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Sep. 27, 2024

Grit and Perseverance

Attorneys say neutral Debra Bogaards doesn't quit early and never gives up

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ADR Services Inc. neutral Debra F. Bogaards tackled 37 jury trials during more than four decades as a litigator.

"I found it personally really rewarding, exhilarating and exhausting," Bogaards said with a chuckle. "But when I started seeing from my clients - both plaintiff and defense - that it's so emotionally taxing on them to undergo years of litigation and the risks and the emotional roller coaster of trial, I started seeing how mediation ... was... (continued)

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