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Alternative Dispute Resolution

Apr. 20, 2013

David C. Lee

David C. Lee, a retired Alameda County judge, has always known how to take the edge out of a situation. His style and attitude translated well when he retired from the bench 10 years ago and began work as a mediator and arbitrator.


By Hadley Robinson


Daily Journal Staff Writer


OAKLAND - David C.Lee, a retired Alameda County judge, has always known how to take the edge off a situation.


And it's not just that attorneys saw him riding in spandex as he traveled by bicycle to the courthouse every day, or the Hawaiian shirts he sometimes wore under his robe.


Castro Valley solo attorney Steven C. Dimick has known Lee since his days as a probate commissioner. Di...

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