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Alternative Dispute Resolution

Dec. 8, 2012

Laurence D. Kay

In the seven years since he left the bench, Laurence D. Kay has established a busy career, parlaying his judicial skills to help resolve lending and real estate disputes, as well as probate cases and litigation between large companies.


By Rachel Swan


Daily Journal Staff Writer


When Laurence D. Kay moved from San Francisco Superior Court to the 1st District Court of Appeal in 2000, he felt the world come to a virtual standstill. Kay found a rather peculiar, if instructive analogy to describe the difference.


"One is like playing football," he said of his work as a Superior Court judge. "The other is like writing plays."


Kay's current job as an...

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