For more than two decades on the San Francisco County Superior Court, retired judge Kathleen A. Kelly routinely witnessed what she described as the torment of litigation.
"I saw a lot of heartache that comes with the unpredictability - particularly of a jury trial, but frankly, sometimes also in a court trial," Kelly said. "There's so much in the litigation process that is wrenching for people."
After a long run of juvenile, criminal an... (continued)