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Alternative Dispute Resolution

Aug. 13, 2011

Blunt but trusted

JAMS neutral Richard C. Neal's tactic of bluntly assessing the merits and drawbacks of a case has made him one of the more sought-after mediators and arbitrators in Southern California.


By Ciaran McEvoy


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - Judging by Richard C. Neal's reputation, the parties in the heavyweight bout between actor Charlie Sheen and Warner Bros. can expect a quietly tough, but decidedly low-key reception by the JAMS Inc. neutral.


The vitriol flew fast and furious earlier this year when the studio dropped Sheen from the hit show "Two and a Half Men." The actor took to the airwaves and toured sev...

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