Law School: UC Berkeley School of Law
ADR Services, Inc.
Intellectual property, employment, mass tort, product liability, commercial, insurance
Longtime mediator Mark J. LeHocky believes understanding how a dispute arose can be essential to resolving it. But he doesn't see mediation as an exercise in assigning blame.
He sees it as a rescue mission.
"If we're doing our job right as neutrals, we're basically operating as lifeguards," LeHocky said. "Our goal is to save everybody - not to shine a light on anybody who dropped the ball. But sometimes, knowing how a problem got to th... (continued)