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Alternative Dispute Resolution

Mar. 26, 2011

Gerald Kurland

Neutral Gerald Kurland leverages his gift of connecting people at odds to help settle complex construction and other matters.


By Catherine Ho


Daily Journal Staff Writer


When a 10-hour mandatory settlement conference seemed close to bearing fruit as the courthouse shut its doors for the day, Gerald Kurland sprang into action - dragging the parties across the street to a Westin hotel, where they negotiated for another two and a half hours - scribbling notes on a cocktail napkin.


"We were really close, no one wanted to give up, and we wanted to keep the momentum g...

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