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Alternative Dispute Resolution

Jul. 16, 2013

What's to become of mediation in Southern California?

Will the courts' dockets become so crowded with unresolved matters that trial dates extend past the 5-year mandatory date as they did in the 80s? By Wendy Kramer


By Wendy Kramer


I was doing my spring (OK, summer) office cleaning during the past few weeks, clearing out the old and making way for the new, when I came across a copy of a kind, albeit "form," email that I had received last month from Gregory C. Drapac, the senior administrator, central civil for the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Drapac's email announced that the LASC-ADR panel has been "discontinued" and expressed gratitude for my ...

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