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Litigation

Sep. 20, 2007

Convening Is the Thing in Mediating Bankruptcy Cases

Since U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Barry Russell started the Central District’s bankruptcy alternate dispute resolution program in 1994, its mediators have resolved 64 percent of its cases, and 90 percent of the parties say they would use the program again.

By Susan McRae
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      LOS ANGELES - Most mediators will tell you that just getting all the parties to the table at one time is the biggest challenge.
      Nowhere is that clearer than in bankruptcy court, where cases often involve multiple creditors and lawyers.
      Just ask William C. Beall, a Santa Barbara bankruptcy lawyer and a ...

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