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Oct. 17, 2013

Peter D. Lichtman

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JAMS Los Angeles Specialties: complex civil litigation, class actions, personal injury, securities, family law

Peter D. Lichtman


Lichtman often employs a mediation technique he developed called the "black box."


He said that he has achieved a high degree of success with this method, in which he doesn't relay demands and offers from one party to the next. Rather, they are expected to put their trust in him "to play the settlement cards" himself.


Recently, Lichtman used this approach in a dispute that involved a utility company and numerous insurance companie...

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