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Alternative Dispute Resolution

Feb. 27, 2009

Mediator Credits Success to Ability to Listen

Alexander S. Polsky says his aptitude for ADR work came from teaching special education.

By Rebecca U. Cho
Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES -In the mediation world, Alexander S. Polsky enjoys a reputation as a closer.

"I use him as my closer if I have a difficult case," said Howard L. Halm, formerly a partner at Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker who recently was appointed a Los Angeles Superior Court judge. "He's settled every case I've had with him. Many difficult, contentious cases."

Geoffrey Wells, a partne...

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