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Sep. 26, 2008

Grandfatherly Manner Helps Defuse Tensions

Nat Agliano, a retired justice with the 6th District Court of Appeal, is a successful mediator and arbitrator in part because of his legal knowledge, attorneys say, but also because of his ability to disarm the most emotional litigants.

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By Craig Anderson

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN JOSE - Nat Agliano, a retired justice with the 6th District Court of Appeal, is a successful mediator and arbitrator in part because of his legal knowledge, attorneys say, but also because of his ability to disarm the most emotional litigants.

"He's the grandfather in the room and has a remarkable ability to defuse tensions," said Paul Gaspari, a partner with Tobin & Tobin in San Francisco who ... (continued)

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