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Apr. 5, 2014

Lee Jay Berman

The first time Lee Jay Berman mediated a settlement, it was between two sisters in their 80s who had not exchanged a word in 20 years.


By Emma Knight


Special to the Daily Journal


LOS ANGELES - The first time Lee Jay Berman mediated a settlement, it was between two sisters in their 80s who had not exchanged a word in 20 years.


A dispute over their father's inheritance had calcified with time, and neither woman was willing to take the first step toward armistice. Berman, then 21, brought them together and brokered a deal that allowed both parties to save face.


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