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Alternative Dispute Resolution

Dec. 25, 2009

Roll Of The Dice

Daniel M. Hanlon was a lousy liar, which made him bad at dice games but great at being a judge. Now he's bringing his even-handed trustworthiness to his job as a neutral.

By Dhyana Levey

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - For Daniel M. Hanlon, a retired appellate justice-turned-neutral for JAMS, his decision to become a judge was motivated by a game of dice.

Hanlon, an associate in the late 1960s and early 1970s for San Francisco's Hoberg, Finger, Brown & Abramson (now Abramson Smith Waldsmith), used to roll dice in the parking lot after work with some of his colleagues from his ...

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