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Arbitrator Profile

Oct. 23, 2010

Born Mild

Judiciate West neutral Gary N. Donovan has talent for settling conflicts.

By Susan McRae

Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - You might say Gary N. Donovan was born to be a mediator.

He grew up in an Irish-Italian family, one of five children in a house with one bathroom.

"When I was young, I always tried to mediate and facilitate," said Donovan, now 55. "I tried to work out a way where we could always use the bathroom equitably."

His knack for nego...

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