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Sep. 24, 2016

Retired LA judge says he's a 'no-nonsense' neutral

Retired judge Harvey Schneider is not a big fan of shuttle diplomacy in mediation, but he will do it if that's what will resolve a dispute.

By L.J. Williamson
Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES — Harvey Schneider is not a fan of the dance. But he'll do it if he has to.

"The dance," is mediator-speak for a long day spent bouncing back and forth between parties, trying to slowly inch the one that started at a billion dollars and the one that started at zero toward each other, tugging and pulling in increments.

Sometimes the dance is ne...

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