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Arbitrator Profile

Mar. 13, 2010

Elisabeth Seaman

With no law degree, Elisabeth Seaman gets to the heart of a dispute by considering emotions instead of wrangling over legal details that sometimes obscure the issues.

By Dhyana Levey

Daily Journal Staff Writer

PALO ALTO - The word "peace" has great meaning to mediator Elisabeth Seaman, who says she was drawn to her chosen profession because she's always supported solving disputes in as harmonious a way as possible.

Seaman's bitter childhood experiences helped shape her feelings on the matter. A native of Holland, she and her family spent the last year of World War II in a ...

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