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Alternative Dispute Resolution
Jan. 9, 2019
SB 954: Attorneys must provide written disclosure explaining mediation confidentiality
Senate Bill 954, which took effect Jan. 1, requires attorneys, before participating in mediation, to provide written disclosures to their clients explaining mediation confidentiality and to obtain written acknowledgement indicating understanding of the effects of such confidentiality.
David M. Majchrzak
Partner
Rosing Pott & Strohbehn
Litigation, Legal Ethics
501 W Broadway A380
San Diego , CA 92101-3584
Email: dmajchrak@rosinglaw.com
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
David practices in the areas of legal ethics and litigation of professional liability claims.
Senate Bill 954, which took effect Jan. 1, requires attorneys, before participating in mediation, to provide written disclosures to their clients explaining mediation confidentiality and to obtain written acknowledgement indicating understanding of the effects of such confidentiality.
California's public policy favors voluntary resolution of disputes via mediation. To promote this alternative to trial, in the mid-nineties, the Cali...
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