. Beckloff is paying particularly close attention to clients.

"In the courtroom, it's not really about how the party feels," Beckloff said. "One of the things I really like about mediation is getting to know the parties as people and listening to their stories. Everybody litigating has a story."

Beckloff spent a quarter-century on the bench, serving first as ... (continued)

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