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Mar. 12, 2009

Attorneys Often Fail to Make the Most of Court-Sponsored Mediation

Some otherwise savvy attorneys treat their court-sponsored mediations very differently than the private ones for which they pay large fees.

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By Susan Keenberg

Court-sponsored mediations have become virtually mandatory for most civil cases in the Los Angeles County Superior Court system, so smart litigators make the best possible use of these economical alternative dispute-resolution opportunities. Nevertheless, some otherwise savvy attorneys treat their court-sponsored mediations very differently than the private ones for which they pay large fees. Maybe they figure you ge...

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