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Alternative Dispute Resolution

Jan. 26, 2013

Richard A. Bennett

Retired Napa County Superior Court Judge Richard A. Bennett's down-to-earth attitude and friendly presence make it easier for him to settle emotional family disputes as a mediator, attorneys say.


By Hadley Robinson


Daily Journal Staff Writer


It's not every day a litigant walks into a mediation to find a judge who rides a motorcycle, plays drums in a few different rock bands and sports a ponytail and earring. But for retired Napa County Superior Court Judge Richard A. Bennett, it works.


Attorneys turn to him to settle highly emotional disputes because Bennett's down-to-earth attitude and friendly demeanor tends to put them at ea...

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