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Alternative Dispute Resolution

Mar. 23, 2013

Joel P. Franciosa

After a career defending insurance claims, Joel P. Franciosa said he enjoys his job as a mediator because it gives him a chance to provide guidance to average people who are unfamiliar with the legal system.


By Saul Sugarman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Mediating auto collision and personal injury cases was not necessarily the career path Joel P. Franciosa meant to choose when he got his law degree in 1993. His first job after graduation as an Oakland-based insurance defense attorney was something he "fell into," he said.


"I think that's typical for a lot of people in law school," said Franciosa, 63. "You kind of take wh...

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