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Alternative Dispute Resolution

Feb. 21, 2014

From attorney-warrior to mediator-peacemaker

How do you climb off your high horse as the powerful attorney fighting the "good fight" to take on the role of a "lowly" mediator? By Arnold Levinson


By Arnold Levinson


Going from warrior to peacemaker is not an easy task. Certainly, the transition has not been as easy as I had anticipated. I began my legal career working for an insurance defense firm, but after three years I shifted gears and began doing plaintiffs' work. I spent the next 34 years representing plaintiffs in insurance bad faith cases. I loved (almost) every bit of it. However, I never wanted to do the same thing my whole professional life....

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