Alternative Dispute Resolution
Mar. 22, 2014
Arbitrator tossed off case for lying about past
A Santa Barbara panelist was removed after questions raised about his identity.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - James Hamilton Frank remembers the day he answered the strangest phone call he has ever received. The 66-year-old retired attorney was at his Santa Monica home last summer when Benjamin Blakeman, another local lawyer, dialed his number asking for information about his education and whether he had ever practiced law.
He had, but not since 2010. That's when a case of mistaken ...
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