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Sep. 25, 2026

Former judge brings in-house perspective to dispute resolution

After careers in private practice, as in-house counsel at ARCO and 16 years on the Los Angeles County Superior Court bench, John J. Kralik draws on an understanding of the pressures facing lawyers and clients to guide parties toward resolution.

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Former judge brings in-house perspective to dispute resolution

John J. Kralik


Career Highlights: Appointed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to the Los Angeles County Superior Court, 2009, retired June 29, 2025; partner, Kralik & Jacobs 2008-09; partner, Kralik & Associates 2004-08; partner, Miller Tokuyuma Kralik & Sur, 2001-04; partner, Kralik & Associates, 2000-01; counsel, Atlantic Richfield Company, 1993-2000; partner, Hughes Hubbard & Reed 1979-93.

Law School: University of Michigan Law School, 1979
Personal injury, employment, accounting, insurance, real estate, commercial
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In the 1990s, retired Judge John J. Kralik worked in-house at ARCO, where he chaired the Fortune 500 company's litigation practice group and managed a high-stakes docket of antitrust, securities, environmental and insurance disputes.

The experience gave him an unusual perspective on the competing pressures surrounding litigation -- one that now informs his work as a mediator and arbitrator.

"That taught me a lot about the psychology of the client and ... (continued)

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