Alternative Dispute Resolution
May 1, 2010
No More Mr. Nice Guy
During his first two years as an ADR neutral at Judicate West, Michael Brenner said he's learned two important lessons. First, "no" never means "no."
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SANTA ANA - During his first two years as an ADR neutral at Judicate West, Michael Brenner said he's learned two important lessons.
First, "no" never means "no." Second, you don't always have to be Mr. Nice Guy.
Brenner, 69, who retired from the Orange County Superior Court in 2007, said he recalled a lawyer telling him early on that one reason ...
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