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Alternative Dispute Resolution

Oct. 22, 2011

Barbara Brown

In the tug of war between disputants, mediator Barbara Brown works to pull both sides toward what she calls "the realm of what is reasonable."


By Ben Adlin


Daily Journal Staff Writer


In the tug of war between disputants, mediator Barbara Brown works to pull both sides toward what she calls "the realm of what is reasonable."


"Typically, negotiations about money start just way, way apart," she said. "The plaintiff thinks they have to start high so they have room to come down, and the defendant thinks the opposite.


"Most of the time they will say ...

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