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Alternative Dispute Resolution

May 31, 2006

Why Should Mediators Work Without Pay?

Letters to the Editor - Charles Parselle's article "L.A.'s Policy of Free Mediation Benefits Everybody but the Mediator" (May 23, Daily Journal) is entirely correct.

Charles Parselle's article "L.A.'s Policy of Free Mediation Benefits Everybody but the Mediator" (May 23, Daily Journal) is entirely correct. I am a full-time attorney-mediator who has served on the Los Angeles Superior Court's ADR panel since its inception in 1994. I have handled over 500 mediations for the court. I act as a mediator because I feel a calling to do so. Even so, it is hard not to feel resentful when I am investing substantial time and expense (clerical, postage,...

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