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Civil Litigation,
Labor/Employment,
Alternative Dispute Resolution

Jul. 13, 2010

Making the Most of a Pro Bono Panel Mediation

Many attorneys appear not to take the Los Angeles County Superior Court's pro bono mediation program seriously. This attitude does a disservice to all.

Michael H. Leb

Neutral, Leb Dispute Resolutions

Labor & Employment

Phone: (310) 284-8224

Fax: (310) 284-8229

Email: michael@lebdr.com

U Michigan Law School

THE NEUTRAL CORNER is a monthly column discussing recent cases or topics of interest from a neutral's perspective.

California's fiscal crisis has already had a negative impact on the courts, resulting in fewer courtrooms, fewer employees and fewer days available to try cases. All of this means that cases will take longer to work their way through the process, raising the costs to all parties, and increasing the importance of alternative dispute resolution, like mediation.

In virtually every general jurisdiction case, the judge will expect the parties to have discussed alternative dispute resol...

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