[Published in the Los Angeles & San Francisco Daily Journal, April 5, 2021] Code of Civil Procedure Section 998 was enacted to encourage settlement of lawsuits before trial. The statute provides a cost shifting financial disincentive to a party who fails to achieve a better result at trial than that... read more
[Published in Advocate, April 2021, the Journal of Consumer Attorneys’ Associations for Southern California] Why Mediation Can Make More Sense in Wrongful-Death Cases, and How to Best Prepare Your Clients Experiencing the death of a loved one is truly the only thing that is both universal and inevitable in our... read more
Join ADR Services, Inc. for a webinar discussion of the significance of the new Insurance Bad Faith/Excess Verdict decision, Pinto v. Farmers Ins. Exch. Does the Court’s holding mean that an insurer can avoid an excess judgment even where it fails to accept a reasonable policy limit demand? One of... read more
Join four of ADR Services, Inc.’s esteemed neutrals as they discuss their varying paths to becoming mediators, arbitrators and referees, and offer insight into how lawyers can prepare themselves to do the same. Participants will learn about the different services neutrals may offer, how to navigate the road to becoming... read more
When it comes to perseverance and resilience, no one knows the meaning of the words better than Lucie Barron, founder and president of ADR Services, Inc. Born in Germany to Russian parents who were prisoners of war, Barron spent the first years of her life in a refugee camp before... read more
Hosted by Alameda County Bar Association, Sponsored by ADR Services, Inc. Join Hon. George Hernandez (Ret.) and Hon. James Lambden (Ret.) for this timely and informative discussion. Innovative approaches are no longer “alternative” but rather integral to effective dispute resolution of commercial disputes. Your business clients may be particularly receptive... read more
The Daily Journal has bestowed David B. Casselman, Esq. with its prestigious California Lawyer Attorneys of the Year (CLAY) Award for his successful representation of the plaintiffs in the Millenium Tower litigation in San Francisco. Mr. Casselman, along with Frank Pitre and Niall McCarthy of Cotchett Pitre McCarthy, were co-lead... read more
The Conversation Series: Hon. Charlotte Walter Woolard Hosted by the Queen’s Bench Bar Association Wednesday, March 24, 2021
5:45 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. Pour yourself your favorite drink in the comfort of your own home and Zoom with the women of Queen’s Bench for a unique and intimate conversation... read more
ADR Services, Inc. is excited to announce the addition of retired Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Ramona G. See to our panel of distinguished neutrals. Judge See’s judicial career spans 24 years, beginning with her service as a Municipal Court judge in 1997. After being elevated to the Superior Court... read more
Phyllis Cheng, Esq., a mediator with ADR Services, Inc. has been named Managing Editor of the California Lawyers Association, Labor and Employment Law Section’s Law Review. The Law Review is published six times a year and goes out to over 7,000 attorneys and judges throughout California. Long associated with the Labor... read more
